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Fed under pressure to cut rates as market turmoil continues
Washington (AFP) - The ongoing global stock sell-off has fueled calls for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates...
UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Highbridge (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives...
Stock markets plunge on US recession fears
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks deepened their losses Monday and Tokyo had its worst day in 13 years as...
Stocks hammered as US data fans recession fears
London (AFP) - Tokyo led a plunge across Asian and European stock markets Monday, after weak US jobs data fanned...
UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Highbridge (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives...
Asian stocks tank after US data fans recession fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo led a collapse across Asian and European equities Monday, after weak US jobs data fanned...
Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setback
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to...
US lawsuit says TikTok violated young users’ privacy
San Francisco (AFP) - The United States sued TikTok on Friday, saying it had placed the safety of millions of...
US hiring slows markedly while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate...
Stocks sink after weak US jobs data
London (AFP) - Stock markets tumbled on Friday over concerns about the health of the US economy after data showed the...
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