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Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises.
China vows to boost consumption
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» BEIJING - China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday the country has to “vigorously boost consumption” and “consolidate national security” in the next five years, state media reported, as a key gathering concluded in Beijing.
US working on new $20bn 'facility' for Argentina
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he was working to help corral the private sector around a new $20 billion "facility" to support Argentina's embattled economy.
Tunisia sees European tourist numbers rebound decade after attack
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» SOUSSE — Ten years after a beach attack that killed 30 Britons and delivered a crippling blow to Tunisia's tourism industry, European holidaymakers are finally returning in what authorities hope will be record-breaking numbers.
IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast on 'fragile' easing in trade tensions
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats.
Forecast for early monsoon brightens outlook in India
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - Monsoon rains are expected to hit India’s southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for bumper harvests of crops such as rice, corn and soybeans.
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» PARIS — An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
Militant behind Kabul airport suicide bombing arrested
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - An Islamic State operative accused of planning a suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal in 2021 has been arrested, President Donald Trump has said.
France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» PARIS - Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million visitors, holding off stiff competition from countries including Spain, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2025
» Having worked successfully to get his candidate elected in the United States, Elon Musk is setting his sights on Europe.