Investors on edge as energy costs, surging bond yields roil markets
High oil prices and US diesel prices at record levels kept inflation fears at the fore on Friday, ratcheting up expectations that more central banks will have to hike interest rates despite the risk of weighing on economic growth.
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Philippine Coast Guard finds bodies aboard ferry after blaze
The Philippine coast guard has discovered bodies aboard a ferry consumed in a blaze that swept through it "in seconds", it said Friday, with dozens of people still missing.
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JUMO and Standard Bank launch Social Finance Framework to scale inclusive finance in Africa
Designed to support the mobilisation of sustainable funding for financial inclusion and economic empowerment across Africa.
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UK lawmakers to vote again on failed assisted dying bill
British MPs were on Friday set to vote again on an assisted dying bill as protesters both for and against the proposed legislation gathered outside parliament.
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Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.
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Yemen's Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP
Yemen's Houthis seized on Friday a key Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab strait, completing a push to take control of a waterway crucial to Saudi oil exports, a local government official and eyewitnesses told AFP.
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Italian feminist fighter Emma Bonino dies
Italy's Emma Bonino, a long-time radical activist and one of the country's most popular political figures, has died aged 78.
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Toronto film festival kicks off with ode to political activism
Toronto rolled out the red carpet for movie stars on Thursday as North America's biggest annual film festival opened with a program of nearly 300 films on topics ranging from political activism to sports.
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White blazers, pink ties as North Koreans land in Japan for Asian Games
North Korean athletes wearing white blazers and pink ties received a warm welcome as they began arriving on Friday in Japan for the Asian Games, where they will be cheered on by pro-Pyongyang supporters.
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French comedy show 'Call my agent' makes film comeback
French showbiz comedy series "Call My Agent" is back as a feature-length film with cameos from Hollywood stars George Clooney and Eva Longoria, with critics saying that for once, a movie made from a series has hit the mark.
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