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Rising euro, falling inflation in focus at ECB meeting
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - A rising euro and falling inflation will present fresh challenges for the European Central Bank at...
Google’s annual revenue tops $400 bn for first time, AI investments rise
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported blockbuster earnings, its revenue climbing as it invests...
BHP damages trial over Brazil mine disaster to open in 2027
London (AFP) - Australian mining giant BHP will face trial before a British court from April next year to determine...
‘Bad Boy,’ ‘Little Pablo’ and Mordisco: the men on a US-Colombia hitlist
Bogotá (AFP) - Following an unexpected meeting of minds between presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, three Colombian drug kingpins...
Bezos-led Washington Post announces ‘painful’ job cuts
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday,...
Telegram founder slams Spain PM over under-16s social media ban
Madrid (AFP) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined fellow tech tycoon Elon Musk in slamming Spanish Prime Minister...
Merz heads to Gulf as Germany looks to diversify trade ties
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz headed to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to kick off a Gulf tour as...
US-Africa trade deal renewal only ‘temporary breather’
Nairobi (AFP) - African manufacturers warned on Wednesday that a one-year extension to the long-standing duty-free deal with the United...
Stocks mostly rise as traders ignore AI-fuelled sell-off on Wall St
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stocks mostly rose Wednesday as investors brushed off another tech-fuelled sell-off on Wall Street, while precious...
What are ‘rare earths’ for?
Paris (France) (AFP) - President Donald Trump's administration is set Wednesday to host ministers from the European Union and other...
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