Japan PM announces $260 bn stimulus spending to tackle inflation
Japan will spend $260 billion on a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the impact of a weak yen and inflation, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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Springboks head to Europe without specialist Test fly-half
World champions South Africa will play Ireland, France, Italy and England in November without a specialist Test fly-half, with utility back Damian Willemse set to fill the gap.
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WADA warns Russia over delay in Valieva doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency will take the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if it does not speed up its doping investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva, WADA president Witold Banka said.
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UK govt expected to call N.Ireland poll after deadline expires
The UK government was on Friday expected to call the second election in a year in Northern Ireland after politicians failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules.
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French October inflation highest since 1985
French consumer prices rose at their fastest pace since 1985 in October, official data showed Friday, driven by rising energy, food and manufactured goods prices.
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Japan to approve $200 bn budget to tackle inflation
Japan's cabinet was expected to approve an extra budget worth $200 billion Friday to cushion the economy from the weak yen and inflation, though the central bank refused to budge from the ultra-loose policy that has hammered the currency.
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31 killed as storm lashes southern Philippines
Landslides and flooding killed 31 people as heavy rain from an approaching storm lashed the southern Philippines, a disaster official said Friday.
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Most markets slip as rate hopes are offset by big tech sell-off
Most markets fell Friday as a weakening economy and disappointing earnings from tech giants offset signs that central banks could begin slowing their interest rate hike campaign.
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'I was counting dead trees': Scientists join climate crisis fight
Laure-Anne Gateaux did not train as a tropical ecologist only to end up sitting on a busy shopping street in her lab coat with one hand glued to the ground.
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Critical Russian sci-fi writer vows to keep speaking out
Russian science fiction writer Dmitry Glukhovsky insists he will not stop speaking out against Moscow, despite facing years in jail after being charged over criticism of the war in Ukraine.
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