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French farmers threaten ‘chaos’ over proposed EU-Mercosur deal
Paris (AFP) - French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and...
Stocks diverge on fears of Ukraine-Russia escalation
London (AFP) - Stock markets fell in Europe and were mixed on Wall Street as fears of escalation of Russia's...
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’
Baku (AFP) - Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need...
Japan, UK to hold regular economic security talks
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Japan and Britain have agreed to hold regular high-level talks on economic security, Tokyo said...
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
San Francisco (AFP) - The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome...
S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant
Middelburg,South Africa (AFP) - The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its...
China’s Xi urges G20 to help ‘cool’ Ukraine crisis
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged G20 leaders Monday to support efforts to de-escalate the war...
Stocks, dollar hesitant as traders brace for Nvidia earnings
Washington (AFP) - Global markets were mixed on Monday as traders largely treaded water after a busy period that saw...
G20 wrestles with wars, climate in run-up to Trump
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Monday the world faces "a new period of major changes"...
‘Agriculture is dying’: French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
Paris (AFP) - French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest a proposed trade pact between the...
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