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Economy
Trump moves to block California electric cars program
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed resolutions blocking California's landmark efforts to phase out gas-powered cars...
Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites
Cotonou (Benin) (AFP) - Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions...
March quake to drive 2.5% drop in Myanmar GDP, says World Bank
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's economy is set to shrink 2. 5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a...
UK economy shrinks in April as US tariffs kick in
London (AFP) - Britain's economy shrank more than expected in April following a tax hike on UK businesses and a...
Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites
Cotonou (Benin) (AFP) - Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions...
Rice prices Japan’s hot political issue, on and off the farm
Sanjō (Japan) (AFP) - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings,...
US inflation edges up but Trump tariff hit limited for now
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation ticked up in May, in line with analyst expectations, government data showed Wednesday as...
Latest GM investments in US in line with slowing EV demand: exec
New York (AFP) - General Motors' latest $4 billion investment into US factories in light of tariffs fits with the...
US inflation edges up as Trump tariffs flow through economy
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation ticked up in May, in line with analyst expectations, government data showed Wednesday as...
UK hands health service major spending boost
London (AFP) - Britain's Labour government on Wednesday said it was injecting the struggling National Health Service with a "record"...
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