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Bulgaria adopts euro amid fear and uncertainty
Sofia (Bulgaria) (AFP) - Bulgaria will become the 21st country to adopt the euro on Thursday, but some believe the...
Japan govt approves record budget, including for defence
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for...
Japan govt approves record 122 trillion yen budget
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese government on Friday approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year, to pay for...
Bolivian miners protest elimination of fuel subsidies
La Paz (AFP) - Hundreds of Bolivian miners protested on Wednesday against the elimination of long-standing fuel subsidies by the...
Chevron: the only foreign oil company left in Venezuela
New York (AFP) - The US oil company Chevron is walking a tightrope amid tensions between Washington and Caracas to...
French parliament passes emergency budget extension
Paris (France) (AFP) - French lawmakers Tuesday passed last-minute legislation to keep the government in business into January after the...
Macron meets French farmers in bid to defuse anger over trade deal
Paris (France) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with farmers' unions to discuss a controversial free trade...
Macron meets French farmers in bid to defuse anger over trade deal
Paris (France) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with farmers' unions to discuss a controversial free trade...
US consumer confidence tumbles in December
New York (AFP) - US consumer confidence languished at a multi-month low in December as a slowing job market offset...
In Bulgaria, villagers fret about euro introduction
Chuprene (Bulgaria) (AFP) - In Bilyana Nikolova's grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed...
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