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EU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Brussels is headed for a showdown this week over the European Union's free-trade deal with South...
What we know ahead of Jimmy Lai’s national security verdicts
Hong Kong (AFP) - A Hong Kong court will decide on Monday whether pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai is guilty...
Louvre trade unions to launch rolling strike
Paris (France) (AFP) - Workers at the Louvre Museum are set to begin a rolling strike on Monday to demand...
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media ‘troublemaker’ in Beijing’s crosshairs
Hong Kong (AFP) - A rags-to-riches tycoon, Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has long...
German defence giants battle over military spending ramp-up
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Defence giants are drawing battle lines as Germany rearms, with the old guard arguing for traditional...
Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open
Paris (France) (AFP) - Women who have fought their way to the top of the male-dominated wine sommelier world say...
Can Venezuela survive US targeting its oil tankers?
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela has been sidestepping a US oil export embargo for years, selling crude at a discounted price...
World stocks mostly slide, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains
New York (AFP) - Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as profit-taking trimmed some of...
EU 2035 combustion-engine ban review: what’s at stake
Paris (France) (AFP) - The European Commission is expected to announce on Tuesday measures relaxing a 2035 ban on new...
Stocks rally in wake of Fed rate cut
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors tracked a record session on Wall Street in...
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