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Trump signs order to lower tariffs on beef, coffee, other goods
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to lower US tariffs on agriculture imports such as beef,...
US airspace recovers as budget shutdown ends
New York (AFP) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday that US air travel is recovering after the disruptions caused...
US airspace recovers as budget shutdown ends
New York (AFP) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday that US air travel is recovering after the disruptions caused...
Fossil fuel lobbyists out in force at Amazon climate talks: NGOs
Belém (Brazil) (AFP) - Lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry have turned up in strength at the UN climate...
Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs...
US, Switzerland say deal reached on trade and tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The United States and Switzerland said Friday that they have reached an agreement to sharply lower tariffs...
Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy...
‘Time is running out’: Serbia eyes winter energy crisis
Belgrade (AFP) - Serbia's diplomatic balancing act has left it teetering on the brink of a winter energy crisis, analysts...
Over 500 economists, top experts call for G20 inequality panel
Johannesburg (AFP) - More than 500 economists and other leading experts, including a Nobel laureate and a former United States...
Germany unveils debt-laden budget, relief measures
Berlin (AFP) - The German parliament's budget committee has approved revised 2026 spending plans that include even higher debts than...
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