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Trump gets lavish UK banquet - and an awkward guest
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - US President Donald Trump got a succulent menu for his UK state banquet -- but there was also an awkward guest at the feast in the form of Rupert Murdoch.
Shell posts more bumper profits on high energy prices
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» LONDON - British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced net profit totalling $6.7 billion in the third quarter, as oil and gas prices remain strong despite recent slides on easing supply fears.
Bottas, Hamilton 'shocked' by Mexico Grand Prix front row lockout
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the Mexico Grand Prix on Saturday with "shocked" world champion Lewis Hamilton next to him in a Mercedes front-row lockout.
Japan exits recession as GDP grows 5.0% in Q3
AFP, Published on 16/11/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's economy exited recession in the third quarter, growing a better-than-expected 5.0 percent, government data showed Monday, following a record contraction.
Indonesia sees first recession in 22 years
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/11/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia fell into recession for the first time in over two decades in the third quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic battered consumption and business activity in Southeast Asia's largest economy, official data showed on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics Q3 net profit leaps after Huawei boost
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics' net profit jumped by almost half in the third quarter, it reported Thursday, as the South Korean giant's mobile and chip businesses were boosted by US sanctions against its Chinese rival Huawei.
China's economy to pick up pace in Q3: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 17/10/2020
» BEIJING - China's economic recovery gathered pace in the third quarter, according to an AFP poll of analysts, with consumer spending gradually picking up as coronavirus fears eased, helping a wider rebound spurred by investment and exports.
US facing severe crisis, but not a depression, says Fed's Powell
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US is facing a severe economic downturn amid the global pandemic, but will not suffer another Great Depression and will see a recovery begin later this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday.
China's Q3 GDP growth slows to 6%, slowest in 27 years
AFP, Published on 18/10/2019
» BEIJING - China's economy expanded at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the third quarter, hit by cooling domestic demand and a protracted US trade war, official data showed Friday.
Vietnam economy expands 7.3% in Q3
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam’s economic growth quickened in the third quarter, underpinned by solid growth in exports and manufacturing.