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German MPs approve 50 bn euros in military purchases
Berlin (AFP) - German lawmakers Wednesday approved about 50 billion euros ($59 billion) in military purchases, as Berlin accelerates defence...
Balkan nations offer lessons on handling cow virus sowing turmoil
Belgrade (AFP) - An outbreak of a highly contagious cattle disease has left France, the world's top exporter of live...
Bleak end to the year as German business morale drops
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German business sentiment fell to its lowest level in seven months in December, a survey showed...
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned’ Venezuela oil tankers
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and...
French lawmakers adopt social security budget, suspend pension reform
Paris (France) (AFP) - French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a social security budget, which includes the suspension of an unpopular...
VW stops production at German site for first time
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The last car rolled off the production line at a Volkswagen site in Dresden on Tuesday,...
China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years
Beijing (AFP) - China will impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, but at lower rates...
Bank of Japan expected to hike rates to 30-year high
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January,...
Canada plow-maker can’t clear path through Trump tariffs
London (Canada) (AFP) - For decades, Arctic Snowplows has sold its Canadian-made galvanized steel products to "anywhere there is snow"...
‘Waiting to die’: the dirty business of recycling in Vietnam
Hanoi (Vietnam) (AFP) - Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and...
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