IRAN has seized a foreign oil tanker passing through the Gulf, the country’s state TV has claimed. Daily Express :: World Feed
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Kabbage, the AI-based small business loans platform backed by Softbank and others, is adding more firepower to its lending machine: the Atlanta-based startup has secured an additional $ 200 million in the form of a revolving credit facility from an unnamed subsidiary of a large life insurance company, managed and administered by 20 Gates Management,
FRENCH nationalist Florian Philippot, the leader of the right-wing The Patriots party, said on Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron’s crisis-hit government should consider scrapping VAT on fuel to prevent reigniting yellow vest anger. Daily Express :: World Feed
THE pound US dollar exchange rate is steady today and is currently trading around $ 1.318. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
AROUND 15 million households were yesterday urged to switch energy provider – after the price cap on bills was raised by more than 10 percent. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
RUSSIA has condemned the US for continued airstrikes in Afghanistan and said the actions of Washington helped with the “strengthening of extremist sentiments” in the war-torn country. Daily Express :: World Feed
SECURITY forces in Zimbabwe have arrested scores of citizens including a prominent activist as protests against fuel price hikes entered their third day. Daily Express :: World Feed
Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in a suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Monday, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a massive fuel price hike in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis. Cash shortages have plunged Zimbabwe’s economy into disarray, threatening widespread social unrest and undermining Mnangagwa’s efforts to win back
A FUEL tanker exploded into flames this morning following a devastating motorway collision near Belgrade, in the US state of Maine. Daily Express :: World Feed
FRENCH protestors have hit out at the government for offering “crumbs” and vowed to continue their campaign. Daily Express :: World Feed
EMMANUEL Macron is set to announce a suspension of fuel tax hikes as he buckles under pressure after the Paris riots saw protestors turn the capital into a battle zone. Daily Express :: World Feed
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron is facing the biggest challenge to his presidency since taking office as violent protests rocked Paris over the weekend and the gulf between the government and public widened. So will the protests topple him? Daily Express :: World Feed
EMMANUEL Macron has been accused of “sowing chaos” as anger grows against the French President and his planned fuel duty tax hikes. Daily Express :: World Feed
EMMANUEL Macron is set to face further humiliation today as tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Paris to protest against rising fuel costs and the French leader’s economic policies. Daily Express :: World Feed
FRANCE’S so called “yellow vest” protest movement against environment taxes on fuel has grown smaller in size but more violent in recent days, with five demonstrators facing jail for anti-police violence. Daily Express :: World Feed
EMMANUEL Macron is sending troops to La Reunion to quash the growing social tensions sparked by the so-called “yellow vests” opposing to the rising prices for fuel, the Elysee announced. Daily Express :: World Feed
TWO people have been killed – one driver and one protester – and more than 500 injured in nationwide protests against the high price of fuel and the government’s economic policies. Daily Express :: World Feed
FRENCH police have arrested four people on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack to coincide with Saturday’s fuel tax protests. Daily Express :: World Feed
A PROTESTER taking part in a campaign of road blockades across France today has been killed as thousands gathered on motorways in a backlash against higher fuel taxes, heaping further pressure on beleaguered French President Emmanuel Macron. Daily Express :: World Feed
FRENCH people overwhelmingly approve of a call to bring France to a complete standstill on Saturday to protest against higher fuel prices, which have increased by up to a third in the past year, a poll has showed. Daily Express :: World Feed
