Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Economy
Fossil fuel lobbyists out in force at Amazon climate talks: NGOs
Belém (Brazil) (AFP) - Lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry have turned up in strength at the UN climate...
Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs...
US, Switzerland say deal reached on trade and tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The United States and Switzerland said Friday that they have reached an agreement to sharply lower tariffs...
Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy...
‘Time is running out’: Serbia eyes winter energy crisis
Belgrade (AFP) - Serbia's diplomatic balancing act has left it teetering on the brink of a winter energy crisis, analysts...
Over 500 economists, top experts call for G20 inequality panel
Johannesburg (AFP) - More than 500 economists and other leading experts, including a Nobel laureate and a former United States...
Germany unveils debt-laden budget, relief measures
Berlin (AFP) - The German parliament's budget committee has approved revised 2026 spending plans that include even higher debts than...
US says trade talks with Swiss ‘very positive’
Zurich (AFP) - A senior US official sounded a positive note Thursday about trade talks with Switzerland, as the Alpine...
Swiss economy minister back in Washington for tariff talks
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland's economy minister Guy Parmelin was back in Washington for talks on Thursday, for the third time...
EU backs small parcel duties to tackle China import flood
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU states on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the...
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