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Petrobras CEO quits in fuel price standoff with Bolsonaro
Petrobras CEO quits in fuel price standoff with Bolsonaro
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The CEO of Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, who has stayed in his post despite being fired by Jair Bolsonaro in May, resigned Monday after a new fuel price hike that enraged the far-right president. Jose Mauro Coelho is the third Petrobras CEO to leave since February last year in a stand-off between the company and Bolsonaro over fuel prices.

Can France's left alliance hold together?
Can France's left alliance hold together?
World
by  AFP

France's new left-wing alliance robbed President Emmanuel Macron of his majority and is set to become the largest opposition force in parliament, but divisions over key issues may complicate keeping a united front.