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Fed's Powell says 'premature' to up rates despite inflation risk
AFP, Published on 23/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Despite a risk that high inflation in the United States could persist, it would be "premature" to raise borrowing rates and risk slowing the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.
Vietnam's lockdown ensnares world's clothing giants
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» HANOI: From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages among worldwide brands such as Nike and Gap which have grown increasingly dependent on the Southeast Asian nation's manufacturers.
Allegations of favoring China could erode confidence in IMF chief
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - A storm of controversy threatens to undermine Kristalina Georgieva's leadership of the IMF as experts, US lawmakers and the Treasury scrutinize her actions in a former senior role at the World Bank.
Keeping Earth cool: Is the 1.5C target 'mission impossible'?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS - Can humanity drag down greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to prevent Earth's surface from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above mid-19th century levels?
Mexico votes with president's 'transformation' at stake
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Mexicans voted Sunday in legislative elections seen as a referendum on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's more than two years in office overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and cartel-related violence.
Miami, looking to be next crypto hotspot, hosts huge bitcoin event
AFP, Published on 05/06/2021
» MIAMI - Thousands of people have descended on Miami for a massive two-day bitcoin conference that opened Friday -- a sign that the US city, in the midst of a tech boom, is hoping to become the next cryptocurrency hub.
Greta Thunberg blasts politicians for 'ignoring' climate crisis
AFP, Published on 22/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - Environmental champion Greta Thunberg assailed powerful politicians on Thursday for "ignoring" climate change, as she demanded an end to fossil fuel subsidies and implored the current generation of leaders to take the crisis more seriously.
WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare
AFP, Published on 28/01/2021
» WUHAN (CHINA) - A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a "robust and clear" investigation.
US panel recommends emergency approval of Moderna Covid vaccine
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - A US panel of experts on Thursday voted to recommend emergency approval of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for six million doses to start shipping as soon as this weekend.
Report damns Church of England over handling of abuse
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» LONDON - The Church of England was on Tuesday criticised in a damning report for protecting predatory priests rather than young victims of sexual abuse.