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Mozart chocolate row leaves bitter taste in Austria
Vienna (AFP) - At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria's signature...
US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom
Bangkok (AFP) - Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the...
Musk’s dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote
Houston (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US...
Mexican mega-port confronts Trump’s tariff storm
Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (AFP) - At dawn, container ships from Asia unload at a huge Pacific port in Mexico that...
Polls open in Australian vote swayed by inflation, Trump
Sydney (AFP) - Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs,...
Billionaire-owned Paris FC win promotion and prepare to take on PSG
Paris (AFP) - Six months after a joint takeover that involved Europe's richest man and drinks giant Red Bull, Paris...
Lower profits at US oil giants amid fall in crude prices
New York (AFP) - US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower profits Friday, reflecting the hit from falling crude...
Lawyers probe ‘dire’ conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana
Abuja (AFP) - Lawyers are probing "dire" workplace conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana, attorneys involved in the investigation...
US hiring better than expected despite Trump uncertainty
Washington (AFP) - US hiring slowed less than expected in April while the jobless rate remained unchanged, according to government...
US hiring slows less than expected, unemployment unchanged
Washington (AFP) - US hiring slowed less than expected in April while the jobless rate remained unchanged, according to government...
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