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UK economy exits recession ahead of election
Britain exited a shallow recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, in a boost...
London, Frankfurt hit new records as rate hopes bo...
Growing hopes that the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push London and Frank...
In Benin, tensions soar over cost of living
In the heart of Cotonou’s large Dantokpa market, Diane Makpenon's family corn shop is less busy than usual these days.
Iceland's 'Mammoth' raises potential for carbon ca...
With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air annually to bury un...
Panama president-elect pledges to deport migrants...
Panama will deport US-bound migrants who enter the country through the notoriously dangerous stretch of jungle known as the Darien...
American Airlines union seeks Biden support in con...
Dozens of American Airlines flight attendants demonstrated Thursday in front of the White House as they seek to be allowed to stri...
Peru's dancing undertakers take sting out of death
Dancing to the tunes of a local brass band, four pallbearers carry a coffin through the streets of a town in western Peru.
Trump pledged reversal of green policies to energy...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urged oil industry executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign, promising to re...
China's Xi in Hungary celebrates 'history's best'...
President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen already flourishing economic ties with Hungary during a visit to Budapest on Thursday, advoca...
Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites
Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit a...
Spain govt vows to block hostile BBVA bid for riva...
Spain's second-largest bank BBVA on Thursday announced a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government...
Porsche recalls thousands of Taycans over faulty b...
German sports carmaker Porsche on Thursday confirmed it had recalled several thousand of its electric Taycan model because of risk...
London, Frankfurt stocks hit record highs on rate-...
The London and Frankfurt stock exchanges hit record highs Thursday as the Bank of England kept its interest rate at a 16-year high...
Charity warns Italy's ban on NGO planes risks live...
A migrant rescue charity warned Thursday that a new Italian ban on using surveillance planes to spot migrant boats in distress in...
Bank of England holds rate at 16-year high, signal...
The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate at a 16-year high, but hinted at a cut over the summer as UK inflation...
European stocks stutter before Bank of England rat...
European stock markets wavered on Thursday but with London close to a record peak before a Bank of England decision on interest ra...
Nissan net profit nearly doubles despite China cha...
Nissan said Thursday it nearly doubled its full-year net profit in 2023-24, weathering challenges in the Chinese market, but forec...
Spain vows to block BBVA's hostile bid for rival b...
Spain's second-largest bank BBVA announced Thursday a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government vow...
Blackstone wins bidding war for UK music rights fi...
US private equity firm Blackstone emerged victorious Thursday in a takeover battle for struggling UK music rights owner Hipgnosis...
Nissan annual net profit nearly doubles on-year
Nissan said Thursday it nearly doubled its full-year net profit in 2023-24 but forecast a dip of around 10 percent for the current...
Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as prope...
Two of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban a...
Markets' rally stutters as traders eye rate cut ou...
Equity traders struggled to get a recent rally back on course Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street, but record perform...
Spanish bank BBVA goes hostile in Sabadell takeove...
Spain's second-largest bank BBVA announced Thursday a hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell, three days after its smaller rival...
Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as proper...
One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban are...
Asian markets mixed as traders eye rate cuts
Asian traders fought to get a recent rally back on course Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street but record performance...
Bank of England set to hold rate at 16-year high
The Bank of England was set Thursday to keep its main interest rate at a 16-year high, resisting a cut as UK inflation cools at a...
China's Xi in Hungary to celebrate 'new era' with...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest on Thursday in a bid to strengthen alread...
Canada regularization of undocumented migrants in...
Canada offered hope for thousands of undocumented migrants with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promising a major regularization pro...
US forges new 'battery belt' in hopes of electric...
Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-bil...
European stocks rise while Wall Street has another...
European stocks advanced Wednesday, with London striking another record, driven by hopes of interest rate cuts while Wall Street f...
Kenya inks deal to end doctors' strike
Kenya's government has signed a deal with striking doctors, the health ministry announced Wednesday, after almost two months of in...
EU eyes first ever sanctions on Russia's LNG secto...
The EU is considering expanding its sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine to target Russia's liquefied natural gas sect...