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Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi

AFP|Published 15 hours ago

Disney stated that it aims to attract tourists from "the Middle East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and beyond. "

US Fed pauses rate cuts again and warns of inflation, unemployment risks

AFP|Published 21 hours ago

Policymakers voted unanimously to hold the US central bank's key lending rate at between 4. 25 percent and 4. 50 percent, the Fed said in a statement.

Bill Gates says AI key for health, education innovation

AFP|Published 1 day ago

Gates visited President Prabowo Subianto and Indonesian philanthropists in the capital Jakarta, where he spoke about his optimism that AI-driven innovation will ...

US Fed expected to pause rate cuts again, await clarity on tariffs

AFP|Published 3 days ago

Donald Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific ...

Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

AFP|Published 3 days ago

From mobile money fraud to investment scams, a murky digital underworld is sucking in minors, many working from their bedrooms or small kiosks operating in plain ...

TikTok fined €530m in EU over China data transfer

AFP|Published 3 days ago

TikTok, which is also in the crosshairs of the United States, said it planned to appeal the fine from Brussels. It insisted it had "never received a request" from ...

In the rough: Thai tycoon jailed for golf course land fraud

AFP|Published 6 days ago

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Thursday found 79-year-old Prayudh guilty of multiple charges including bribery and land encroachment, ...

Zelensky says minerals deal with US 'truly equal'

AFP|Published 6 days ago

The agreement, which has taken months to negotiate, would see Washington and Kyiv jointly develop and invest in Ukraine's critical mineral resources.

Stock markets edge up as Trump softens tariff pain for auto firms

AFP|Published 1 week ago

Signs of easing trade tensions are also spurring sentiment, as governments line up to negotiate deals with Washington to avert the full force of sweeping tariffs. ...

Porsche aims to drive flagging China sales with luxury

AFP|Published 1 week ago

The Volkswagen Group's sports car brand announced on Wednesday that it would launch an on-board computer "infotainment" feature next year, designed for its Chinese ...

White House says no decision yet on changing auto tariffs

AFP|Published 1 week ago

Trump's imposition of sweeping tariffs since returning to the presidency this year, followed by partial rollbacks, have rocked financial markets.

South Korea's economy shrinks in first quarter as trade war hits exports

Published 2 weeks ago

The country is also still emerging from a political crisis triggered by former president Yoon Suk Yeol's December attempt to suspend civilian rule, which culminated ...

WEF confirms investigation into claims against founder Schwab

AFP|Published 2 weeks ago

The 87-year-old Schwab, who for decades has greeted presidents and tycoons at the annual forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, said there was "not a shadow of proof" ...

Trump seeks 'fair deal' with China but pathway unclear

AFP|Published 2 weeks ago

Trump told reporters his country would have a "fair deal with China," adding that "everything's active" when asked if Washington was talking to Beijing.

Gold hits record, stocks mixed as Trump fuels Fed fears

AFP|Published 2 weeks ago

With the US tariff blitz still causing ructions on global trading floors, investors are now dealing with the added worry that the US president will try to remove ...

Mauritius ex-finance minister charged over 2nd fraud case

AFP|Published 2 weeks ago

The latest arrest of Renganaden Padayachy concerns alleged fraud against the Mauritius Investment Corporation (MIC), created in 2020 by the Bank of Mauritius to ...

Long-abandoned Welsh mine revived as gold prices soar

AFP|Published 2 weeks ago

The Clogau-St David's mine, located in a national park near the coast of Wales, was flooded until its latest licence-holder, Alba Mineral Resources, spent months ...

Lesotho grants license to Musk's Starlink

AFP|Published 3 weeks ago

The small African kingdom was hit this month with tariffs of 50 percent on goods exported to the United States -- the highest for any single nation on President ...

Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer them

AFP|Published 3 weeks ago

The case could see the Facebook owner forced to divest itself of the two apps, which have grown into global powerhouses since their buyouts.

Tragic promise drove world's first Michelin-starred woman sushi chef

AFP|Published 3 weeks ago

The 54-year-old Japanese chef regained the Michelin star her late husband Shunei Kimura won three years ago for their Sushi Shunei restaurant in Paris.