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Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns
Harare (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its...
WTO mulls future of global trading under cloud of Mideast war
Yaoundé (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference opened Thursday against a backdrop of heightened trade tensions and global...
Oil climbs and equities sink amid mixed messages on ‘talks’
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and equities fell Thursday as investors tracked developments in the Middle East amid...
Iran says ‘no negotiations’ as US warns to accept 15-point deal
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a...
Oil prices slip, stocks rally as Washington, Tehran bicker over talks
New York (AFP) - Oil prices fell and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports of a US plan to end...
US EPA issues waiver for E15 fuel to address oil supply issues
Houston (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued a temporary emergency waiver to allow countrywide sales of...
US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a...
Iran Hormuz ‘toll booth’: legally risky route for shippers
London (AFP) - Here are the latest facts about Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade waterway...
Oil prices slip, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
London (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports of a US plan to end the...
Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
Kinshasa (AFP) - Long queues of cars and motorcycles have built up at petrol stations in DR Congo's sprawling capital...
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