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US inflation in April lowest since 2021
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US consumer inflation cooled slightly in April, figures showed on Tuesday, coming in better than expected against a background of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
Trump's next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America's role on the global stage.
Trump tariffs to test resiliency of US consumers
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» NEW YORK — In unveiling tariffs this week challenging the decades-old international trade order, President Donald Trump lambasted globalization as a raw deal for the United States that has devastated US manufacturing towns.
Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germans began voting Sunday in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit
AFP, Published on 11/02/2025
» PARIS — World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.
Paris summit grapples with real-world impact of AI
AFP, Published on 10/02/2025
» PARIS - Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the International Labour Organization chief said Monday as a summit of national leaders and tech bosses opened in Paris.
Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2025
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests.
Trump tariff deadline looms over Canada, Mexico, China trade
AFP, Published on 02/02/2025
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, threatening upheaval across supply chains from energy to autos.
European Central Bank expected to press on with rate cuts
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» FRANKFURT - Despite US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling, the European Central Bank is set to press on with interest rate cuts on Thursday as officials increasingly voice confidence that the fight against inflation is on track.
Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» PARIS - Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday.