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Economy
US Fed makes larger half-point cut in first reduction since 2020
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first...
Italy seen overtaking France as world’s largest wine producer
Paris (AFP) - Italy is due to regain its spot as the world's largest wine producer in 2024 as France's...
UK train drivers back govt pay deal to end strikes
London (AFP) - Train drivers in Britain have overwhelmingly accepted a government pay deal, their union said on Wednesday, ending...
French budgetary situation ‘very serious’: prime minister
Paris (AFP) - France's budgetary situation is "very serious", Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on Wednesday, saying more information...
‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant
Ratcliffe on Soar (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka eyes China development
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but candidates in Saturday's presidential...
Local, foreign firms facing months of recovery in storm-hit Vietnam
Hanoi (AFP) - Factory roofs blown off, products worth millions of dollars destroyed, supply chains disrupted: Typhoon Yagi has had...
Bolivian ex-leader Morales, backers set out on weeklong protest march
Caracollo (Bolivia) (AFP) - Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales embarked on a seven-day march with thousands of supporters Tuesday against incumbent...
Report links meatpacking companies to ‘war on nature’ in Brazil
Sao Paulo (AFP) - A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation...
US retail sales see slight rise, beating expectations
Washington (AFP) - US consumer spending rose only slightly in August, government data showed Tuesday, with consumers appearing to shift...
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