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UAE oil giant ADNOC swoops on German chemicals firm Covestro
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German chemicals group Covestro said Tuesday it had accepted a takeover bid from UAE state energy...
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Manzanares (Spain) (AFP) - Two decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain,...
Kenya airport whistleblower fears for his life
Nairobi (AFP) - Nelson Amenya caused an uproar by exposing secret talks for an Indian firm to take over Kenya's...
Qatar Airways seeking 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Sydney (AFP) - Qatar Airways unveiled a bid to take a 25 percent stake in troubled airline Virgin Australia on...
China stocks soar on stimulus as US indices end Q3 at records
New York (AFP) - Chinese stocks surged on Monday after officials unveiled further economic stimulus measures, while Wall Street indices...
US Fed Chair sees ‘further disinflation’ in economy
Washington (AFP) - The United States is set to see inflation cool further towards policymakers' target, Federal Reserve chair Jerome...
Shares in Stellantis, Aston Martin skid on profit warnings
Paris (AFP) - Shares in Jeep-maker Stellantis and Britain's Aston Martin tumbled on Monday after both companies joined European rivals...
China stocks soar on stimulus, but US and Europe retreat
London (AFP) - Chinese stocks surged on Monday after officials unveiled further economic stimulus measures, while investor caution weighed on...
California governor vetoes AI safety bill
San Francisco (AFP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models following...
German antitrust watchdog steps up monitoring of Microsoft
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's anti-cartel watchdog said Monday it had placed US tech giant Microsoft under closer surveillance for...
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