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Panama Canal will ‘remain’ Panamanian: UN maritime chief
London (AFP) - The Panama Canal will remain Panamanian, the secretary general of the United Nation's maritime body told AFP...
Mexico hails $5 bn Amazon investment in face of Trump threats
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico on Tuesday trumpeted a multibillion-dollar investment pledge from Amazon as a sign of a "great...
Boeing 2024 plane deliveries tumble on labor, safety woes
New York (AFP) - Boeing delivered just 348 commercial planes in 2024 according to figures released Tuesday that showed the...
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
Washington (AFP) - TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing...
Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
New York (AFP) - Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its...
Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg to attend Trump inauguration: report
San Francisco (AFP) - Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration next week, NBC...
Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’
Beijing (AFP) - China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering...
Equities mixed as US inflation, China data loom
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Wednesday as traders assess the economic outlook ahead of Donald Trump returning...
China ‘discriminating’ against European medical devices in tenders: EU
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU accused China on Tuesday of discriminating against European medical device producers in public contracts...
TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’
New York (AFP) - TikTok on Tuesday labeled as "pure fiction" a report that China is exploring a potential sale...
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