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Economy
Bumper harvest falls flat for Italy’s Asti vineyards
Castel Boglione (Italy) (AFP) - The storied Asti region of northern Italy saw a lush harvest this year but many...
New boss of Germany’s crisis-hit railways vows ‘new start’
Berlin (AFP) - The new chief of Germany's beleaguered rail network vowed Monday to make a new start, with the...
Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don’t add up, experts say
Paris (AFP) - Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on...
France’s richest man riles left with attack on ‘pseudo-academic’ behind tax plan
Paris (AFP) - Left-wing figures in France on Sunday reacted with uproar after the country's richest man the luxury goods...
Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23. 3 billion)...
Porsche slows electric shift, prompting VW profit warning
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German sports car maker Porsche said Friday that it would dramatically slow its shift to electric...
Independence of central banks tested by Trump attacks on US Fed
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - For months, US President Donald Trump has been piling pressure on the Federal Reserve over delayed...
New Fed governor says was not told how to vote by Trump
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's pick to join the US Federal Reserve said Friday that he did not speak to...
Tariff uncertainty delays World Cup orders for China’s merch makers
Yiwu (China) (AFP) - Tariff fears are hurting World Cup merchandise orders at Shang Yabing's Chinese knitwear factory, where racks...
IMF proposes US Treasury official as second-in-command
Washington (AFP) - The IMF has proposed appointing the US Treasury Department's chief of staff as its new number-two official,...
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