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French traffic controllers' strike disrupts European air travel
Around 1,000 flights to and from France were cancelled Friday as the country's air traffic controllers went on strike, with their action also causing delays across European airspace. Air France dropped around half its 800 planned services Friday, while Europe's largest airline Ryanair said it had cancelled 420 flights overflying or landing in France.
Prices soaring everywhere: from beans in Brazil to pork in China
Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from Mexico's beloved tortillas to the aluminium cans used by beer companies. - Beer - Brewers have been hit with not only rising grain prices, but also for the aluminium cans and glass bottles for their beer.
India's Adani briefly listed as world's second-richest person
Indian industrialist Gautam Adani briefly became the world's second-richest person on the Forbes real-time billionaire tracker on Friday, weeks after becoming the first Asian to break into the top three. Arnault -- who at times held the top spot in May 2021 -- and Adani traded the number two position during the day as the share prices of their companies fluctuated.
Biden to welcome S.Africa leader as Ukraine raises Africa priority
President Joe Biden on Friday will welcome South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House, part of a renewed US courting of the developing world power after its caution in condemning Russia. Biden has not yet visited but has pledged a renewed interest, including with a summit of African leaders planned in Washington this December.
In Mali's Kidal, former rebels enforce law and order
On a sandy street in a northern Malian town, armed guards take turns at a checkpoint next to two unmarked pickup trucks as dusk falls and the sky slowly fills with stars. It has since taken charge of the strategic town of Kidal.
Germany seizes Russian energy firm's subsidiaries
Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm Rosneft to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine. The refineries' operations had been disrupted as the German government decided to slash Russian oil imports, with an aim to halt them completely by year's end.
S.African virgins to dance for new Zulu king amid succession row
Thousands of bare-breasted maidens will on Saturday dance before the new king of South Africa's Zulu nation, defying criticism of this time-honoured event and a row over the legitimacy of the royal succession. However a succession row involving two factions of the royal family rumbles on.
Spanish islanders struggle one year after volcanic eruption
"Our plan now is... there are no plans," said a tearful Leticia Sanchez Garcia, a year after her house was buried under lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma. From the patio, Garcia can see the volcano that upended her life and the mountain slope where her house once stood.
South Korea repatriates remains of 88 Chinese soldiers
South Korea repatriated on Friday the remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War, the first such ceremony since South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May. China intervened on North Korea's side during the 1950-53 Korean War, which is known in China as the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
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