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‘Stop the slaughter’: French farmers block roads over cow disease cull
Mont-de-Marsan (France) (AFP) - Thousands of farmers in southwestern France blocked roads and set fire to bales of hay Saturday...
EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on low-value imports into the bloc...
Russian central bank says suing Euroclear over frozen assets
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank on Friday said it was suing the Belgium-based Euroclear financial group, which holds Moscow's...
US Treasury chief seeks looser regulation at financial stability panel
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled key changes Thursday to a high-level panel on financial...
Turnaround for Greece as Pierrakakis tapped to lead Eurogroup
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Greece's finance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis was elected Eurogroup chief on Thursday in a remarkable turnaround for...
Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports
Mexico City (AFP) - President Claudia Sheinbaum defended a tariff increase on goods from China and other countries with which...
Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports
Mexico City (AFP) - President Claudia Sheinbaum defended a tariff increase on goods from China and other countries with which...
Steam – and uncertainty – rise from Serbia’s shuttered refinery
Pancevo (Serbia) (AFP) - Steam still rises from the chimneys of Serbia's only oil refinery as it slowly grinds to...
US trade gap shrinks to narrowest since 2020 after tariff hikes
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in September to the smallest since 2020, delayed government...
German growth forecasts slashed, Merz under pressure
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Leading German institutes on Thursday downgraded their 2026 growth forecasts, in another bad sign for Chancellor...
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