Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (AFP) - A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves,...
Nasdaq edges down from records ahead of big tech earnings
New York (AFP) - The Nasdaq retreated from a record ahead of earnings from Google parent Alphabet and other tech...
UK court awards £700 mn to HP in late tycoon’s fraud case
London (AFP) - A UK court Tuesday awarded £700 million ($946 million) compensation to IT firm Hewlett Packard in a...
Trump agrees to small reduction in Philippine tariffs
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one...
Trump says confident US to reach Philippines trade deal
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Tuesday at reaching a trade deal with the Philippines to ease...
Stocks slip as investors eye tariff impact among corporate earnings
London (AFP) - Major stock markets slipped on Tuesday as New York backed off its record highs and European markets...
Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns
Washington (AFP) - Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and...
Markets mixed as investors eye earnings and Trump tariffs
London (AFP) - Global stocks diverged on Tuesday as traders awaited earnings from big US companies and European markets fretted...
‘Class war’: outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement
Cabo Rojo (Puerto Rico) (AFP) - Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto...
Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans...
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