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Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
Kabul (AFP) - Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere...
Bank of England cuts rate as keeps watch over tariffs
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter point to four...
Germany factory output falls to lowest since pandemic in 2020
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data...
Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow...
US tariffs prompt Toyota profit warning
Tokyo (AFP) - US tariffs prompted Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday to cut its annual net profit forecast by...
Swiss reel from ‘horror scenario’ after US tariff blow
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a...
Germany factory output lowest since pandemic in 2020
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial production slumped to its lowest level in June since the pandemic in 2020, data...
Swiss reel from ‘horror scenario’ after US tariff blow
Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent...
US tariffs prompt Toyota profit warning
Tokyo (AFP) - US tariffs prompted Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday to cut its annual net profit forecast by...
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
Washington (AFP) - The United States began charging higher tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a...
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