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Dollar surges, most markets sink on Fed rate call

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday as the dollar soared against the yen in response to…

Brazil Senate approves 20-year spending freeze

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's Senate on Tuesday approved a 20-year government spending freeze…

Lagarde grilled over ‘colossal’ payout in French trial

by Aurélia END Agence France Presse PARIS, France  (AFP) - IMF boss Christine Lagarde faced a grilling Tuesday, the second…

Cuba signs deal with Google for faster access

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba signed a deal with Google Monday to enable faster access to content from the US tech…

China retail sales up 9.2% on-year in November: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's industrial output and retail sales growth both accelerated in November, government data showed Tuesday, in a…

Oil soars as non-OPEC producers agree on caps

SINGAPORE , Singapore (AFP) -- Oil soared Monday following a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC producers to join…

Tourist arrivals, tumaas ng 12 % sa loob ng siyam na buwan

(Eagle News) -- Ipinagmalaki ni Department of Tourism (DOT) undersecretary Ronaldo Alan Canizal ang patuloy na pagtaas ng tourist arrival…

McDonald’s moves non-US tax HQ to Britain from Luxembourg

by Dario THUBURN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- McDonald's will move fiscal headquarters for the majority of its non-US operations…

China’s Jan-Nov. foreign trade down by 1.2 pct to 21.83 trillion yuan

CHINA (CCTV) -- China's foreign trade dropped by 1.2 percent year on year to 21.83 trillion yuan in the first…

Russia privatises 19.5 percent of oil giant Rosneft: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber The Kremlin on Wednesday said that Russia had finalised a deal to privatise…

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