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French farmers step up protests against EU-Mercosur deal
Paris (AFP) - French farmers planned on Tuesday to step up their protests against a proposed trade pact between the...
Spanish resort to ban new holiday flats in 43 neighbourhoods
Madrid (AFP) - Malaga moved Monday to ban new short-term apartment rentals to tourists in 43 neighbourhoods of the southern...
Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa
Nairobi (AFP) - The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to...
G20 wrestles with wars, ‘turbulence’ in run-up to Trump
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Monday the world faces "turbulence," as G20 leaders met in...
G20 leaders gather to discuss wars, climate, Trump comeback
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - G20 leaders began arriving for a summit in Brazil on Monday to try reignite deadlocked...
‘Devil is in the details,’ EU chief says of S.America trade deal
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday "the devil is always in the details"...
Macron defends French farmers in talks with Argentina’s Milei
Buenos Aires (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday defended France's resistance to a much-touted trade deal between the European...
Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation
Vientiane (AFP) - Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with...
Xi tells Biden ready for ‘smooth transition’ to Trump
Lima (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he was ready to work with Donald Trump's new administration for...
Trump taps fracking magnate and climate skeptic as energy chief
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change skeptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on...
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