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Mercedes modernizing EV plants in China, Germany, Hungary,

FRANKFURT, Germany: The German Automobilwoche magazine has reported that as part of its efforts to switch to selling electric vehicles ...

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for fraction of its value, Swiss government to underwrite losses

ZURICH, Switzerland - Depositors will be fully protected, shareholders will have their equity dwarfed, while bond holders will be largely ...

Kiev labels EU bank 'sponsor of war

The move comes in response to Raiffeisen Bank's decision to maintain business operations in RussiaUkraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention ...

Ukraine labels Austrian bank 'sponsor of war

The move comes in response to Raiffeisen Bank's decision to maintain business operations in RussiaUkraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention ...

ECB pressuring major bank to leave Russia Reuters

Austrian officials are reportedly defending Raiffeisen Bank's activities in the sanctioned countryThe European Central Bank (ECB) is pressuring Austria's Raiffeisen ...

'He wants me to be a unifier,' can Kylian Mbappe lead French team towards success

Paris [France] March 24 (ANI): After suffering heartbreak at the world cup final, France will return to action on Saturday, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's brace marks beginning of new era in Portugal football against Liechtenstein

Lisbon [Portugal], March 24 (ANI): Roberto Martinez marks the new era of Portuguese football by sealing off a commanding victory ...

Harry Kane's record breaking goal seals victory for 10-men England against Italy

Naples [Italy], March 24 (ANI): Harry Kane's record-breaking goal sealed the victory for 10 men England against Italy 2-1 in ...

Wolfiez headlines Red Bull Contested Fortnite tourney

Fortnite's first major live event in the United Kingdom, Red Bull Contested, will take place June 10 at McEwan Hall ...

Eurozone cant recover wealth lost to energy crisis Lagarde

The burden will ultimately be shared between firms and workers, the head of the European Central Bank warnsThe euro area ...

China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi's Long-Term Bet On Putin

Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China's resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central ...

Kevin De Bruyne will lead Belgium in Euro Qualifiers

Brussels [Belgium], March 22 (ANI): Manchester City's star mid-fielder Kevin De Bruyne has been named the captain of Belgium after ...

Didier Deschamps appoints Kylian Mbappe as captain of France football team

Paris [France], March 22 (ANI): Kylian Mbappe, a player who has become one of the most decorated strikers in football, ...

EU condemns large-scale, gender-based discrimination by Taliban in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 22 (ANI): As gender-based discrimination continues to remain prevalent in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the European ...

Key indices surge tracking strong global cues; Fed meeting in focus

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI): Key indices of domestic equity markets surged on Wednesday morning, tracking strong cues from ...

Russia ready to switch to yuan in foreign trade Putin

Settlements between Moscow and Beijing are already carried out mostly in national currencies, the Russian president saysRussia is ready to ...

Israeli Government Lifts Ban on Return to West Bank Settlements

JERUSALEM - The Israeli parliament on Tuesday paved the way for Jewish settlers' return to four settlements in the occupied ...

West must brace for protracted Ukraine conflict Scholz

The German chancellor has suggested that even after hostilities end, things won?t return to normal overnightThe West should prepare for ...

Standard Deviations: How An IMF Forecast For Russia Kicked Up A Storm

For more than a year now, Russia's economy has been pummeled by a series of Western sanctions aimed at punishing ...

UK Hits More Iranian Officials with Sanctions

London - The U.K. on Monday sanctioned more senior officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including financiers and ...

Türkiye reveals cost of earthquake damage

The EU has offered to help cover a small fraction of the reconstruction efforts following quakes that left more than ...

Rebound in global equities lifts Sensex up 248 pts in morning trade

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): Domestic equity markets opened with gains on Tuesday, tracking stronger global cues. There is ...

Why China is so important for the Russian economy

Beijing has been a crucial economic partner for Moscow in the face of intensifying Western sanctionsChinese President Xi Jinping arrived ...

US Providing More Ammunition, Rockets to Ukraine

The United States is providing $350 million in U.S. equipment and ammunition in its latest aid package for Ukraine, as ...

Beans are a favourite food in Nigeria - 4 safe ways to preserve them

The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians, who eat ...

Chinese car brands taking over Russian market Autodom

The exit of Western and Japanese companies has provided an opportunity to rising industry playersChinese auto makers have embarked on ...

Bukayo Saka becomes first player in Premier League to reach double digits in goals and asissts

London [United Kingdom], March 20 (ANI): The young Gunner Bukayo Saka became the first player in the Premier League to ...

Indian bank deposits better protected than in US: SBI report

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Research by SBI said US smaller bank deposits are insured in the range of ...

Over 70 countries, including EU express concerns over Afghan women's rights, education

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): As the Taliban continues to suppress women and restrict their fundamental rights in the country, ...

Sensex loses 376 points, Nifty drops 129 pts in morning trade

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Indian equity markets opened with losses on Monday, picking up weak global cues spilling ...

US, EU, Japan central banks join hands to keep dollars flowing: CNN Business

London [UK], March 20 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve and several other major central banks announced a coordinated effort on ...

Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based violence: EU

Geneva [Switzerland], March 20 (ANI): The European Union representatives in a United Nations Commission on the Status of Women's session ...

Serbian President Criticizes ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin

Belgrade, Serbia - Issuing an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only ...

US warns Russia and China over dollar alternative

The greenback will remain the world's reserve currency, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has predicted Russia and China will face substantial ...

France-Germany row overshadows EU leaders summit

Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting ...

Eurozone can't recover wealth lost to energy crisis - Lagarde

The burden will ultimately be shared between firms and workers, the head of the European Central Bank warns The euro ...

Franco-German tensions threaten to trouble EU leaders summit

Disputes between France and Germany over the future of nuclear energy and the long-term acceptability of fossil fuel engines risk ...

Germans warned of more inflation

Consumer prices will continue to rise well into the next year amid global uncertainty, an economic advisory council has said ...

EU agrees two billion euro ammunition plan for Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers have agreed a two billion euro plan to raid their own arsenals and jointly purchase needed ...

Ukraine says Russian cruise missiles destroyed by explosion in Crimea

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian ...

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Despite promises, girls again barred from schools in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's education ministry has announced that the country's school year has begun, but the United Nations children's agency, ...

Seeking to reduce tensions, ex-Taiwan PM Ma Ying-jeou to visit China

TAIPEI, Taiwan: In an effort to ease tensions between Taiwan and China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Beijing ...

Following kidnapping, Frenchmen, US worker released in Africa

NIAMEY, Niger: Four weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger, an American aid worker and a French ...

Ukraine to receive more artillery shells from EU after agreement ok'd

BRUSSELS, Belgium: While chairing a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers in Brussels this week, European Union (EU) foreign ...

Media reports nine Chinese killed at Africa mine

BANGUI, Central African Republic: Authorities from the Central African Republic have said that nine Chinese nationals were killed and two ...

Australian river town reports millions of dead fish

MENINDEE, Australia: After recent floods and hot weather, millions of dead fish have washed up in southeastern Australia, which authorities ...

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