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Chinese consumers scout lower prices, secondhand goods as spending sputters
Shanghai (AFP) - In a Shanghai shopping centre, customers browsed racks of used winter coats, $2 trousers and household appliances...
EU to unveil ‘Made in Europe’ rules despite pushback
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU will on Wednesday unveil "Buy European" rules to boost domestic production, which Brussels says...
Iran hits US targets in Gulf as Tehran targeted
Tehran (AFP) - Iran expanded its retaliatory missile and drone barrage across the Middle East on Tuesday, hitting another US...
Will US oil companies be the big winners from the Iran war?
New York (AFP) - Energy prices have surged dramatically since the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran...
France sends aircraft carrier amid new Israel, Iran attacks: Latest developments in Middle East war
Paris (France) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron ordered an aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean in response to the...
Judge rules Trump cannot halt New York traffic congestion pricing
New York (AFP) - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump cannot block New York City...
Brazil’s economy slows as high interest rates curb growth
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil's economy grew 2. 3 percent in 2025, cooling from the previous year as...
Brazil’s economy slows as high interest rates curb growth
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil's economy grew 2. 3 percent in 2025, cooling from the previous year as...
Iran war threatens Trump fight with inflation
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US-Israeli strikes in Iran, and Tehran's retaliation, are set to trigger a surge in US...
Iran steps up attacks on Mideast economy in response to US-Israeli strikes
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Iran stepped up its attacks on economic targets and US missions across the Middle East...
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