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Record visitors, record taxes: Vienna cashes in on tourist boom
Vienna (AFP) - As Vienna grapples with smashed record after smashed record for tourist numbers, a plan to more than...
US pushes for weaker truck pollution rules
Washington (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place...
Cocoa lynchpin sees chocolate lovers make hesitant return
Zurich (AFP) - Barry Callebaut, one of the world's biggest chocolate makers, signalled Thursday that chocoholics are starting to replenish...
Union warns of ‘conflict’ as Volkswagen eyes mass job cuts
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Volkswagen workers staged protests nationwide Thursday as unions warned of a "major conflict" if the struggling...
Cocoa lynchpin sees chocolate lovers make hesitant return
Zurich (AFP) - Barry Callebaut, one of the world's biggest chocolate makers, signalled Thursday that chocoholics are starting to replenish...
EU parliament greenlights digital euro
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU lawmakers on Thursday backed kickstarting negotiations on creating a digital version of the euro, as...
German exports rise despite Iran war headwinds
Berlin (AFP) - German exports unexpectedly rose in May, their fourth straight monthly increase, official data showed Thursday, as Europe's...
US, Iran trade new strikes ahead of Khamenei burial
Mashhad (Iran) (AFP) - The United States and Iran traded new strikes on Thursday that killed several people in the...
US, Iran trade new strikes in fight over Hormuz strait
Tehran (AFP) - The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and...
Some US Fed officials considered June rate hike on war fallout
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Some US Federal Reserve officials saw reasons to hike rates at the central bank's June...
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