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China, Canada reach ‘landmark’ deal on tariffs, visas
Beijing (AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from...
China says economy grew 5% last year, among slowest in decades
Beijing (AFP) - China's economy expanded five percent in 2025, Beijing said Monday, one of its slowest rates of growth...
Surging billionaire wealth a political threat, Oxfam warns as Davos opens
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - The collective wealth of the planet's billionaires soared to a record level in 2025, charity Oxfam...
US strikes deal with Taiwan to cut tariffs, boost chip investment
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan vowed Friday to remain the world's "most important" AI chipmaker, after reaching a trade deal with...
‘Bring it on’: UK’s Labour readies for EU reset fight
London (AFP) - Britain's so-called Brexit wars dominated parliament for years. Now the Labour government is bracing for new battles...
EU, Mercosur bloc ink major trade deal, reject ‘tariffs’ and ‘isolation’
Asuncion (Paraguay) (AFP) - South American and European Union officials on Saturday signed a major trade deal, which they hailed...
South American bloc to ink long-awaited trade deal with EU
Asuncion (Paraguay) (AFP) - The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign on Saturday a deal...
‘We don’t want to lose him’: Trump says of aide tipped to head Fed
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he would be reluctant to lose his economic...
Russian inflation drops sharply in 2025
Moscow (AFP) - Russian annual inflation fell sharply in 2025, data from the state statistics agency showed on Friday, as...
China, Canada reach ‘landmark’ deal on tariffs, visas
Beijing (AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from...
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