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The farm fires helping to fuel India’s deadly air
Jind (India) (AFP) - Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them...
US wine merchants urge exclusions from blanket tariffs
Washington (AFP) - As President-elect Donald Trump vows sweeping tariffs on even America's close partners once in office, US wine...
US ‘Black Friday’ online spending put at record $10.8 bn
Washington (AFP) - American consumers spent a record $10. 8 billion online during "Black Friday" promotions, with many using artificial...
Trudeau meets Trump in Florida as tariff threats loom
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - Justin Trudeau had an "excellent conversation" with Donald Trump at the president-elect's Florida estate,...
Romania’s economic troubles fuel far-right rise
Bucharest (AFP) - In a working class neighborhood of Bucharest, pensioners like Ana Sandu wait for the afternoon to buy...
Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump as tariff threats loom
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to Florida on Friday for a dinner with...
Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump as tariff threats loom: media
Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday for what Canadian and American...
Global wine output to hit lowest level since 1961
Paris (AFP) - Global wine production is set to fall again this year to its lowest level since 1961 due...
Inflation-wary US consumers flock to ‘Black Friday’ deals
New York (AFP) - US shoppers were out in force for "Black Friday," with preliminary data showing strong online sales...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO’s trailblazing motivator
Geneva (AFP) - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking...
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