Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned after parliament initiated impeachment proceedings against him over alleged irregularities linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank, a financial crisis that has triggered protests and left
France faced its worst unrest in years over the weekend as demonstrations against the rising cost of living and declining public services escalated into violence, intensifying pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and
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China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used in solar equipment manufacturing, citing national security concerns in a move that could affect international efforts to develop domestic solar industries and access
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Vietnam has signed a free-trade agreement with four European countries, establishing a framework to expand commercial ties and reduce trade barriers between the Southeast Asian economy and members of the European Free
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Berkshire Hathaway shares have climbed to their highest closing levels since Warren Buffett announced plans to step down as chief executive, signalling a recovery in investor confidence as his successor, Greg Abel,
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Japan’s property market is facing fresh scrutiny from international investors as the government introduces a rule requiring buyers to declare their nationality and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate increases raise financing
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A growing series of attacks on oil tankers and commercial vessels in the Black Sea is worsening an environmental crisis already aggravated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, with oil pollution reaching coastal
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China has warned the European Union against expecting concessions through economic pressure, as Brussels moves towards developing a new instrument that could allow it to restrict Chinese companies’ access to the bloc’s
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A US congressional committee has released hundreds of pages of records detailing investigations into about 30 scientists, many of them Chinese-American, over alleged undisclosed payments, research appointments and links to Chinese talent
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Nearly a dozen delegates walked out of a meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee on Saturday as Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, underscoring persistent divisions
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Elon Musk has unveiled a redesigned Tesla Roadster equipped with SpaceX-developed thrusters capable of propelling the electric sports car into the air, with production scheduled to begin in 2028, eight years after
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High healthcare costs are encouraging households in China to save rather than spend, according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) book that identifies limited social spending and financial insecurity as barriers
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Netflix has appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice as its chief content officer, replacing Bela Bajaria, who is leaving the streaming company after nearly a decade. The appointment, announced on Thursday, takes
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Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended a Group of 20 finance ministers’ and central bank governors’ meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, marking his second in-person participation in the gathering since Russia’s 2022
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Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors assessed the risk of supply disruptions following attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and considered the outlook for global crude supplies outlined in
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Yemen’s renewed conflict has displaced at least 200,000 people, half of them children, as intensified fighting and restrictions on humanitarian operations worsen a crisis in which millions already depend on assistance to
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