Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup
Yangon (AFP) - Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the...
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Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico...
Trump tariff deadline looms over Canada, Mexico, China trade
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading...
Overwhelmed? DC crash puts spotlight on US air traffic agency
New York (AFP) - Prior to this week's fatal airplane crash in Washington, the US air traffic control (ATC) system...
US charges former Fed official with spying for China
Washington (AFP) - US prosecutors announced Friday that they have charged a former Federal Reserve advisor with spying on behalf...
Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta is considering whether to move its incorporation to Texas, a US state seen as amenable...
Stock markets mostly gain at end of turbulent week
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Friday, led by New York after strong results from Apple reassured investors that...
Green energy projects adding to Sami people’s climate woes: Amnesty
Oslo (AFP) - Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the...
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
Washington (AFP) - The global economy is bracing for impact as US President Donald Trump's deadline to impose sweeping tariffs...
US newspaper popularized by ‘The Sopranos’ to cease printing
Jersey City (United States) (AFP) - Two longstanding US city newspapers, including one immortalized in "The Sopranos," will vanish from...
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