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Oil prices jump, stocks fall on Middle East tensions
New York (AFP) - Oil prices surged and major stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as investors reacted to fears of...
Oil rallies, stocks mostly retreat on Middle East tensions
London (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and major stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as investors reacted to fears of widening...
‘Welcome relief’: Asia producers hail EU deforestation law delay
Bangkok (AFP) - Producers from Malaysia's palm oil industry to Vietnam's coffee sector on Thursday welcomed a European Union decision...
Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting future
Geneva (AFP) - World skiing's governing body joined forces with the UN's weather agency on Thursday in a bid to...
Turkish inflation falls less than expected in September at 49.4%
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish annual inflation slowed less than expected in September to 49. 4 percent, official data showed Thursday,...
‘People will come back’: Kazakhstan debates nuclear future
Ülken (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - In the semi-abandoned village of Ulken on a giant steppe, Anna Kapustina, a mother of five,...
Dutch airline KLM unveils ‘firm’ cost-cutting measures
The Hague (AFP) - Dutch airline KLM on Thursday announced a sweeping package of "firm" cost-cutting measures it hopes will...
Climate change, economics muddy West’s drive to curb Chinese EVs
Beijing (AFP) - China's meteoric rise as the world's powerhouse of electric vehicle production makes Western efforts to curb their...
Biden official urges talks as US port strike enters second day
New York (AFP) - US dockworkers picketed for a second day Wednesday, garnering support from other labor groups as the...
Rally in oil prices loses steam on mixed day for global stocks
New York (AFP) - A rally in oil prices faded Wednesday as worries over Middle Eastern tensions appeared to recede...
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