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Swiss eyeing fewer F-35 fighters, reshaping defence set-up
Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland announced Friday it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington...
War in Middle East raises stagflation fears in Europe and beyond
Paris (France) (AFP) - Global energy prices have shot upwards after the US and Israel unleashed war in the Middle...
Securing shipping lane from Mideast war ‘challenging’, say experts
Paris (France) (AFP) - The United States and France have promised to secure oil shipping threatened by the Middle East...
US retail sales decline as consumer pullback deepens
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US retail sales declined by 0. 2 percent in January, according to delayed government data...
Iceland proposes August 29 referendum on resuming EU membership talks
Reykjavik (AFP) - Iceland's government on Friday proposed that a referendum be held on August 29 on resuming the country's...
US, Venezuela restore ties as Washington pushes for minerals access
Maiquetía (Venezuela) (AFP) - Venezuela and the United States are restoring diplomatic ties, the two countries announced Thursday, in a...
EU to ban plant-based ‘bacon’ but veggie ‘burgers’ survive chop
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU member states and lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as "steak" and...
EU to ban plant-based ‘bacon’ but veggie ‘burgers’ survive chop
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU member states and lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as "steak" and...
Israel tells Beirut suburb to evacuate as Mideast war spirals
Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) - Israel issued an unprecedented evacuation warning on Thursday for the entirety of Beirut's southern suburbs, a...
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals
Caracas (AFP) - US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a...
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