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Brazil urges EU to suspend ‘punitive’ anti-deforestation law
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Brazil said Thursday it has urged the EU to suspend the implementation of a ban on...
Russia faces stagflation threat as growth slows
Moscow (AFP) - Prices for bread have jumped so much over the last few years that Russian pensioner Oleg Ivanovich...
Spain PM urges EU to ‘reconsider’ China EV tariffs plan
Shanghai (AFP) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday the European Union should "reconsider" a plan to impose tariffs...
On Cuban streets, mid-century icons face challenge from new rides
Havana (AFP) - Brand new Mercedes, state-of-the-art 4x4s, even Teslas: high-end, modern cars have started appearing in Havana, a city...
UK economy stalls, dealing blow to new government
London (AFP) - Britain's economy stalled again in July, official data showed Wednesday, dealing a blow to the new Labour...
UniCredit takes stake in Commerzbank, fuelling tie-up talk
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Commerzbank shares soared Wednesday after Italian bank UniCredit acquired a nine-percent stake in Germany's second-biggest lender,...
Kenya airport strike disrupts flights
Nairobi (AFP) - Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya's main airport on Wednesday as staff went on an open-ended...
Spain PM urges EU to ‘reconsider’ China EV tariffs plan
Shanghai (AFP) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday the European Union should "reconsider" a plan to impose tariffs...
Harris, Trump cross swords on China and economy in debate
Washington (AFP) - US presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed on China and economic issues Tuesday, with the...
Crisis-hit Volkswagen scraps German job protection deal
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Volkswagen on Tuesday axed an agreement protecting jobs in Germany that had been in place three...
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