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EU hits Oreo maker Mondelez with 337.5 mn euro antitrust fine 23 May 2024 - 03:45 pm
European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager addresses a press conference on an antitrust case at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024. Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
World Economic Forum founder Schwab to retire from leadership role 22 May 2024 - 06:41 pm
World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab attends a plenary session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.
'Like a bullet-proof vest': drone jammers in the battle over Ukraine's sky 22 May 2024 - 06:23 pm
Ukrainian serviceman Mykola, 42, jammer specialist of the
First crewed Boeing Starliner flight delayed again 22 May 2024 - 06:16 pm
Peninsula
Fire at Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk 'under control' 22 May 2024 - 05:49 pm
Plumes of smoke are seen after a fire broke out at an office building belonging to Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd near Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 22, 2024. Photo by Liselotte Sabroe / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP
France pays tribute to prison officers, attackers still run 22 May 2024 - 05:05 pm
France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and France's Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti face the prison guard units presenting the flag of France as they attend at the former prison in Caen, northwestern France, 22 May 2024. Photo by Teresa Suarez / POOL / AFP.
Nepal's 'Everest Man' claims record 30th summit 22 May 2024 - 03:42 pm
In this photograph taken on May 2, 2021, Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa poses during an interview with AFP at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
'River of mud' prompts evacuations in northern France 22 May 2024 - 03:31 pm
A resident tries to clean the road from debris in the small town of Sailly Lorette, after violent storms and torrential rain hit the north of France, causing homes to flood and mudslides to pour down streets, in Somme department, northern France, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Denis CHARLET / AFP)
'Massive' fire at Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk 22 May 2024 - 01:59 pm
Firemen work to extinguish a fire that broke out at the headquarters of Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd near Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 22, 2024. Photo by Liselotte Sabroe / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP
EU slams Kosovo's closure of Serbian banks: spokesman 21 May 2024 - 11:53 pm
A Kosovan police officer guards an office of
Zelensky says Ukraine achieving 'results' in northeast 21 May 2024 - 10:56 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 21, 2024, shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) shaking hands with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to their talks in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
Apple appeals huge EU fine for music streaming restrictions 21 May 2024 - 07:14 pm
An Apple logo is seen on the outside of an Apple store as new iPhones are released for sale in San Francisco, California on September, 22, 2017. Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP
Schools, prison checked after quake 'swarm' near Naples 21 May 2024 - 04:59 pm
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Strike over Olympics bonuses disrupts Paris trains 21 May 2024 - 01:11 pm
Commuters stand in a crowded train at Chateletes Halles RER station in Paris on May 21, 2024, during a strike called by SNCF employees, in which 1 in 5 trains is scheduled by the French railway company. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Russia eyes deeper trade, political ties with Islamic world 21 May 2024 - 12:40 pm
The forum took place at Kazan Expo centre in Russia's Tatarstan region.
Japan's Studio Ghibli receives honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes 20 May 2024 - 07:41 pm
Japanese director and Ghibli Park Creative Development manager Goro Miyazaki is awarded with the Honorary Palme by Spanish director, producer, and writer and member of the Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival Juan Antonio Bayona during the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2024. Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP.
Hungary detains cruise ship captain involved in deadly collision 20 May 2024 - 07:34 pm
Damage can be seen on the nose of the Swiss hotel ship Heidelberg, which was involved in an accident on the night before on the river Danube in Komarom, Hungary on May 19, 2024. Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP
Girl, 6, dies after being found unconscious in Swiss forest: police 20 May 2024 - 06:39 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Swiss Police of the Canton of Valais on May 19, 2024 shows about 250 volunteers taking part in a search operation to recover a 6-year-old girl found unconscious in a forest after disappearing in still unknown circumstances while attending a family party. Photo by Handout / POLICE CANTONALE VALAISANNE / AFP.