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Canada central bank holds interest rate steady amid tariffs chaos
Ottawa (AFP) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key lending rate at 2. 75 percent, pausing a...
Global trade uncertainty could have ‘severe negative consequences’: WTO chief
Geneva (AFP) - Global trade is expected to plummet this year in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff offensive,...
Solar boom counters power shortages in Niger
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Solar panels like the ones on the roof of Elhadj Abdou's house are an increasingly common...
Mackerel and missiles: EU-UK defence deal snags on fish
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Cod and herring are normally more likely to be on the dinner menu than the negotiating...
Cambodia’s Chinese casino city bets big on Beijing
Sihanoukville (Cambodia) (AFP) - Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia's Sihanoukville into a...
China’s economy beats forecasts ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beijing (AFP) - China said Wednesday its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods...
Wine consumption falls heavily into the red
Paris (AFP) - Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the...
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
New York (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now...
Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move
Ottawa (AFP) - Ottawa on Tuesday offered tariff relief to automakers on condition they maintain production in Canada, fearing US...
Trump says ball in China’s court on tariffs
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump believes it is up to China to come to the negotiating table on trade, the...
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