US tightens steel, aluminum import rules to curb China tariff evasion
Washington (AFP) - The United States unveiled stricter rules Wednesday on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico, moving to prevent...
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Have poor and troubled Paris suburbs won Olympic gold?
Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) - Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris...
Music catalog fund Hipgnosis sold to Blackstone
New York (AFP) - Shareholders of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which in recent years made waves by helping popularize music rights...
Fed’s Powell says US making ‘modest’ progress on inflation
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is making "modest" progress in its inflation fight, the head of the US central...
Moody’s cuts Kenya debt rating further into junk territory
Nairobi (AFP) - Moody's has downgraded Kenya's debt rating further into junk territory and warned the outlook was negative after...
Barcelona residents protest against mass tourism
Barcelona (AFP) - Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona to denounce mass tourism and its effect on Spain's most...
Greece hands out 350,000 euros in fines over sunbed wars
Athens (AFP) - Greece issued more than 350,000 euros ($379,000) in fines in just five days in a crackdown on...
China’s BYD to open electric car plant in Turkey
Istanbul (AFP) - China's electric vehicle giant BYD will open a factory in Turkey, a government source told AFP on...
Tourist numbers in Portugal hit record in 2023
Lisbon (AFP) - Foreign tourists flocked to Portugal in record numbers in 2023 with 26. 5 million visitors -- a...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England...
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