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Church bells, strikes mark year since Greece’s worst train crash
Tempi (Greece) (AFP) - Church bells tolled, transport came to a halt and tens of thousands of marchers gathered across...
‘I need to fight’: UK steelworkers in fear as less pollution means less jobs
Port Talbot (United Kingdom) (AFP) - In the dim light of a pub in the steel-producing Welsh town of Port...
G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts
Sao Paulo (AFP) - G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy...
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Grecia (Costa Rica) (AFP) - Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle...
UK ‘net zero’ economy bucks recession: study
London (AFP) - Britain's green economy grew in 2023 to buck a broader recession, according to a report released Tuesday...
Museum visitors to get first sight of King Charles banknotes
London (AFP) - People in the UK can get their first glimpse on Wednesday of banknotes bearing King Charles III's image....
Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs
Abuja (AFP) - Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a...
WTO ‘cautiously optimistic’ on fisheries, agriculture deals
Abu Dhabi (AFP) - The head of the World Trade Organization on Tuesday said she was "cautiously optimistic" about prospects...
‘Urgent’ for G7 to jointly seize Russian profits for Ukraine: Yellen
Sao Paulo (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday it was urgent for G7 countries to jointly seize...
‘Urgent’ for G7 to seize Russian profits for Ukraine: Yellen
Sao Paulo (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday it was urgent for G7 nations to jointly seize...
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