Stocks slip as bitcoin hits fresh record high
Bitcoin rose struck a fresh record high Monday but stock markets mostly fell as traders awaited more signals on the outlook for US interest rates.
Read moreAya Nakamura faces 'racist' backlash over rumoured Olympics show
Olympic organisers said Monday that they were shocked by the "racist attacks" against France's biggest music star Aya Nakamura over rumours she might perform an Edith Piaf song during the opening ceremony for the Games.
Read moreBiden's 2025 budget plan highlights policy differences ahead of elections
President Joe Biden's ambitious 2025 budget proposal, published Monday, is almost certain to be dead on arrival in the sharply divided US Congress ahead of presidential elections later this year.
Read moreFrench experts X-ray violin to uncover Paganini's secret
French experts fired X-rays at a 18th-century violin worth millions this weekend hoping to discover the secret of its magical sound, they said Monday.
Read moreSpace station crew bound for Earth
Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Monday and were bound for Earth following a more than six month mission.
Read moreNo Ramadan relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza
The first day of Ramadan on Monday arrived like others for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza: stalked by famine and disease, shivering in tents and threatened by bombs more than five months into fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
Read moreIrish master trainer Mullins in sight of Cheltenham Festival century
Cheltenham, the sedate Georgian town nestled in the Cotswolds, turns green this week with the annual migration of tens of thousands of racegoers from across the Irish Sea.
Read moreFour dead, three missing after French weekend storms
Four people died over the weekend when violent storms swept southern France, authorities said Monday, as rescue services continued their search for three missing people, including two children.
Read more12 hospitalised after technical problem on Boeing-made LATAM flight
Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a technical problem on a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland caused the Boeing-made plane to dip violently, the airline and first responders told AFP.
Read moreBritish trader on trial in Denmark for massive fraud
A British hedge fund trader accused of defrauding Danish tax authorities in a billion-dollar scam went on trial in Copenhagen on Monday, with the government hoping to recover the money in the blockbuster case.
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