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Economy
Red-hot cocoa price melts profit at top chocolate-maker
Zurich (AFP) - Barry Callebaut, the world's biggest supplier of chocolate to the food industry, said Wednesday that the surge...
Fitch downgrades China sovereign credit outlook on debt fears
Beijing (AFP) - Ratings agency Fitch said Wednesday it had downgraded China's sovereign credit outlook to negative, citing increased risks...
Record remittances provide lifeline in Central America
Managua (AFP) - Money sent home by migrants in the United States to Central America has risen to record levels, providing...
‘World of Warcraft’, other top games to return to China
Shanghai (AFP) - "World of Warcraft" is returning to China this summer, its developer and local partner said Wednesday, more...
Venezuela arrests ex-oil minister in crude corruption probe
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela on Tuesday announced the arrest of ex-petroleum minister Tareck El Aissami and dozens of others in...
Zimbabwe’s new currency suffers chaotic start
Harare (AFP) - Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on...
EU probes Chinese wind turbine suppliers over subsidies
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Tuesday announced a probe into Chinese wind turbine suppliers, the latest move...
Cash-strapped Argentines queue for eyeball scans
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentines eyeing a financial boost are lining up by the thousands to have their irises scanned...
Climate pledges of big firms ‘critically insufficient’: report
Paris (AFP) - From carmakers to fast fashion, dozens of major international companies are failing to reduce their greenhouse gas...
‘Panama Papers’ trial begins with key defendant denying guilt
Panama City (AFP) - Twenty-seven people went on trial on Monday in connection with the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal,...
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