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Asian stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a record...
In Kyrgyzstan, world’s largest natural walnut forest thins away
Arslanbap (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were...
EU lawmakers to vote on unpicking green business rules
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - European lawmakers are expected on Thursday to back weakening a set of EU environmental and human...
Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown...
World’s fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: study
Paris (AFP) - Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published...
US jury: Boeing owes $28 mn to family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim
Chicago (United States) (AFP) - A US jury in the first civil trial over a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash...
Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
Lisbon (AFP) - Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path towards introducing self-driving cars at...
Ukraine ministers resign over major corruption scandals
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday, the government said, over their alleged involvement in...
World wine output set for modest 2025 recovery: industry body
Paris (AFP) - Global wine production is on course for a modest recovery in 2025 after suffering a sharp downturn...
Stocks mostly rise on hopes of US shutdown deal, rate cut
London (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rose Wednesday on optimism the US government shutdown was nearing an end and...
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