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Markets mixed after subdued pre-holiday shift on Wall St
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets diverged Thursday as investors brushed off a negative lead from Wall Street while welcoming...
Trump hails migration talks with Mexico president
Washington (AFP) - President-elect Donald Trump said that Mexico's leader had agreed to "stop" migration in talks Wednesday, effectively closing...
‘Anti-woke’ Americans hail death of DEI as another domino topples
Washington (AFP) - America's largest private employer, Walmart, is the latest name to join a list of US businesses and...
UBS acquitted on appeal in Credit Suisse cocaine trial
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS, which took over its rival Credit Suisse last year, has been acquitted on...
Stock markets waver as traders weigh Trump tariffs, inflation
New York (AFP) - US and European stock markets wobbled Wednesday as key US inflation data showed an uptick, with...
Paddington: the affable bear who became a lucrative business
London (AFP) - Paddington, the affable clumsy bear from British children's books, has transformed into an international sensation over the...
EasyJet annual profit rises 40% on package holidays
London (AFP) - British no-frills airline EasyJet on Wednesday reported a 40-percent rise in annual net profit on strong demand...
New EU commission gets green light to launch defence, economy push
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - European lawmakers on Wednesday gave Ursula von der Leyen's new executive team the green light to...
New EU commission pushes for defence and economy spending
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday that Europe has "no time to waste" to...
Greeks finally get Thessaloniki metro after two-decade wait
Thessaloniki (Greece) (AFP) - Greece's second city Thessaloniki will unveil its new subway system more than a decade late on...
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