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Lufthansa 2024 profits dive amid strikes, rising costs
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German airline giant Lufthansa said Thursday its 2024 profits dived during a turbulent year marked by...
Deluge of Trump tariffs seen hitting household budgets
New York (AFP) - Consumer items ranging from avocados and strawberries to electronics and gasoline look poised for price hikes...
Swiss lawmakers vote to enshrine cash in constitution
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of enshrining cash in the country's constitution as mobile and card...
Minerals, mines, hydrocarbons: Greenland’s key but limited resources
Paris (AFP) - The vast autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, coveted by US President Donald Trump, is believed to hold...
US official says possible Canada, Mexico tariff relief on ‘categories’
Washington (AFP) - US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said an announcement on Canada and Mexico tariffs was expected later Wednesday,...
Panama president says Trump ‘lying’ about reclaiming canal
Panama City (AFP) - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of "lying" about...
Trump tariffs leave Mexican tequila producers with sour taste
Guadalajara (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexico's booming tequila industry was left reeling Wednesday after US President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs...
US tax agency weighs firing half of its 90,000 employees
Washington (AFP) - The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000...
China says to hike defence spending by 7.2% this year
Beijing (AFP) - China's defence spending will rise by 7. 2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing...
China eyes five percent growth despite US trade war
Beijing (AFP) - China set an ambitious annual growth target of around five percent on Wednesday, vowing to make domestic...
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