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France voices impatience over EgyptAir crash probe

  Paris / AFP France’s top diplomat has told his Egyptian counterpart that the French families who lost loved ones in the May 19 EgyptAir crash are impatient for answers, the foreign ministry said Thursday. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, in a telephone conversation on Wednesday, “reminded” his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Choukri “of the difficult situation of the families waiting ...

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Tremors from Turkey coup rattle US, EU

  Istanbul / AFP From the roads of Pennsylvania and corridors of power in Washington to the public squares of Cologne and EU offices in Brussels, the shockwaves from the July 15 failed coup have gone well beyond Turkey. The aftermath of the coup that aimed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has prompted a drastic sharpening in Turkish rhetoric ...

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Goldman Sachs fined $36mn over leaked docs

  Washington / Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to pay $36.3 million over allegations that former employees obtained confidential documents from the Federal Reserve in a settlement that requires the bank to beef up its policies to prevent another lapse. The Fed is also pursuing a $337,500 fine and a permanent banking ban against a former Goldman Sachs managing ...

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