Strong first-half profits keep Alstom firmly on rails
Paris (AFP) - French rail manufacturer Alstom reported Thursday a strong first half of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, as sales ...
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German experts slam spending plans, cut GDP forecast
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany is using a massive fund for the wrong purposes and it risks providing just a ...
Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine
Conakry (AFP) - Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope ...
Italy court stalls Sicily bridge, triggers PM fury
Rome (AFP) - Italy's government said Thursday it would address concerns over a new bridge to Sicily, after Prime Minister ...
EU woos developing nations at investment forum
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pitched the bloc as a dependable partner in a ...
Germany raises growth forecasts, but warns reforms needed
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's economy will eke out meagre growth in 2025 before picking up speed next year, the ...
Germany must move quicker on reforms, say experts
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany must move quicker with potentially painful reforms, experts warned Thursday, in the latest sign of ...
New boss of Germany’s crisis-hit railways vows ‘new start’
Berlin (AFP) - The new chief of Germany's beleaguered rail network vowed Monday to make a new start, with the ...
Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23. 3 billion) ...
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam
Guba (Ethiopia) (AFP) - Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it ...
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