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Farmer discontent spreads in EU as France seeks to quell protests
Paris (AFP) - Protests by angry farmers spread across the European Union on Tuesday, as the French government scrambled to...
Niger newspapers feel force of post-coup sanctions
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Weak sales, deserting advertisers, falling revenues and unpaid wages: Niger's newspaper industry has been buffeted by...
General Motors eyes strong 2024 as earnings top estimates
New York (AFP) - General Motors reported higher quarterly profits Tuesday thanks to continued robust vehicle pricing amid strong North...
US set to reimpose Venezuela oil sanctions over election disqualifications
Washington (AFP) - The United States warned Tuesday it will reimpose sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gas sector, relaxed under...
N. Ireland deal looks to end two-year political deadlock
Belfast (AFP) - Northern Ireland on Tuesday moved a step closer to ending a nearly two-year political deadlock after the...
IMF lifts global growth forecast citing unexpected ‘resilience’
Washington (AFP) - The IMF announced Tuesday it has raised its 2024 global growth forecast to 3. 1 percent, citing...
Flatlining eurozone economy narrowly dodges recession
Brussels (AFP) - The eurozone economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the second half of 2023 but stagnated in...
Unionists to end boycott of N. Ireland government
Belfast (AFP) - Northern Ireland's main pro-UK party, the DUP, said on Tuesday it endorses a deal with the UK...
German economy shrank at end of 2023: data
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The German economy contracted at the end of 2023, official data showed Tuesday, the latest gloomy...
EU moves to tap profits from Russian assets for Ukraine
Brussels (AFP) - The EU has reached an agreement on a first step towards tapping profits from frozen Russian assets...
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