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Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port
Nairobi (AFP) - Between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes of tea, worth around $24 million, is stuck at Kenya's port of...
Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused...
Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war
New York (AFP) - Oil prices rose and stocks fell Friday as the United States and Israel struck Iranian nuclear...
E-commerce in the crosshairs at WTO in digital taxes battle
Yaoundé (AFP) - The future of digital taxes is dividing countries at the World Trade Organization, with the moratorium that...
Iran warns civilians as Trump says talks ‘going well’
Tehran (AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- Thailand secures Hormuz transit -Thailand...
Japan to boost coal-fired power as Mideast war causes energy turmoil
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an...
Global mohair supply flourishes in South Africa’s desert
Graaff-Reinet (South Africa) (AFP) - On a farm in South Africa's semi-arid south, herds of angora goats foraged across open...
Oil rises, stocks mixed as joy over Trump Iran strike pause fades
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices rose Friday and stocks were mixed as initial optimism over Donald Trump's decision to...
Oil, stocks mixed as traders weigh Trump’s latest Iran strike pause
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices and stocks were mixed Friday as early optimism fuelled by Donald Trump's decision to...
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