Gabon coup shows how France's influence on its former territories is disintegrating

When President Leon Mba of Gabon was toppled by the military in 1964, then-French President Charles de Gaulle sprang into action and immediately sent French troops to restore Mba to power.
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UBS targets cost cuts of $10 billion as it absorbs Credit Suisse

UBS said Thursday that it expected to generate $10 billion in savings from a sweeping overhaul of the new global banking giant created by its emergency rescue of stricken rival Credit Suisse earlier this year.
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Hurricane Idalia expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm

Idalia is forecast to become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane as it bears down on Florida's west coast. Follow here for live updates.
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Takeaways from a busy and significant day in the Donald Trump criminal cases

A trial date was set Monday for former President Donald Trump right in the middle of the 2024 presidential primary calendar, while Trump's former chief of staff took the stand in Georgia in what amounted to a mini-trial in the election subversion case there.
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China's Evergrande says losses narrowed by 50% in the first half of 2023 as shares plunge

Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted real estate developer, has reported a significant narrowing in its net losses for the first half of the year, thanks to a rise in revenue because of "the short boom of the property market" earlier this year.
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Trump campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since Atlanta mug shot

Donald Trump's campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since the former president was processed at an Atlanta jail Thursday in the Georgia election subversion case.
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Judge temporarily blocks Texas ban on gender-affirming care for most minors

A judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a new law that prohibits gender-affirming care for most minors in the state.
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