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Passport control staff strike at UK airports

Passengers at UK airports on Friday faced long delays as Border Force officers walked out in the latest of a string of strikes by public sector workers over pay.. Around 1,000 workers at six UK airports were taking part in Friday's stoppage organised by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) -- the first of eight planned between Friday and January 1.

Two years after EU exit, UK business feels Brexit blues

Two years after Britain's departure from the European Union, bosses of UK businesses are reeling from the cost of Brexit, including some who voted to cut ties with Brussels.. Witnessing the fallout, some high-profile bosses who voted for Brexit are calling on the government to relax the new and tighter immigration rules.

China's ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists

Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the media, the company admitted Friday.. But parent company ByteDance told AFP on Friday that several staffers accessed two journalists' data as part of an internal probe into leaks of company information to the media. 

Asian markets track Wall St down as recession worries return

Asian markets fell again Friday after forecast-beating US data fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates well into next year.. "The Grinch selloff is firmly in place after Micron delivered a gloomy outlook and as better-than-expected US economic data supported the Fed's case for more ongoing rate increases," said OANDA's Edward Moya. 

Kyrgyzstan's coal mines dig on in hope of past glory

Hundreds of metres underground, Emylbek Umarov hacks out lumps of coal by hand with a pickaxe in a dank mine in a remote mountainous corner of Kyrgyzstan.. While there have been no fatal accidents in the mine where Umarov works, the risk is constant.

Japan inflation at 3.7% in November, highest since 1981

Prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace since 1981 in November, data showed Friday, fuelled in part by higher energy costs.. Core consumer prices, which exclude volatile fresh food costs, climbed 3.7 percent last month compared to a year earlier, data released by the internal affairs ministry showed.

YouTube TV wins right to broadcast NFL games starting in 2023

The YouTube video platform has won the right to broadcast most NFL football games in the US next year, it announced Thursday, a major win by the Google subsidiary that underscores the growing role of streaming in sports.. National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell welcomed the development, saying it ushered in a "new era of how fans across the United States watch and follow the NFL." For years the NFL has built a growing presence on YouTube, with videos offering game summaries and highlights.

Suez Canal chief seeks to dispel fears over draft Egypt law

The chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal on Thursday affirmed the waterway is "not for sale", in a bid to allay fears over a draft law under discussion in parliament.. Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabie said in a news conference on Thursday that the canal cannot be "sold, leased or borrowed for collateral". 

French railways face 100-mn-euro bill over Christmas strike

France's railways face a 100-million-euro ($106-million) bill over a Christmas rail strike organised by ticket inspectors without union backing which has caused a major backlash from travellers, a minister said on Thursday.. "It will probably cost the company around a 100 million euros," he told Franceinfo radio.

FTX boss Bankman-Fried expected in US court on fraud charges

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was due to appear in a US court Thursday to face criminal fraud charges over the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.. Their charges were "in connection with their roles in the frauds that contributed to FTX's collapse," he said, without providing further details.