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UN pushes fuel solution for Cuba aid work amid US talks
Havana (AFP) - The United Nations has proposed an emergency plan for crisis-hit Cuba, including tracking fuel use, amid talks...
Trump’s Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in...
Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill
Paris (France) (AFP) - The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study...
War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week
Colombo (AFP) - Millions of Sri Lankans enjoyed a government-ordered extra day off on Wednesday as the island nation battles...
AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Artificial intelligence is making cyberattacks increasingly sophisticated and costlier for businesses, reinsurer Munich Re said Wednesday,...
German business morale falls as war puts recovery on ice: survey
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German business morale fell in March as the war in the Middle East puts hopes of...
ECB won’t be ‘paralysed’ in face of energy shock: Lagarde
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank has several options for dealing with the Middle East war energy shock,...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- Japan releases oil reserves -Japan...
Japan PM asks IEA to prepare additional ‘coordinated release’ of oil
Tokyo (AFP) - The head of the International Energy Agency said Wednesday he was "ready to move forward" with an...
Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war
Yaoundé (Cameroon) (AFP) - Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global...
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