Le Pays De France - Economy (English)

'Venom' stays potent, again leading N.America box office

Sony's "Venom: the Last Dance," extended its streak atop the North American box office with an estimated haul of $16.2 million on a notably slow weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Mauritius votes in election clouded by wire-tapping scandal

Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned about the risk of fraud in a nation touted as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies.