Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Economy
As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
Paris (AFP) - As the EU seeks to put a brake on competition from Chinese electric cars, European automakers are...
One job by day, another by night as US voters make ends meet
York (United States) (AFP) - At 21 years old, Zackree Kline works at a funeral parlor and as a waiter,...
US dockworkers to head back to work after tentative deal
Washington (AFP) - US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after...
Dockers end three-day strike at Montreal port
Montreal (AFP) - Dockworkers at the port in Montreal, the second-largest in Canada, ended a partial three-day strike as scheduled...
Sri Lanka’s new president seek changes to IMF deal
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider "alternative means" to continue with a $2....
Japan PM slated to announce plans for ‘happiness index’
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech...
China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
Yinchuan (China) (AFP) - At a laboratory in Beijing, purple and green hybrid-species grapes are laid out on a board...
Senegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle
Kayar (Senegal) (AFP) - The Senegalese town of Kayar sits on the doorstep of the vast Atlantic Ocean, but it...
Biden official says port strike deal not as far as parties think
New York (AFP) - Shippers and striking US dockworkers are closer to agreeing on economic terms than they realize, Secretary...
US private sector adds more jobs than expected in September: ADP
Washington (AFP) - US private sector hiring picked up in September, with employers adding more jobs than anticipated, according to...
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