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Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways
Doha (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a "record" order for 160 planes...
Merz vows to rev up German economic ‘growth engine’
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it...
Umbro owner in joint bid for Le Coq Sportif
Paris (AFP) - A consortium that includes the US owner of sportswear brand Umbro and French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel...
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
Triabunna (AFP) - It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is...
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
Beijing (AFP) - Colombia formally agreed on Wednesday to join China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws...
France summons cryptocurrency businesses after kidnappings
Paris (AFP) - France on Wednesday faced calls to bolster security for cryptocurrency firms, after armed men attempted to snatch...
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
Beijing (AFP) - Colombia formally agreed on Wednesday to join China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws...
Stock markets fluctuate as China-US trade euphoria fades
New York (AFP) - Global stocks were mixed Wednesday as euphoria over easing US-China trade tensions petered out while markets...
China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
Beijing (AFP) - The United States and China slashed sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday,...
‘Panic and paralysis’: US firms fret despite China tariff reprieve
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump's rollercoaster tariff row with Beijing has wreaked havoc on US companies that rely on...
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