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Economy
US registers strong job growth in boost to Trump
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed Friday, in a...
EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - With the war in the Middle East sending global fertiliser prices soaring, the EU is coming...
Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel said Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald...
‘Metals of the future’: copper and silver flow beneath Poland’s surface
Polkowice (Poland) (AFP) - Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's...
Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul...
Pakistan hikes petrol, diesel prices due to Middle East war
Islamabad (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan's government on Thursday drastically raised fuel prices in response to spiking global energy prices caused...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- Tokyo rebounds in holiday-hit trade...
Grain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure: data
London (AFP) - Besides oil and gas, Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off shipments of crucial...
US trade deficit widens less than forecast as tariff turmoil persists
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit widened in February but less than analysts expected, government data showed...
India’s says defence exports hit ‘all-time high’ of $4 bn
New Delhi (AFP) - India's defence exports "skyrocketed" to an all-time high of more than $4 billion in the last...
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