LA Times slashes a fifth of its newsroom jobs
By Huw GRIFFITH LOS ANGELES, Jan 23, 2024 (AFP) - The Los Angeles Times said Tuesday it laying off more…
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US lawmakers avert damaging government shutdown
By Frankie TAGGART WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2024 (AFP) - The US Congress green-lit temporary funding Thursday to thwart a partial…
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UK inflation in shock rise, dashing rate cut hopes
By Roland JACKSON LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday,…
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WTO head ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was "less…
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Tesla to recall 1.6 mn cars in China to fix steering software: regulator
BEIJING, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million electric vehicles in China, the country's market…
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Argentina court suspends Milei labor reforms
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Argentine judges on Wednesday suspended labor law changes that form part of a…
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China’s Xi hails ‘resilient’ economy in bullish New Year speech
By Matthew WALSH, Oliver HOTHAM BEIJING, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP)- President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown…
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Living in extraordinary times! ASEAN in Focus – December 26, 2023
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Japan approves record $56 billion defense budget amid regional tensions
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - Japan approved Friday a record defence budget worth $56 billion for the next fiscal…
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Japan inflation slows to 2.5% in November as energy bills drop
TOKYO, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - Japanese consumer inflation slowed to 2.5 percent year-on-year in November, down from 2.9 percent…
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Argentina’s new leader unleashes ‘shock therapy’, orders major deregulation of economy
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 21, 2023 (AFP) - -Argentina's new leader Javier Milei on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures to…
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Chinese social media users warned against economic ‘pessimism’
By Jing Xuan TENG SHANGHAI, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese social media users reported on Friday that they had…
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