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EU conservatives seek to stall 2035 combustion engine ban
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The largest group in the European Parliament, the conservative EPP, joined calls Wednesday to "reverse" a...
Canada central bank makes half point rate cut to 3.25%
Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's central bank on Wednesday lowered its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3. 25...
Argentina’s Milei touts US trade deal, says ‘happy times’ ahead
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine President Javier Milei promised Tuesday that inflation will soon be "little more than a bad...
China’s leaders to chart economic plans for 2025: report
Beijing (AFP) - China's leadership will gather Wednesday to hammer out plans to boost the economy next year, reports said,...
US courts block Kroger’s $25 bn supermarket mega-merger
New York (AFP) - Two US courts ruled against supermarket giant Kroger's planned $24. 6 billion acquisition of rival chain...
Biden says Trump economic plan will be ‘disaster’
Washington (AFP) - Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his successor Donald Trump's economic plans a "disaster," in...
Trump’s tariff plans may ‘derail’ US inflation progress: Yellen
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump's proposals to impose sweeping tariffs on imports could counter earlier efforts to cool...
Germany’s Scholz calls for Europe EV subsidy plan
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Tuesday for a European subsidy programme for electric vehicles, as the country's...
UK pledges to cut government spending waste
London (AFP) - UK government departments must find efficiency savings of five percent, finance minister Rachel Reeves insisted Tuesday, vowing...
Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025: IATA
Geneva (AFP) - Air passenger numbers are forecast to top five billion for the first time next year and the...
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