Asian markets mostly rise but worries over tariffs, AI linger,
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets edged up Friday at the end of a week beset by volatility after...
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Samsung Electronics posts 129.85% jump in Q4 operating profit
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Friday its operating profits surged 129. 85 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024,...
French luxury billionaire sparks tax debate with threat to leave
Paris (AFP) - Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, has picked a fight with...
Trump blames deadly Washington air collision on ‘diversity’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's...
Nostalgia and escapism: highlights from Paris Couture Week
Paris (AFP) - Nostalgia-tinged evening wear, fantasy-fuelled escapism and messages about world peace featured during a packed Paris Couture Week...
Dubai airport clocks record 92.3m passengers, extending hot streak
Dubai (AFP) - A record 92. 3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on...
ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday and signalled more to come as the...
France, Germany stall eurozone growth in fourth quarter
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Eurozone growth slowed to a halt in the fourth quarter last year, dragged by contractions in...
Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fields
London (AFP) - A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the...
EU vows ‘action plan’ for beleaguered auto sector
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU promised Thursday an "action plan" to help the bloc's beleaguered auto sector as it...
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