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World Bank lowers global growth forecast on Iran war impacts
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The World Bank on Thursday lowered its global growth forecast to its lowest level since...
Economic pressures ‘manageable’: Indonesian deputy finance minister
Jakarta (AFP) - External and domestic pressures on Indonesia's economy were "manageable", the country's deputy finance minister said Thursday, despite...
Rising costs and competition threaten GoPro
New York (AFP) - For nearly 25 years, GoPro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski...
The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
Karur (India) (AFP) - With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to...
Stocks drop, oil rises as Iran and rate worries dog traders
Hong Kong (AFP) - Fresh worries about the Middle East ceasefire and the prospect of a US interest rate hike...
SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire
New York (AFP) - Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday confirmed it will begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday in...
Drone rescue highlights US Navy’s autonomous push
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The use of a sea drone to rescue two US Army aviators apparently shot down...
US renews attacks on Iran, vows to hit ‘hard’
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday renewed attacks against Iran, with President Donald Trump vowing to...
Trump brushes off latest US inflation jump
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday brushed off consumer inflation surging to a fresh three-year-high...
Stocks slide on US inflation surge, tech weakness
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump...
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