EU leaders push to rescue European economy challenged by China, US
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU leaders will converge on a Belgian castle on Thursday as the bloc seeks ways to ...
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Wind turbine maker Vestas sees record revenue in 2025
Copenhagen (AFP) - Denmark's Vestas, Europe’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, on Thursday posted an all-time high revenue, but noted that ...
US seeks minerals trade zone in rare Trump move with allies
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's administration called Wednesday for a preferential trade zone among allies on ...
Merz heads to Gulf as Germany looks to diversify trade ties
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz headed to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to kick off a Gulf tour as ...
Stocks fluctuate after Wall St AI-fuelled sell-off
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets struggled for direction Wednesday following a tech-fuelled sell-off on Wall Street, while ...
Finland building icebreakers for US amid Arctic tensions
Helsinki (AFP) - Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the US but President Donald Trump's plans for ...
Stocks mostly climb as gold recovers
London (AFP) - European stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after large gains across Asia, as gold and silver prices strongly ...
European stocks rise as gold, oil prices tumble
London (AFP) - European stock markets rose Monday but oil and gold prices tumbled as concerns eased over US monetary ...
Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission
Tokyo (AFP) - Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a ...
Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm’s canal port concession
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's Supreme Court annulled on Thursday the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports ...
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