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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, boosts yen
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled...
Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, signals more
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and...
Tax change sows anger on England farms
Barnstaple (United Kingdom) (AFP) - In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he...
Trump says will demand interest rates drop ‘immediately’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would seek to bring interest rates lower by unleashing energy...
Hundreds of people protest ahead of Swiss Davos meeting
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Some 300 people including two millionaires protested in Davos Sunday ahead of next week's gathering of...
US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns
Paris (AFP) - The United States is falling behind the European Union in the rollout of wind power and risks...
Spain govt to cover full cost of repairing flood-damaged buildings
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) - Spain's central government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings...
Kremlin ready for ‘mutually respectful’ Trump talks
Moscow (AFP) - The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to...
Negligence played key role in Turkey ski resort deaths: expert
Kartalkaya Ski Resort (Turkey) (AFP) - Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a...
Bangladesh student revolutionaries’ dreams dented by joblessness
Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladeshi students braved bullets to overthrow an autocratic government, but six months after the revolution, many say...
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