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Cuban tourism in crisis; visitors repelled by fuel, power shortages
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's tourism sector suffered a sharp decline in 2025, with shortages of basic goods repelling visitors even...
France poised to adopt 2026 budget after months of tense talks
Paris (France) (AFP) - France is expected to adopt its 2026 budget on Monday after months of fraught negotiations if...
Cuban tourism in crisis; visitors repelled by fuel, power shortages
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's tourism sector suffered a sharp decline in 2025, with shortages of basic goods repelling visitors even...
France poised to adopt 2026 budget after months of tense talks
Paris (France) (AFP) - France is expected to adopt its 2026 budget on Monday after months of fraught negotiations if...
Punctuality at Germany’s crisis-hit railway slumps
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Punctuality at Germany's much-maligned state railway Deutsche Bahn slumped even further in January, the company said...
Trump cuts India tariffs, says Modi will stop buying Russian oil
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday, saying that Prime...
Germany hit by nationwide public transport strike
Berlin (AFP) - Subway trains, buses and trams across Germany ground to a halt Monday in a public transport strike...
Trump says US talking deal with ‘highest people’ in Cuba
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was negotiating with Havana's leadership to strike...
Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission
Tokyo (AFP) - Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a...
Mired in economic trouble, Bangladesh pins hopes on election boost
Dhaka (AFP) - Textile worker Sabina Khatun is in limbo after losing her job during sweeping factory closures, caught up...
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