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Bulgaria names manager to take over Russia’s Lukoil refinery after US sanctions
Sofia (Bulgaria) (AFP) - Bulgaria on Friday nominated a senior government official to take control of a major Lukoil refinery...
Over 500 economists, top experts call for G20 inequality panel
Johannesburg (AFP) - More than 500 economists and other leading experts, including a Nobel laureate and a former United States...
China retail sales grew at slowest pace in over a year
Beijing (AFP) - Retail sales in China grew last month at the slowest pace in over a year, official data...
Asian markets sink on concerns over tech rally, Fed rates
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets sank Friday, tracking a selloff on Wall Street as worries over next month's Federal...
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Tokyo (AFP) - A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of...
Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy...
Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit
Belém (Brazil) (AFP) - Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go...
Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit
Belém (Brazil) (AFP) - Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go...
US says trade talks with Swiss ‘very positive’
Zurich (AFP) - A senior US official sounded a positive note Thursday about trade talks with Switzerland, as the Alpine...
Stocks slide despite end of US government shutdown
New York (AFP) - Global stocks slid back sharply on Thursday, dashing hopes that US President Donald Trump's signing of...
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