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France to sell late Putin opponent's Riviera chateau
France to sell late Putin opponent's Riviera chateau
Business and Economy
by  AFP

French authorities have put up for sale a luxurious multi-million-euro chateau seized from the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky who died in 2013 and was a sworn opponent of President Vladimir Putin, the agency handling confiscated assets said Friday. He had by then become a bitter opponent of Putin.

US hiring heats up unexpectedly in May but wage gains ease
US hiring heats up unexpectedly in May but wage gains ease
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Hiring in the United States heated up again in May, according to government data released Friday, with the strong labor market defying expectations of a slowdown amid efforts to cool the economy. The United States added 339,000 jobs last month, surpassing estimates and picking up from a revised 294,000 figure in April, said the Labor Department on Friday.