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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN
Madrid (AFP) - Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1. 4 billion international tourist arrivals...
Stock markets rise, bitcoin hits high as Trump returns
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets rose on Monday and bitcoin hit a fresh high as Donald Trump...
Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump-Xi talks
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and a record-breaking day in...
New ‘oligarchy’ under fire as elites descend on Davos
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed...
TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump
Washington (AFP) - TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the...
Trump says will delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership
Washington (AFP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for the United States to take part-ownership in TikTok and vowed...
TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app’s reinstatement
Washington (AFP) - Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a...
TikTok’s journey from fun app to US security concern
San Francisco (AFP) - As a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States is poised to go...
Global equities rally, pushing London and Frankfurt to new records
Washington (AFP) - Global equities rallied on Friday as traders digested corporate results and prepared for US President-elect Donald Trump's...
‘More sad than shocked’: TikTok users brace for ban
San Francisco (AFP) - "I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed,...
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