Economy & Business
Angola’s petrol protest death toll rises to 22 as medics overwhelmed
Violence that erupted during protests this week in Angola sparked by the government’s decision to raise the price of fuel killed at least 22 ...Low water levels hamper shipping in Germany’s Rhine River as heat wave continues
A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany’s Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo ...Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Press Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries ...Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export curbs take hold
By Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Jeff Mason Reuters Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers ...Sweden eases alcohol monopoly one bottle at a time
If Anna Anerfalt gets a license to sell gin, whiskey and schnapps to visitors at her family’s distillery near Norrtalje in Sweden, ...French farmers protest in Paris for law loosening environmental regulations
By Sybille de La Hamaide Reuters French farmers disrupted highway traffic around Paris and rallied in front of parliament with their tractors ...Trump starts Gulf visit seeking big economic deals
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the first leg of his three-nation visit to the Middle East this week meant to tackle ...US and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs
By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin Reuters The United States and China said on Monday they have agreed a deal to ...Spain and Portugal hit by nationwide power outages
Power started returning to parts of the Iberian peninsula late on Monday after a huge outage brought parts of Spain and Portugal ...China’s economic growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock looms large
By Kevin Yao and Yukun Zhang Reuters China’s first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts ...














