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Vietnam property tycoon on trial in $12.5 billion fraud case
Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday along with dozens of others,...
China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China set on Tuesday a growth target of around five percent for 2024, an ambitious objective that...
China’s leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday set a growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP but...
China’s leaders set five percent growth goal, raise military budget in 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise...
Argentina govt suspends state news agency Telam
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's government on Monday suspended the Telam state news agency in the wake of an announcement...
American Airlines orders 260 jets from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer
New York (AFP) - American Airlines unveiled a large order on Monday of narrow-body planes from European giant Airbus, Brazil's...
China’s economic woes far from over, despite optimistic growth goal
Beijing (AFP) - China's economic troubles are far from over and leaders admit the country will face an uphill struggle...
Germany braces for fresh rail, air travel strikes
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany braced for more travel misery after unions on Monday called for renewed walkouts at Lufthansa...
Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ law
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's finance ministry has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo against endorsing a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill, warning that...
UK awaits voter-friendly budget before election
London (AFP) - Britain's Conservative government unveils a pre-election budget Wednesday that could feature voter-friendly measures as Prime Minister Rishi...
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