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US Fed set to make first rate cut since 2020
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is all but certain to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first...
Google faces another test in EU court over 1.5-bn euro fine
Brussels (AFP) - An EU court will rule on Wednesday on Google's appeal of a 1. 49-billion euro ($1
Asian markets fluctuate on uncertainty over Fed rate plan
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as traders tried to ascertain how big an expected Federal Reserve...
US, European stocks rise on eve of Fed rate decision
London (AFP) - US and European stocks rose Tuesday, a day ahead of a long anticipated interest-rate cut by the...
EU bans Algerian spread toasted on social media
Paris (AFP) - The EU has blocked imports of an in-demand Algerian hazelnut spread that became popular in France after...
Kremlin slams Meta ban on Russian state media as ‘unacceptable’
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world, prompting...
Young Equatorial Guineans yearn for the American dream
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Tiny but oil-rich Equatorial Guinea long escaped the youth exodus plaguing other African nations, but...
Most Asian markets up ahead of Fed but Tokyo hit by strong yen
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets rose Tuesday but Tokyo sank more than one percent as exporters were hit...
Boeing, union resume talks as strike empties Seattle plants
Renton (United States) (AFP) - Negotiators from Boeing and the machinists union representing its workers resumed talks Tuesday after some...
TikTok battles US ban threat in court
Washington (AFP) - TikTok faced pushback in a federal court on Monday in its efforts to stop a law that...
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