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Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Amazon will lay off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and...
Wall Street stocks hit fresh records on easing US-China worries
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks ended at fresh records again on Monday over optimism that the US-China trade...
Asia stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the...
‘Smooth and easy’: India and China resume direct flights as ties improve
Guangzhou (AFP) - Passengers of the first direct flight between India and China in five years touched down on Monday,...
US treasury secretary signals deal to ease trade war with China
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled a tentative deal with China to de-escalate their damaging,...
Nigeria refinery aims to be world’s biggest with expansion
Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, already the largest in Africa, aims to become the biggest in the world...
India and China resume direct flights as ties improve
Kolkata (AFP) - India and China resumed direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for...
How risky is the growth in US private credit?
New York (AFP) - The recent bankruptcies of US companies First Brands and Tricolor have focused attention on risks associated...
Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya’s Mrima Hill
Kwale (Kenya) (AFP) - Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United...
US Fed will likely cut again despite economic murkiness from shutdown
Washington (AFP) - The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its second rate cut of the year on Wednesday, despite...
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