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Brussels touts ‘EU Inc.’ company status to lure start-ups
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU unveiled Wednesday a scheme to make it much easier for innovative start-ups to launch...
UN maritime body kicks off emergency talks on Mideast shipping
London (AFP) - The head of the UN's maritime body Wednesday urged "practical measures" to protect trade ships threatened by...
Deadly strikes across Mideast as Iran vows revenge on slain security chief
Tehran (AFP) - Iran vowed revenge as it prepared the funeral for its security chief Ali Larijani on Wednesday, firing...
Japan, S. Korea petrochemical industry slows output on Iran war
Tokyo (AFP) - The Middle East war is forcing petrochemical giants in two key Asian economies to cut production as...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Wednesday:- Trump threatens Iran...
Chinese tourists ditch Japan for third month running
Tokyo (AFP) - Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45. 2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed...
Iran to hold funeral for slain security chief as it vows vengeance
Tehran (AFP) - Iran will hold a funeral Wednesday for its security chief Ali Larijani as it vowed revenge, firing...
TotalEnergies faces ruling in Belgian farmer climate case
Tournai (Belgium) (AFP) - A Belgian judge will rule Wednesday in a closely watched case pitting French oil giant TotalEnergies...
Brussels to unveil ‘EU Inc’ pan-European company status
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled Wednesday, which...
US Fed expected to hold rates steady as Iran war’s shockwaves ripple
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US Federal Reserve policymakers began a meeting on Wednesday where they were expected to leave...
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