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Canada PM backs ‘fortress North America’ ahead of US trade talks
New York (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed his country's importance to the US economy on Thursday, urging...
Top EU economies vow to speed up financial integration
Berlin (AFP) - The EU's six biggest economies vowed Thursday to set aside differences and speed up integration of their...
UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of jobless young people
London (AFP) - Britain risks creating a "lost generation" as the number of young people out of work and education...
‘Immense’ leverage: why AI chip workers are demanding more
Tokyo (AFP) - Runaway profits and sky-high valuations for microchip companies have fuelled worker demands over pay packages in South...
New Zealand boosts defence spending in face of ‘adverse’ security environment
Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand's government will boost defence spending by nine percent, according to its 2026 budget unveiled Thursday,...
Germany warns on trade imbalance as economy minister visits China
Beijing (AFP) - Germany's economy minister began a visit to China on Wednesday with Berlin saying it wanted to boost...
Frugal and more online: smarter spenders rewrite luxury’s China dream
Beijing (AFP) - When Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was...
‘My job is going’: UK workers squeezed out by AI
London (AFP) - When a client asked her a year ago to design a glossary to train an artificial intelligence...
US strikes fuel concern over Iran deal talks
Tehran (AFP) - US forces launched overnight strikes on missile sites in Iran and boats they said were trying to...
Au so chic: Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century
Paris (France) (AFP) - The Paris Mint said Tuesday that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the...
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