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'Black Friday' kicks off US shopping season amid economic unease
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» NEW YORK - US retailers' efforts to attract holiday gift buyers build to a crescendo this weekend as the "Black Friday" shopping day kicked off with big discounts.
US economic uncertainty means bigger 'Black Friday' discounts
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» NEW YORK - The retail sector's efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual "Black Friday" shopping day followed by the newer "Cyber Monday."
Afghan resistance calls for ceasefire as Taliban tighten control
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» KABUL: The last anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan have acknowledged suffering major battlefield losses and called for a ceasefire, as the top US diplomat flew to Qatar to try and handle the chaotic aftermath of the American withdrawal.
Panjshir resistance digs in to defend key valley from Taliban
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan: Atop a craggy mountain that has withstood foreign invaders for decades, anti-Taliban fighters fire a mounted heavy machine gun into a deep valley.
US seeks to boost Afghan airlift operations
AFP, Published on 23/08/2021
» KABUL: A chaotic race to help tens of thousands of people escape Taliban-run Afghanistan was boosted on Monday with the United States ordering its commercial airlines to help, though President Joe Biden flagged the evacuations could go beyond next week's deadline.
US retail sales flat, inflation fears on the rise
AFP, Published on 15/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US economic recovery showed signs of hitting some turbulence as shoppers curbed their spending last month and manufacturing slowed due to supply bottlenecks.
Mixed retailer optimism on 'Black Friday' amid pandemic
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» NEW YORK - The coronavirus is clouding "Black Friday" much as it has overshadowed 2020 in general, but some leading experts still expect strong overall sales even as shopping patterns are altered.
Walmart to require US customers to wear face masks
AFP, Published on 16/07/2020
» NEW YORK - Walmart will require shoppers to wear face masks starting next week, the US retail giant announced Wednesday, joining an increasing number of businesses in mandating the protection amid the latest spike in coronavirus cases.
'Black Friday' becoming a shadow of its former self in US
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» NEW YORK - The US holiday shopping season officially opened with a deluge of "Black Friday" promotions but the frenzied crowds of the past have thinned out with the rise of e-commerce.
White House moves to finalise China trade sanctions
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is moving to finalise trade sanctions against China even as a US delegation is set to travel to Beijing for talks to resolve the dispute.