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Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Canada's central bank held its key lending rate at 2. 25 percent on Wednesday, citing signs of economic improvement with businesses adapting to new trade relations...

London (AFP) - Tech stocks led gains in mixed equity markets on Wednesday while oil prices rose as the US launched another wave of attacks on Iran. Seoul led gains...

Havana (AFP) - Power was restored across Cuba on Wednesday, authorities said, after the third nationwide outage in less than 10 days.  The communist island was already struggling to keep...

Tehran (AFP) - The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes....

London (AFP) - European stock markets retreated Wednesday as oil prices built on recent strong gains, with traders focused firmly on the Middle East conflict and technology sector. Seoul led...

Tehran (AFP) - Iran reported fresh US strikes Wednesday on a port city that is home to the country's only civilian nuclear plant, as Washington reimposed a naval blockade in...

Havana (AFP) - Cubans were gradually getting power back on Wednesday, after the third nationwide power outage in less than 10 days, the national electricity company said.  The communist island...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday expanded its sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector, taking further aim at the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani,...

Hong Kong (AFP) - Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets Wednesday as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest...

New York (AFP) - New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...