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Economy
UK court backs £3 bn loan for indebted Thames Water
London (AFP) - A court on Tuesday approved a £3 billion ($3. 8 billion) emergency loan for Britain's largest water...
Argentina’s Milei denies role in ‘cryptogate’ as prosecutors launch probe
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday denied promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of...
WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
Geneva (AFP) - The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike...
Starmer to meet Trump ‘next week’: UK govt
London (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week to discuss...
Sri Lanka budget banks on car taxes to boost coffers
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka is banking on vehicle import taxes to boost revenue and revive the island nation's battered...
China winter sports sector zooms along despite climate risk ahead
Harbin (China) (AFP) - Packed slopes, plush turtle butt pads and 11-dollar passes: this is low-cost skiing in China, where...
Brazil’s Lula threatens ‘reciprocity’ in US steel tariff row
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed "reciprocity" in response to a...
Russian central bank sharply raises inflation forecast
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign...
US retail sales see biggest drop in nearly two years on harsh weather
Washington (AFP) - US retail sales plunged by the most in almost two years last month as cold weather hit...
Bordeaux wine harvest drops to lowest level since 1991
Bordeaux (AFP) - Cold weather, disease and capacity cuts pushed wine production in France's Bordeaux region last year to a...
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