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Yemen rebels 'will not stop' Red Sea attacks: Huthi official
Yemen rebels 'will not stop' Red Sea attacks: Huthi official
Economy
by  AFP

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force. Yemen's Huthi rebels have launched a flurry of drone and missile attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea, aimed at pressuring Israel over its devastating war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

At Stockholm auction, vintage Ikea goes high-end
At Stockholm auction, vintage Ikea goes high-end
Economy
by  AFP

At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully-curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea was sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000). A red sofa sold in Ikea stores in 1972 for the equivalent of 120 euros went under the hammer for 2,000 euros.