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US consumer inflation slows in November
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Consumer inflation in the United States edged down for a second straight month in November, government data showed Tuesday, in encouraging news for policymakers seeking to get prices under control.
Joy and defiance as Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» BEITUNIA (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Firecrackers lit up the night sky Friday as raucous celebrations -- mixed with defiance -- marked the release of Palestinian women and children from Israeli prisons in exchange for the first wave of hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza.
Oil prices fall after Opec+ postpones meeting
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» VIENNA - International oil prices fell Wednesday after a key ministerial meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies was pushed back from Sunday to Nov 30.
Thousands protest Spanish amnesty law
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» MADRID - Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to denounce a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists and activists, which was key for the left-wing government to retain power.
Japanese PM unveils $113bn stimulus
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than US$100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the pressure from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low.
One million Gazans displaced as Israel readies for ground attack
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - More than one million people have been forced from their homes in the northern Gaza Strip since Israel began its bombardment against Hamas, the UN said on Sunday, warning of dire conditions on the ground.
Foragers and popsicle sellers: a micro-economy among US migrants
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» EAGLE PASS (UNITED STATES) - Marco Gonzalez used to fish the river between Mexico and Texas, but now he has a more lucrative harvest -- possessions abandoned by the thousands of migrants crossing the border from the south.
Fed likely to pause rate hikes, raise growth forecast
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Analysts expect the United States Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes on Wednesday as the central bank looks to tame inflation while avoiding a recession, despite a recent energy-fueled rise in consumer prices.
Asian markets swing as crude spike stokes inflation concerns
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Equities fluctuated Wednesday ahead of a crunch US inflation report, with investors increasingly nervous that a recent spike in oil will put fresh upward pressure on consumer prices and force the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates again.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, meet Putin
AFP, Published on 11/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, with the reclusive leader's armoured train reportedly on its way to the border.