Wine consumption falls heavily into the red
Paris (AFP) - Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the ...
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Malawi’s debt crisis deepens as aid cuts hurt
Lilongwe (Malawi) (AFP) - Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured ...
Argentina’s peso sinks after currency controls eased
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar Monday, after Javier Milei's libertarian ...
US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown
Washington (AFP) - The US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after ...
Markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European markets battled Tuesday to recover from the previous day's tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald ...
‘Bloodbath’: Spooked Republicans warn Trump over US tariffs
Washington (AFP) - With markets nosediving over Donald Trump's trade war, the protectionist US president is hearing the first rumblings ...
Stocks sink again as Trump holds firm on tariffs
New York (AFP) - Stock markets and oil prices slumped further on a black Monday for markets as US President ...
Stocks, oil prices sink further as Trump stands firm over tariffs
London (AFP) - Stock markets and oil prices collapsed further on a black Monday for markets as US President Donald ...
Stocks and dollar sink, havens rally as Trump tariffs fan trade war
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets tumbled Thursday after Donald Trump delivered a "haymaker" blow with sweeping tariffs against US ...
Cuba resurrects dollar-only stores, a symbol of inequality
Havana (AFP) - In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was ...
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