New York City congestion toll OK’d for part of Manhattan
New York (AFP) - Traveling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved...
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UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
London (AFP) - Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming...
Sweden says worker negligence behind motorway landslide
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish authorities said Thursday that worker negligence at a construction site was believed to be behind a...
IMF urges tighter Swiss regulation after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - The IMF urged Switzerland on Thursday to strengthen its financial sector regulation as supervising UBS has...
‘Operation Beethoven’: Dutch 2.5bn-euro charm offensive to keep ASML
The Hague (AFP) - The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a plan worth 2. 5 billion euros to retain global...
Poland, Ukraine hail ‘step forward’ on farm imports dispute
Warsaw (AFP) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday hailed progress in talks with Ukraine on disputes over farm...
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023: data
London (AFP) - UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5. 4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction in...
Poland, Ukraine hold talks on farm imports dispute
Warsaw (AFP) - Poland's prime minister on Thursday hosted his Ukrainian counterpart for long-awaited talks designed to ease friction over...
Crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried faces sentencing
New York (AFP) - Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction in one...
US Fed official says may be ‘appropriate’ to lower number of rate cuts
Washington (AFP) - The US central bank should either scale back or delay its interest rate cuts in response to...
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