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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...
Kushner returns to team Trump, as ethical questions swirl
Washington (United States) (AFP) - His only official job title at the White House is son-in-law. But Jared Kushner has...
Asian markets track Wall St record after Fed cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian equities rose Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake...
Kushner returns to team Trump, as ethical questions swirl
Washington (United States) (AFP) - His only official job title at the White House is son-in-law. But Jared Kushner has...
Windswept Kazakh rail hub at the heart of China-Europe trade
Dostyk (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Operating a huge cargo lifter, Zhandos Nurmagambetov was stacking containers onto a train before it headed...
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