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Spain starts probing causes of massive blackout
Madrid (AFP) - Spain began investigating Tuesday the causes of the crippling blackout that disrupted millions of lives across the...
France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages
Paris (AFP) - France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to...
W. House slams Amazon over ‘hostile’ plan to display tariff effect on prices
Washington (AFP) - The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon over reports it would soon tell consumers how much US...
France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages
Paris (AFP) - France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to...
BP profit drops 70% amid pivot back to oil and gas
London (AFP) - Britain's BP said on Tuesday net profit plunged in the first quarter as the struggling energy giant...
Power returns to most of Spain, Portugal after massive blackout
Madrid (AFP) - Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian...
Trump trade war dominates BRICS meeting in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Brazil, China, Russia and other BRICS members began two days...
Empty shelves? US Treasury secretary not concerned ‘at present’
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he was not concerned "at present" about American stores potentially...
Massive blackout hits Spain and Portugal
Madrid (AFP) - Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting...
China says on ‘right side of history’ in trade standoff with US
Beijing (AFP) - A top Chinese economic official on Monday said Beijing was on the "right side of history" in...
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