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Economy
Trump tariffs stay in place for now after court reprieve
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump celebrated a temporary legal win as a court preserved his aggressive tariffs, triggering...
Trump steps up call for US rate cuts in talks with Fed chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to...
Sidi Ould Tah: Africa’s new ‘super banker’
Abidjan (AFP) - Sidi Ould Tah is the first Mauritanian to become president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and...
Mauritanian candidate on track to become Africa’s next ‘super banker’
Abidjan (AFP) - Mauritania's former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday heading the race to become Africa's next...
Zimbabwe’s farmers push on as land grab compensation flounders
Kwekwe (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - In a field of paprika plants in the heart of Zimbabwe, fourth-generation farmer Daniel Burger and...
EU approves 150-billion-euro loan scheme to rearm
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU countries on Tuesday formally approved a new 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the...
China not trying to ‘replace’ US in Colombia: ambassador
Bogotá (AFP) - China is not seeking to "replace" the United States as the top trading partner of Colombia, Beijing's...
EU ‘fully committed’ to reaching US trade deal: commissioner
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union remains "fully committed" to reaching a trade agreement with the United States, the...
Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in ‘impulsive’ superpowers
Hanoi (AFP) - Between jabs at Donald Trump's US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing's assertiveness in the South China...
EU approves 150-billion-euro loan scheme to rearm
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU countries on Tuesday formally approved a new 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the...
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