Argentina’s Milei faces 2nd general strike in 5 months
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's President Javier Milei faced his second general strike Thursday in just five months in office, ...
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‘We are not Fed-dependent,’ ECB chief says on rate cuts
Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde suggested Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a ...
Fragile South Sudan risks turmoil over oil disruption: experts
Juba (AFP) - Oil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and political turmoil over the shutdown of a key ...
World Bank plans $6 billion of financial support for Egypt
Washington (AFP) - The World Bank is planning to give Egypt more than $6 billion in financial assistance over the ...
Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ law
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's finance ministry has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo against endorsing a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill, warning that ...
More hunger, less money: Argentine soup kitchens count rations
General José de San Martín (Argentina) (AFP) - In an Argentine soup kitchen, empty plastic containers are piling up from ...
Far right could exploit EU’s economic slump to win big in June vote
Brussels (AFP) - Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms ...
Cuba delays 500% fuel price hike over ‘cybersecurity’ incident
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's government on Wednesday delayed a planned 500 percent surge in the fuel price after a "cybersecurity ...
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