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Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
Belgrade (AFP) - Montenegro said Friday it will extradite to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon,...
Panamanians protest ‘public enemy’ Trump’s canal threat
Panama City (AFP) - Protesters in Panama on Tuesday burned an image of US President-elect Donald Trump following his threat...
Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers ‘environmental emergency’
Lima (AFP) - Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a...
Turkey lowers interest rate to 47.5 percent
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank lowered its key interest rate on Thursday, the first cut in nearly two years...
Panama leaders past and present reject Trump’s threat of Canal takeover
Panama City (AFP) - The status of the Panama Canal is non-negotiable, President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement...
Volkswagen boss hails cost-cutting deal but shares fall
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Volkswagen's chief executive welcomed a deal to slash jobs and reduce production capacity in Germany without...
UK economy stagnant in third quarter in fresh setback
London (AFP) - Britain's economy was stagnant in the third quarter, according to revised official data released Monday, dealing a...
Luxury Western goods line Russian stores, three years into sanctions
Moscow (AFP) - Despite a barrage of Western sanctions and swathes of brands quitting Russia after the Kremlin launched its...
France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
Paris (AFP) - France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what...
‘Dark lull’ in German energy transition sparks political debate
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - As Germany heads for February 23 elections the grey winter weather has become a hot campaign...
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