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Stocks on the slide despite end of US shutdown
London (AFP) - Global stocks slid back sharply on Thursday, dashing hopes that President Donald Trump's signing of a spending...
Mexican car industry fears higher tariffs on China will drive its demise
Guadalajara (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexico's car assembly industry, one of the biggest in the world, fears US President Donald Trump's...
Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids
Lisbon (AFP) - Flashy humanoid robots that have awed attendees at Web Summit in Lisbon this week are still far...
Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids
Lisbon (AFP) - Flashy humanoid robots that have awed attendees at Web Summit in Lisbon this week are still far...
Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS
Lisbon (AFP) - With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast...
In Kyrgyzstan, world’s largest natural walnut forest thins away
Arslanbap (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were...
Asian stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a record...
In Kyrgyzstan, world’s largest natural walnut forest thins away
Arslanbap (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were...
EU lawmakers to vote on unpicking green business rules
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - European lawmakers are expected on Thursday to back weakening a set of EU environmental and human...
Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown...
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