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Swiss chocolatiers bank on the Easter bunny as cocoa costs soar
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa prices sending...
Deutsche Bahn and train drivers reach deal in wage dispute
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's Deutsche Bahn rail operator and the GDL train drivers' union have reached a deal in a...
Iraq Central Bank says regulated dollar transactions rising
Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq, fighting a booming currency black market, has considerably increased overseas dollar transactions through the official global...
Sales of new US homes edge down unexpectedly in February
Washington (AFP) - US new home sales ticked down surprisingly in February, according to government data released Monday, after January's...
UK homes have worst value for money in developed world: study
London (AFP) - Britain's housing stock offers the poorest value for money among advanced nations, according to a study published...
London still awaits Olympic’s promised ‘affordable’ housing
London (AFP) - More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around...
Sprinklers and drip irrigation help Iraqis beat drought
Al-Azrakiya (Iraq) (AFP) - After four years of drought, Iraqi farmer Mohammed Sami was about to abandon his father's parched...
Fitch upgrades UK credit rating outlook to ‘stable’
Washington (AFP) - Fitch upgraded its credit rating for UK government debt from "negative" to "stable" Friday, citing easing economic...
‘Light on the horizon’: German business morale improves
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German business morale rose more strongly than expected in March, a key survey showed Friday, raising...
EU eyes tariffs to ‘choke off’ Russian grain sales
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU is looking to "choke off" revenue Russia uses for its war on Ukraine by...
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