First grain shipments to leave Ukraine ‘this week’: minister
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP Kyiv expects the first grain deliveries under a UN-brokered deal to leave Ukrainian ports "this week",…
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economy
UK inflation hits fresh 40-year high
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British annual inflation surged to a fresh 40-year high in June on rising motor…
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Indian rupee breaches 80 per dollar, hits new record low
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The Indian rupee fell to more than 80 per US dollar for the first time on…
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Inflation in New Zealand hits 32-year high
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Inflation in New Zealand rose to a 32-year high of 7.3 percent on-year in the…
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China banks vow to repay more customers after protests
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese regulators have promised to repay more victims of one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals,…
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Sri Lankans queue at pumps for days with no promise of petrol
by Sean GLEESON and Mahesh PERERA Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Out of gas and stuck in line…
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China growth at two-year low over Covid, property woes
by Beiyi Seow Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China logged its slowest economic growth since the initial Covid outbreak,…
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Sri Lanka president emails resignation from Singapore: official
https://youtu.be/krM8_v-YpNw Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Thursday 7/14/2022 by Amal JAYASINGHE Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly…
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US consumer prices surge 9.1%, a new 40-year high
by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse US inflation surged to a fresh peak of 9.1 percent in June, further…
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South Korea delivers historic half-point hike to tame inflation
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's central bank on Wednesday delivered a historic half-point interest rate hike to…
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Week of gang violence leaves 89 dead in Haiti capital: rights group
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- A week of clashes between rival gangs in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has left at least…
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Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country…
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