Stock markets, dollar retreat
London (AFP) - European and Asia stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Political turmoil shakes South Korea’s economy
Seoul (AFP) - After South Korea's president and his replacement were both deposed over a failed bid to impose martial ...
Panamanians protest ‘public enemy’ Trump’s canal threat
Panama City (AFP) - Protesters in Panama on Tuesday burned an image of US President-elect Donald Trump following his threat ...
Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Panama City (AFP) - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with Donald Trump over control of ...
Panamanians protest ‘public enemy’ Trump’s canal threat
Panama City (AFP) - Protesters in Panama on Tuesday burned an image of US President-elect Donald Trump following his threat ...
US House passes bill to avert shutdown, Senate vote to follow
Washington (AFP) - The US House of Representatives voted Friday to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, ...
US lawmakers reject Republican bill to avert government shutdown
Washington (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a ...
US govt shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal
Washington (AFP) - The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour ...
UniCredit ups pressure on Commerzbank, fuelling German anger
Berlin (AFP) - Italian bank UniCredit said Wednesday it had boosted its stake in Germany's Commerzbank, intensifying takeover speculation and ...
‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: Trump feels the love
Washington (AFP) - A shock outsider when he was first elected president eight years ago -- and a pariah when ...
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