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Sun, wind power make record 12% of world electricity: survey

Paris, France | AFP | Wednesday 4/12/2023 Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12 percent of the…

IMF warns of growing global debt fueled by US, China

Washington, United States | AFP | Wednesday 4/12/2023 Global government debt is on track to reach levels not seen since…

Swiss parliament fumes over Credit Suisse collapse

by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse BERN, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Swiss parliament voiced its fury on Tuesday at the collapse…

US stocks open news-jammed week in the red

New York, United States | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Wall Street stocks declined early Monday as markets digested the latest…

New BoJ chief says no major rate hike on horizon

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Japan's new central bank chief said Monday no major rate hikes were on…

IMF warns of ongoing financial risks following banking turmoil

Washington, United States | AFP | Tuesday 4/4/2023  The recent banking turmoil in the United States and Europe could spread…

Oil market surges on shock output cuts

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- World oil prices soared Monday while equity markets mostly won modest increases after several…

Oil prices soar almost 6% after OPEC+ output cut

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Oil prices soared almost six percent in Asian trade Monday morning after major producers led…

Inflation at 50-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, 12 killed in Ramadan donation stampede

  Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 percent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government…

Mexico: Two die when hot-air balloon catches fire

Mexico City, Mexico | AFP | Sunday 4/2/2023 Two people have died after a hot-air balloon flying near Mexico's famed…

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