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Just 17% of Japan citizens hold passport, data shows
Tokyo (AFP) - Only around one in six Japanese citizens hold valid passports, fresh data has shown, with the number...
Japan’s core inflation rate hits 3.2% in January
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3. 2 percent...
ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively...
Trump says trade deal with China ‘possible’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was "possible" with China -- a...
Eyeing China and US, EU hopes clean tech boost will spark growth
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - How do you solve Europe's lagging economic growth and reverse its industrial decline? That is the challenge...
Trump considering ‘alternatives’ to Boeing for Air Force One contract
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump said his administration was "looking at alternatives" to Boeing following delays in delivering two new...
Japan’s trade minister arranging US trip: reports
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's trade minister is arranging a visit to the United States in coming weeks to seek exemptions...
Heated immigration debate complicates Germany’s search for workers
Berlin (AFP) - Hospital manager Kathrin Leffler says she worries Germany's tense pre-election debate on immigration will make it harder...
Lights out for Indonesia civil servants as Prabowo cuts budgets
Jakarta (AFP) - From office lights switched off to out-of-service lifts, Indonesian civil servants are feeling the pinch after President...
Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending
Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department's 2026 budget so as to...
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