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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 16:46

Turkish president supports Finland's NATO bid

Turkish president supports Finland's NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland's NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.

World | 2023-03-18 10:03

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

The International Criminal Court said Friday it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in the abduction of children from Ukraine.

World | 2023-03-18 09:19

Stocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks

Stocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks

Stocks fell Friday to end a whipsaw week on Wall Street amid rising fear among investors that turmoil in the banking industry could drag the economy into a recession.

World | 2023-03-18 08:36

US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine

US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine

The Pentagon released a video on Thursday that it said provided evidence a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of a U.S. spy drone and caused it to crash into the Black Sea this week, despite Russia's denial.

World | 2023-03-17 11:11

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.

World | 2023-03-17 09:55

ECB sets the template for rates hikes in a time of instability

ECB sets the template for rates hikes in a time of instability

After a week of tension in financial markets the European Central Bank became the first mover in a global test of how concerns about a potential banking crisis may influence monetary policy - and kept its focus at least for now on fighting inflation with a half-point rate increase.

World | 2023-03-17 09:01

Stocks rally after battered First Republic gets lifeline

Stocks rally after battered First Republic gets lifeline

Stocks rallied Thursday after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to the bank that investors had zeroed in on in their hunt for the industry's next victim.

World | 2023-03-17 08:02

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Eleven of the biggest banks in the country announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank on Thursday, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week and head off a broader crisis in the banking sector.

World | 2023-03-17 08:02

Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash

Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash

Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month

World | 2023-03-16 21:19

Macron's pension plan advances despite strikes across France

Macron's pension plan advances despite strikes across France

Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal

World | 2023-03-16 20:19

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Top 10 Stories

1	Revised Japanese textbooks distort wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

2	Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors

3	Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters

4	Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife

5	BMW launches new XM

6	Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

7	CJ CheilJedang sees chicken as next big seller after frozen dumpling

8	North Korea unveils tactical nuclear warheads

9	2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate

10	Over 1,000 financially vulnerable Koreans apply for new emergency gov't loans

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