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Economy
Tourist numbers in Portugal hit record in 2023
Lisbon (AFP) - Foreign tourists flocked to Portugal in record numbers in 2023 with 26. 5 million visitors -- a...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England...
Why are Chinese electric cars in EU crosshairs?
Beijing (AFP) - The European Union will impose additional provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric cars...
New UK government faces tough economic challenge
London (AFP) - Britain's new Labour government on Friday pledged immediate action to grow the economy after the centre-left party...
Barcelona residents protest against mass tourism
Barcelona (AFP) - Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona to denounce mass tourism and its effect on Spain's most...
New UK government faces tough economic challenge
London (AFP) - Britain's new Labour government on Friday pledged immediate action to grow the economy after the centre-left party...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England...
US jobs market sees gradual cooldown in June
Washington (AFP) - US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a...
Kinshasa, a megacity of traffic jams, potholes, transit chaos
Kinshasa (AFP) - Cable car, urban rail link or ring road -- Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic...
Samsung Electronics forecasts major Q2 profit jump
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects second-quarter operating profits to rise more than 15-fold on-year as chip prices bounce...
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