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G7 push to use Russian assets for Ukraine ‘vital and urgent’: Yellen
Washington (AFP) - It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap...
Cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge towed to port
Baltimore (AFP) - The cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge nearly two months ago, collapsing it and killing...
Ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge being towed to port
Baltimore (AFP) - The cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge nearly two months ago, collapsing it and killing...
US inflation fight will take ‘further time’: senior Fed official
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve should keep interest rates at their current elevated levels for longer than previously...
Ruto on first state visit by Kenyan leader to US in two decades
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis...
Mexico aims to be big economic winner from US-China tensions
Monterrey (Mexico) (AFP) - Sparks fly as a laser slices through metal in a factory in Mexico, which is preparing...
Ryanair annual profit jumps on higher demand, fares
London (AFP) - Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair on Monday said group net profit jumped a third to 1. 92 billion...
Iraq father begins legal action against BP over son’s cancer death
Rumaylah (Iraq) (AFP) - Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son...
Mercedes workers reject union in Alabama in setback for labor
New York (AFP) - Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama facilities have rejected a union drive in a setback to the United...
Higher US food prices lead to a shift in shopping habits
Falls Church (United States) (AFP) - "I don't really shop for groceries as often as I used to," said Jasmine...
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