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Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ and opioid crisis
New Delhi (AFP) - They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them...
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as oil prices retreat
New York (AFP) - Major Wall Street stock indices shrugged off a surprisingly big jump in US inflation Wednesday and...
Stocks rise ahead of US-China summit
London (AFP) - Stock markets drifted higher Wednesday as investors awaited a high-stakes summit between the United States and China,...
Warsh set to take over a divided Fed facing Trump assaults
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday,...
Stocks waver, oil steady ahead of US-China summit as Iran talks stall
London (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Wednesday and oil prices steadied but remained above $100 a barrel as investors...
‘Short of blue-collar workers’: Ukraine’s battle for labour
Dnipro (Ukraine) (AFP) - After fleeing Russia's advancing army and resettling in the central industrial hub of Dnipro, Ukrainian worker...
Fugitive financier sought in Malaysian fund scandal seeks Trump’s pardon
Washington (United States) (AFP) - A fugitive financier accused of involvement in a massive corruption scandal in Malaysia in which...
Asian stocks mixed on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as markets digested the lack of progress towards Middle East...
AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts
Beijing (AFP) - Fears that artificial intelligence could help people design bioweapons or hack into national infrastructure are mutual concerns...
One trip, one ticket: New EU rules aim to ease train travel
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU plans to force railway companies to sell rivals' tickets on their websites and share...
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