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Stock markets soar as Trump delays painful tariffs
London (AFP) - Stocks markets rocketed and the dollar fell Thursday after Donald Trump paused steep tariffs on most countries,...
Vietnam says it will start trade talks with United States
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam and the United States agreed to start negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement, Hanoi said on...
AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030: IEA
Paris (AFP) - Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that...
Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits
Sydney (AFP) - Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate...
Japan’s World Expo touts unity, and algae, in turbulent times
Osaka (Japan) (AFP) - World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil...
Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway
Bergen (Norway) (AFP) - Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country...
Amazon satellite launch scrubbed due to weather
Washington (AFP) - Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's...
Trump stuns with tariff backtrack but punishes China
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries Wednesday after admitting they made the markets...
Argentina braces for 24-hour strike as it awaits news on IMF loan
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Thousands of Argentines turned out for an anti-austerity protest Wednesday, setting the scene for a 24-hour...
Trump trade war escalates as China, EU counterattack
Beijing (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's trade war boiled over on Wednesday as China and the European Union adopted...
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