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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars"...
French PM proposes cutting national holidays to cut debt
Paris (AFP) - Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays in France...
Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in...
Tackling debt ‘curse’, France wants to slash holidays
Paris (AFP) - France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays as...
EU threatens US planes and whiskey while pressing for deal
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Brussels plans to target US goods including planes, cars and whiskey if trade talks with Washington...
US banks see lower recession risk despite tariff fog
New York (AFP) - Large US banks reported results that topped estimates Tuesday as executives pointed to American economic resilience...
US House set to vote on landmark crypto bills this week
Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers are on the verge of passing landmark legislation that will give the much-maligned crypto world...
‘Dialogue’ must be at heart of China, Australia ties, PM tells Xi
Beijing (AFP) - "Dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
China’s economy grows 5.2% on trade war truce
Beijing (AFP) - China's economy expanded more than five percent in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, buoyed by...
Ukraine’s Zelensky proposes new PM, defence minister in major reshuffle
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed a new prime minister and defence minister, part of...
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