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UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid ‘global crisis’
Geneva (AFP) - Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries...
Tesla approves $29 bn in shares to Musk as court case rumbles on
Washington (AFP) - Tesla announced an "interim" compensation award worth about $29 billion for Elon Musk on Monday, asserting the...
Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey’s tourist coast
Çesme (Turkey) (AFP) - Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey's tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from...
Asian markets track Wall St rally on Fed rate cut bets
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets rose Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates...
Tesla approves $29 bn in shares to Musk as court case rumbles on
Washington (AFP) - Tesla announced an "interim" compensation award worth about $29 billion for Elon Musk on Monday, asserting the...
Swiss eye ‘more attractive’ offer for Trump after tariff shock
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland said on Monday it was ready to make a better offer to the United States to...
Stocks mostly rise as traders boost US rate cut bets
London (AFP) - Most stock markets bounced on Monday as hopes for US interest rate cuts rose following a sharp...
Most markets rise as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most stock markets bounced on Monday as the chances of US interest rate cuts following a...
Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens
Athens (AFP) - Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter...
Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets flitted between gains and losses Monday as investors continued to digest last week's tariff...
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