Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Economy
Inside Germany’s rare earth treasure chest
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - In a World War II bunker east of Frankfurt, a steel door weighing over four tonnes...
Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower...
Merz backs EU plan to protect steel sector from Chinese imports
Berlin (AFP) - Germany supports proposals by the EU to increase tariffs on foreign steel as the bloc struggles with...
Merz backs EU plan to protect steel sector from Chinese imports
Berlin (AFP) - Germany supports proposals by the EU to increase tariffs on foreign steel as the bloc struggles with...
Teetering Belgian government given more time to agree budget
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever gave his deadlocked ruling coalition more time to agree a...
Battered US businesses eye improved China trade at Shanghai expo
Shanghai (AFP) - Plying everything from handbags to salt in a cavernous Shanghai exhibition hall, US exporters hit by the...
German steel industry girds for uncertain future
Berlin (AFP) - Hammered by surging energy costs and a flood of cut-price Chinese imports, Germany's steel industry has been...
German steel industry girds for uncertain future
Berlin (AFP) - Hammered by surging energy costs and a flood of cut-price Chinese imports, Germany's steel industry has been...
US to cancel flights as longest govt shutdown drags on
Washington (AFP) - US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights would be cut by 10 percent in 40 busy...
Budget impasse threatens Belgium’s ruling coalition
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever looked Thursday to pile pressure on his deadlocked government partners...
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