Equity and oil markets slump on Omicron panic
by Roland JACKSON Agence France Presse Global equity and oil markets slumped Monday on investor panic over the impact…
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South Korea to reimpose business curfews to battle Covid surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Thursday it will reimpose coronavirus curfews on businesses and limit the size…
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Half a million quarantined as China export hub faces outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has left…
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Mexico registers highest inflation in 20 years
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico registered its highest annual inflation since 2001, at 7.37 percent in November, the Inegi…
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Billionaires’ share of global wealth soars during pandemic
by Ali BEKHTAOUI Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The share of global wealth of the world's richest…
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NGO awards triple-A climate rating to just 14 firms
PARIS, France (AFP) - Only 14 companies are making top-grade efforts on the climate, the organisation that scores environmental efforts…
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IMF sees China’s growth ‘slowing notably’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China has an important part to play in the global economy as it recovers from…
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Purity or power: India’s coal quandary
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse SINGRAULI, India (AFP) - Thick grey dust hangs in the air and vast chasms are gouged…
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Global markets rebound after Omicron turmoil
by Roland JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Global stock markets rebounded Wednesday and oil prices…
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Lockdowns sink Australian economy in third quarter
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Pandemic-induced lockdowns caused Australia's economy to shrink 1.9 percent…
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Lockdowns cause Australian economy to shrink
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Lockdowns and border controls shrank Australia's economy by 1.9 percent in the third quarter, official statistics…
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Asian markets hit by Moderna vaccine warning over Omicron
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equity and oil traders were sent running Tuesday after the head of Moderna…
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