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'Unintended consequences': friction at COP28 over green trade
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» DUBAI - Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.
Europe's defence sector seeks EU clarity, greater efficiency
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» BRUSSELS: Europe is ploughing billions into its defence industry, with record sums being spent since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, but experts say the EU must make bolder moves to be battle ready.
Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's inflation
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.
Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's high inflation
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.
Shakira in the dock in Spanish tax fraud case
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BARCELONA - Colombian superstar Shakira goes on trial in Barcelona on Monday in a tax fraud case, with Spanish prosecutors seeking a jail term of over eight years for the Grammy-winning singer.
Argentina holds cliffhanger election with economy at stake
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Desperate for a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Argentines will vote Sunday in a nail-biter election race between embattled Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the libertarian outsider Javier Milei.
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» BEIJING - China is owed more than a trillion United States dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week, with an estimated 80% of the loans supporting countries in financial distress.
Ghana's ruling party votes for 2024 candidate
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» ACCRA - Ghana's ruling party voted on Saturday in primaries to elect its candidate for next year's presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win.
Split US Congress quarrels over new aid to Israel and Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden wants Congress to quickly pass billions of dollars in new aid for both Israel and Ukraine, but the Republican-controlled lower chamber on Thursday is set to consider a bill that puts Kyiv on the back burner.
US Congress split on aid to Israel and Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to quickly pass billions of dollars in new aid for both Israel and Ukraine, but the Republican-controlled lower chamber on Thursday is set to consider a bill that puts Kyiv on the back burner.