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Resource rich PNG leaving its Pacific people behind: World Bank
Sydney (AFP) - Gold and gas-driven economic growth in Papua New Guinea, the South Pacific's largest nation, is leaving its...
US refuses to extend North America trade pact in current form
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States has declined to renew a North American trade pact with Canada and...
World Bank to phase out lending to China by 2031
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The World Bank will phase out its lending to China by 2031, according to the...
US Treasury sanctions target alleged drug cartel-linked fuel smuggling ring
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Treasury on Tuesday announced new sanctions targeting an alleged fuel smuggling ring that...
German rail regulator backs Italian firm in competition spat
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's rail regulator on Tuesday backed Italian train firm Italo in a case it brought arguing...
Record number of ‘new millionaires’ in 2025, says UBS
Zurich (AFP) - Global personal wealth surged in 2025, with a record number of new millionaires, Swiss bank UBS said...
Inflation slows in top eurozone economies as ECB ponders next move
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Inflation slowed in the eurozone's three largest economies in June, data showed Tuesday, boosting the likelihood...
Outgoing UK PM Starmer announces ‘record’ defence spending
Maidenhead (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain would spend a "record"...
UN says transport infrastructure must adapt to climate
Geneva (AFP) - Transport infrastructure across Europe, North America and central Asia must adapt to more adverse climate conditions, the...
Germany’s labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Graduating with a degree in biology in Germany, Julia Unkelbauer thought she had done everything right....
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