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US oil giants produce mainly at home but send more tax dollars overseas
Washington (AFP) - US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in...
EU parliament adopts curbs on plastic pellet pollution
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The European Parliament on Thursday definitively adopted rules clamping down on pollution from the tiny pellets...
Zelensky hails Trump sanctions on Russia as ‘strong’ message
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed US President Donald Trump's "resolute" decision to sanction Russia's...
Argentina’s central bank intervenes to halt run on peso
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentina's central bank said Tuesday it had sold $45. 5 million dollars on the foreign...
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - General Motors said Tuesday it was ending production of an electric vehicle at a plant in...
US tariffs take big bite out of Swiss exports
Zurich (AFP) - Stiff US tariffs on Switzerland badly hurt the Alpine country's exports in the third quarter, official figures...
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony...
Crisis-hit Argentina inks $20 bn rescue with US
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentina and the United States signed off on a $20 billion financial lifeline Monday, hoping...
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Petrobras said Monday it had received a license to drill for oil near the...
China’s economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
Beijing (AFP) - China's economic growth slipped below five percent in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Monday,...
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