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US home sales in 2024 weakest in nearly 30 years
Washington (AFP) - Sales of previously owned US homes slipped to their weakest level in about three decades last year...
IMF chief tells Europe to take page out of US book
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - With the European economy lagging behind the United States, the head of the International Monetary Fund...
Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, boosts yen
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled...
Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, signals more
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and...
Tax change sows anger on England farms
Barnstaple (United Kingdom) (AFP) - In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he...
Trump says will demand interest rates drop ‘immediately’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would seek to bring interest rates lower by unleashing energy...
Hundreds of people protest ahead of Swiss Davos meeting
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Some 300 people including two millionaires protested in Davos Sunday ahead of next week's gathering of...
US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns
Paris (AFP) - The United States is falling behind the European Union in the rollout of wind power and risks...
Spain govt to cover full cost of repairing flood-damaged buildings
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) - Spain's central government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings...
Kremlin ready for ‘mutually respectful’ Trump talks
Moscow (AFP) - The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to...
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