Biden unveils almost $20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production
Chandler (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden unveiled almost $20 billion in grants and loans Wednesday for Intel's...
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US Fed holds key rate, pencils in 3 cuts this year
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates at a 23-year high for a fifth...
Biden admin unveils strict auto standards to speed electric shift
New York (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate...
No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets: report
Paris (AFP) - All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1. 5...
US steelworkers union backs Biden in reelection bid
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers (USW) union Wednesday, less than a...
Argentina’s battered middle class shrinking under Milei
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's middle class is vanishing: with austerity cuts introduced by self-proclaimed "anarcho-capitalist" President Javier Milei, ever...
EU agrees new caps on duty-free Ukraine farm imports
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU member states and lawmakers on Wednesday reached a deal to cap duty-free imports of a...
Polish farmers block roads in new Ukraine imports protest
Zakręt (Poland) (AFP) - Polish farmers on Wednesday staged tractor blockades on roads nationwide in their latest protest against farm...
Chinese internet giant Tencent posts lowest annual profit since 2019
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its lowest annual profit since 2019, despite slight improvements recently...
UK inflation slows to lowest level in almost 2.5 years
London (AFP) - Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in February, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that...
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