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Economy
Mining giants Vale, BHP propose $25 bn settlement over Brazil dam collapse
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Mining giants Vale and BHP have proposed paying a nearly $25 billion settlement over a...
G7 reportedly agrees end date for coal-fired power plants
Turin (Italy) (AFP) - G7 energy ministers have agreed a time frame for phasing out coal-fired power plants, a British...
Climate change, Brexit threaten to wilt Dutch tulips
Spierdijk (Netherlands) (AFP) - Arjan Smit gazes out over his tulip fields, a riot of red and pink flowers he...
France moves to acquire key activities of tech giant Atos
Paris (AFP) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said he had moved to acquire the "sovereign activities"...
Host Saudi tells global economic summit the world has failed Gaza
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday said the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a...
Pope holds mass in Venice’s St Mark’s, first trip in months
Venice (AFP) - Pope Francis presided over mass in Saint Mark's Square in Venice on Sunday, warning of environmental damage...
Host Saudi warns of economic fallout from Gaza war at global summit
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for regional "stability", warning of the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war...
Host Saudi warns of economic fallout from Gaza war at global summit
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for regional "stability", warning of the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war...
US Fed to meet amid dwindling hopes of summer rate cuts
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is highly likely to keep interest rates unchanged later this week, as policymakers...
Gaza set to dominate Saudi-hosted global economy summit
Riyadh (AFP) - The war in Gaza and broader Middle East tensions are expected to get top billing at a...
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