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China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data as key Beijing conclave starts
Beijing (AFP) - China's economy grew at its slowest pace in a year last quarter, official data showed Monday, as...
Kering shares jump on sale of beauty division to L’Oreal
Paris (AFP) - The share price of Kering, the French luxury group that owns Gucci and other brands, jumped sharply...
Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway, kills 2
Hong Kong (AFP) - A cargo plane veered off a runway Monday during landing in Hong Kong, hit a security...
California’s oil capital hopes for a renaissance under Trump
Taft (United States) (AFP) - Every five years, the fading US town of Taft puts on a days-long "Oildorado" festival...
Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles
Lodi (United States) (AFP) - For more than a century, Lodi's grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make...
China’s power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
Bangkok (AFP) - Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal...
Brewing crisis: java-loving NY confronts soaring coffee costs
New York (AFP) - New Yorkers run on coffee. From high-end experimental boutique cafes to the humble sidewalk cart, millions...
US stocks bounce back as Trump softens China trade tone
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks bounced back Friday following conciliatory signals from Washington towards Beijing on trade while...
Stocks slide even as fears over banks, trade war ease
London (AFP) - Global stocks mostly fell Friday even as concerns over bank loans and an escalation in the US-China...
US sinks international deal on decarbonising ships
London (AFP) - An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory...
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