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Rich nations topped $100 bn climate finance goal again in 2023, 2024: OECD
Paris (France) (AFP) - Wealthy countries topped their $100 billion annual climate finance goal for poorer nations for the third...
Fighting over a chicken in protest-hit La Paz
La Paz (AFP) - In Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz, a line of shoppers surge to get their hands on...
‘Majority’ of US Fed officials say rate hikes may be needed
Washington (United States) (AFP) - A majority of US Federal Reserve policymakers indicated that interest rate hikes could be needed...
Opposition backlash as Macron’s choice gets nod for central bank
Paris (France) (AFP) - French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's ex-chief of staff as central bank governor,...
Samsung union says South Korea strike on hold ‘until further notice’
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics workers' union said late Wednesday that a planned strike had been put on hold until...
French lawmakers back Macron choice to run Bank of France
Paris (France) (AFP) - French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff to govern the...
Indonesia’s Prabowo announces export controls for coal, palm oil
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday announced commodity export controls to boost tax revenues as the country...
Putin, Xi to underscore alliance strength after Trump visit
Beijing (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, seeking to underline their...
EU agrees to implement US trade pact after Trump threats
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The EU reached a deal Wednesday to implement its side of a nearly year-old trade pact...
Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
Paris (France) (AFP) - An escalating outbreak of a rare Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked...
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