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Fragile South Sudan risks turmoil over oil disruption: experts
Juba (AFP) - Oil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and political turmoil over the shutdown of a key...
Armenian banks to ditch Russian cards over US sanctions
Yerevan (AFP) - Armenian banks on Friday said they would stop processing transactions made by Russian Mir payment cards due...
Vietnam Q1 growth hits five-year high on strong exports
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam's economy grew by 5. 66 percent on-year in the first quarter, according to official data published...
In Canada’s Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton (Canada) (AFP) - Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones,...
New York City congestion toll OK’d for part of Manhattan
New York (AFP) - Traveling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved...
UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
London (AFP) - Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming...
Sweden says worker negligence behind motorway landslide
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish authorities said Thursday that worker negligence at a construction site was believed to be behind a...
IMF urges tighter Swiss regulation after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - The IMF urged Switzerland on Thursday to strengthen its financial sector regulation as supervising UBS has...
‘Operation Beethoven’: Dutch 2.5bn-euro charm offensive to keep ASML
The Hague (AFP) - The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a plan worth 2. 5 billion euros to retain global...
Poland, Ukraine hail ‘step forward’ on farm imports dispute
Warsaw (AFP) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday hailed progress in talks with Ukraine on disputes over farm...
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