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Portland (United States) (AFP) – Lobsterman Steve Train starts every workday before dawn about $1,000 in the hole, a hike in expenses driven by soaring fuel costs that are hammering Maine’s flagship maritime industry ahead of US midterm elections. Before hauling a single trap from picturesque Casco Bay, north of Portland, the 59-year-old lobsterboat captain counts the costs: ...

London (AFP) – Oil prices traded at five-month highs on Friday, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea rising above $116 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on. Global markets were contending “with concerns around surging oil prices and the sustainability of AI spending,” noted AJ Bell’s head of financial analysis Danni Hewson. “Oil is at five-month highs amid ...

London (AFP) – Oil prices traded at five-month highs Friday, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea near $115 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on. Stock markets mostly dropped in Europe following some poorly-received earnings from Gucci parent Kering and Swedish group Volvo Cars.

Asian equity indices closed out the week mixed as techn...

Paris (France) (AFP) – A tanker filled with Russian diesel is headed for New York, maritime trackers and the Kremlin confirmed Friday, after the United States eased sanctions in a deal that shocked Ukraine and its European allies. US President Donald Trump struck the deal with President Vladimir Putin this month as Russia’s war against Ukraine — Europe’s worst since World War...

Paris (France) (AFP) – The latest instalment in the “Call of Duty” video game franchise, arriving Friday, brings back the high-adrenaline action that fuelled its success in an effort to revitalise a series that has been losing momentum.

**What’s the scenario?**

After imaginary Eastern European or Middle Eastern countries, “Call of Duty: ...