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US, Iran trade new strikes in fight over Hormuz strait
Tehran (AFP) - The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and...
Some US Fed officials considered June rate hike on war fallout
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Some US Federal Reserve officials saw reasons to hike rates at the central bank's June...
US trade gap in May widens to biggest in over a year
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit widened sharply in May to its largest in over a year...
Big defence spending, aid cuts: German cabinet approves budget
Berlin (AFP) - The German cabinet Monday approved a budget for next year that sets out vast new outlays for...
Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain ‘accessible’
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit chokepoint in...
German factory orders unexpectedly rebound in May
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial orders unexpectedly rebounded in May, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of...
Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars
Spin Boldak (Afghanistan) (AFP) - In Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a once-thriving business of trading car parts from far-flung places...
German ruling coalition agrees on major reform package
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday,...
German coalition agrees on reform package in key breakthrough
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday,...
Germany’s energy-hungry small firms struggle with green shift
Menden (Germany) (AFP) - Small companies that form the backbone of the German economy are struggling with the shift to...
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