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China ‘firmly rejects’ US claim that it violated tariff deal
Beijing (AFP) - China said Monday it "firmly rejects" US claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as...
Oil under $65 a boon for consumers, but a burden on producers
London (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's tariffs, his call to "drill baby drill" and especially a decision by OPEC+...
Nintendo aims to match Switch success with new console
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo hopes to match the runaway success of the Switch when its levelled-up new console hits shelves...
Silicon Valley VCs navigate uncertain AI future
Vancouver (AFP) - For Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the world has split into two camps: those with deep enough pockets...
‘Moving forward’: the Gen-Z farmer growing Fukushima kiwis
Okuma (Japan) (AFP) - A short drive from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, novice farmer Takuya Haraguchi tends to his...
Panama launches maintenance work at contested mine
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's government said Friday it would start maintenance work at a major mine forced to shut...
Stocks mixed after Trump accuses China of violating tariff deal
New York (AFP) - Global stocks finished mixed on Friday after President Donald Trump put US-China trade tensions back on...
Trump signals fresh trade tensions with China
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had "violated"...
Stocks dip as Trump raises trade risk with China
London (AFP) - Stocks largely slid on Friday after President Donald Trump put US-China trade tensions back on the boil...
US April inflation cooled more than expected, despite tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled more than expected last month, according to government data...
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