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Kazakhstan delays release of Azerbaijan plane black box data
Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - The publication of the black box data from an Azerbaijani plane that crashed in Kazakhstan last...
France asks EU to delay rights, environment business rules
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and...
Global stock markets build on Trump rally
London (AFP) - Global stock markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to US President...
Italy’s Monte dei Paschi bids 13.3 bn euros for Mediobanca
Rome (AFP) - Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said Friday that it was launching a bid for its...
Stock markets build on Trump rally, yen climbs after BoJ cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut...
Climate change cooks up Japanese ‘cabbage shock’
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in...
Trump Davos address lifts S&P 500 to record, dents oil prices
New York (AFP) - The S&P 500 finished at a fresh all-time record Thursday as US stocks shrugged off early...
Saudi crown prince promises Trump $600 bn trade, investment boost
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to pile $600 billion into US...
Wall Street’s AI-fuelled rally falters, oil slumps
London (AFP) - A tech-fuelled rally on Wall Street faltered on Thursday as concerns about interest rates and high stock...
Croatians urged to boycott shopping to protest prices
Zagreb (AFP) - Consumer groups across Croatia called for a nation-wide shopping boycott on Friday to protest rising food prices...
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