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Trump rules out force in Greenland
News Agencies, Published on 21/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he would not use force to take control of Greenland, but insisted that the United States must still have “ownership” of the island.
Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - Jacques Delors, a former head of the EU Commission and key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died, his daughter Martine Aubry told AFP on Wednesday.
German political heavyweight Wolfgang Schaeuble dies
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» BERLIN - Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German politics and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, has died aged 81, the German parliament said Wednesday.
Global stocks mostly rise as ECB, BoE press pause after Fed pivot
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Global equities mostly rose Thursday as the ECB and Britain pressed pause on rates after the Fed had sent Wall Street soaring on a pivot toward interest rate cuts next year.
Interest rate cliffhanger as ECB mulls hike or pause
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Eurozone interest rate setters face the toughest call of their long battle against red-hot inflation Thursday, when they decide whether to raise borrowing costs again or finally pause the unprecedented hiking campaign.
EU to take one giant leap towards digital euro
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU will take the next crucial step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists.
Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» BRUSSELS - European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days.
Ukraine war to dominate G20 finance chief meeting in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BALI (INDONESIA) - Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies will meet in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation.
ECB begins inflation fightback with July rate hike
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» AMSTERDAM - The European Central Bank on Thursday said it would raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade next month to combat runaway inflation, bringing the curtain down on the eurozone's era of cheap money.
Ingebrigtsen breaks 1500m indoor world record
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» LIéVIN (FRANCE) - Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the world indoor record in the 1500m when he ran 3min 30.60sec on Thursday in Lievin in northern France and then set his sights on back-to-back world titles later this year.