Spain to eliminate tax on olive oil to ease price jump
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's leftist government said Friday it will remove the value-added tax on olive oil, a staple of...
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Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to...
Argentina has surplus harvest, but farmers want more from Milei
Lobos (AFP) - In the pampas, Argentina's vast and fertile grasslands outside Buenos Aires, grain silos overflow with this year's...
Japan inflation ticks up in May to 2.5%
Tokyo (AFP) - The pace of Japanese inflation accelerated in May partly due to higher energy bills, government data showed...
IMF signs off new $786 million Tanzania loan agreement
Washington (AFP) - The IMF executive board approved a new loan program with Tanzania worth around $786 million on Thursday...
Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium mine
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the...
Thousands of young Kenyans protest tax hikes
Nairobi (AFP) - Armed with smartphones and whistles, thousands of young Kenyans staged protests across the country on Thursday to...
Bank of England freezes rate before UK election
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at a 16-year high despite slowing...
Germany’s coalition in impasse over 2025 budget
Berlin (AFP) - The three parties in the German government are locked in a bitter dispute over the 2025 budget,...
As UK election looms, Bank of England set to sit tight on rate
London (AFP) - The Bank of England was set to hold its interest rate steady on Thursday despite slowing UK...
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