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At VW home base, Germany’s Scholz vows to revive economy
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a...
TikTok’s US future in limbo after Supreme Court ruling
Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could force TikTok to shut down in...
US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States,...
Trump, Xi speak by phone, vow improved ties despite threats
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US...
‘No money’: gloom on Beijing streets as economic growth slows
Beijing (AFP) - Consumers pinching pennies, businesses seeing fewer customers, and a pervading sense that the economy just isn't bouncing...
London, Frankfurt hit record highs as global equities rally
London (AFP) - London's benchmark FTSE 100 and Frankfurt's DAX 40 index reached all-time highs Friday as global equities rallied...
London stock market hits record high as global equities rally
London (AFP) - London's benchmark FTSE 100 index reached an all-time high Friday as global equities rallied and the dollar...
Nintendo shares down on detail-light Switch 2 teaser
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo shares tumbled as much as seven percent on Friday after the Japanese games giant failed to...
US trade envoy finds China’s shipbuilding policies warrant ‘urgent action’
Washington (AFP) - The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and...
Chinese economic growth among slowest in decades
Beijing (AFP) - China posted one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades Friday, as leaders nervously eye...
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