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Panama Canal agency warns water shortage “is not over”
Panama City (AFP) - The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday that the famed waterway continues to face a water...
US new home sales come in below expectations in May
Washington (AFP) - Sales of new homes in the United States were weaker than traders expected last month, according to...
NGO denounces rising air freight pollution
Paris (AFP) - An environmental pressure group denounced Wednesday the rising emissions of the air freight industry, which has been...
Sri Lanka seals debt deal with China, others after crash
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with key bilateral lender China and other...
UK faces strained finances after election
London (AFP) - Britain will see little difference on public spending whichever of the country's main parties wins next month's...
UK Conservatives’ 14 years of economic unrest
London (AFP) - Britain's Conservatives are expected to lose the July 4 general election in large part because of economic...
Indians march to end ‘slavery’ after worker death shakes Italy
Latina (Italy) (AFP) - Thousands of Indian farm labourers urged an end to "slavery" in Italy on Tuesday after the...
Lufthansa to add environmental charge to fares
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German airline giant Lufthansa said Tuesday it would add an environmental charge of up to 72...
Sunbed wars: Greece tries to rein in beach chaos
Pefkochori (Greece) (AFP) - The waves of the Aegean Sea lap gently at the tables and chairs of two beach...
Ghana’s cocoa farmers turn to smuggling as currency falls
Suhum (Ghana) (AFP) - Ghanaian cocoa farmer Isaac Antwi says he has to smuggle his beans to Ivory Coast to...
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