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China to launch anti-dumping probes into Canadian canola, chemicals
Beijing (AFP) - China said Tuesday it would launch an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola and chemical products, in apparent...
‘Queen of Trash’ in dock in Sweden’s biggest toxic waste scandal
Stockholm (AFP) - Eleven people went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday, accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the...
UN hosts Libya rivals for central bank crisis talks
Tunis (AFP) - The United Nations said it held talks Monday with rival powers in Libya over the country's central...
State oil company’s ‘financial strain’ compounds Nigeria’s fuel shortage
Lagos (AFP) - Weeks of fuel scarcities in Nigeria are compounding a cost-of-living crisis, with the state-run oil company acknowledging...
Volkswagen mulls plant closures and job cuts in Germany
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could take the unprecedented move to close production sites...
US hotel workers launch strike over holiday weekend
New York (AFP) - As many as 10,000 hotel workers were on strike across the United States on Sunday, at...
Azerbaijan: a country steeped in hydrocarbons
Paris (AFP) - Azerbaijan, which holds early legislative elections on Sunday, is a country in the Caucasus region with a...
US Fed’s preferred inflation gauge steady as rate cut looms
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation held steady in July according to government data Friday,...
China manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese manufacturing contracted for a fourth consecutive month in August, official data showed Saturday, a worse-than-expected result...
India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending
Mumbai (AFP) - India's economic growth slowed to 6. 7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday,...
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