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Airlines hike fares, cut millions of seats as Iran war drives up fuel costs
Surging jet fuel prices are prompting carriers to slash their flight schedules, casting a cloud over summer travel rush.
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Cuba authorizes investments from its diaspora amid crisis and pressure from the United States
This Tuesday, May 5, the island launched an economic reform that allows Cubans abroad to invest directly in key sectors. The measure seeks to attract capital in the midst of the crisis…
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Business - EU, Armenia sign new partnership deals at first bilateral summit
The EU and Armenia have held their first-ever bilateral summit, agreeing to foster closer economic ties as the former Soviet nation makes a cautious pivot towards the West. The two sides signed a new…
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US plans to hike tariffs on EU cars to 25% will hit luxury market the most
US says it will hike tariffs to 25% because the EU has not complied with trade deal last year that set tariffs at 15%.
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Microsoft, Google, xAI give US access to AI models for security testing
The deal comes days after the Pentagon announces an agreement with seven tech giants to use AI in classified systems
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Economy - Dominican Republic suspends gold megaproject due to citizen protests
The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, ordered the indefinite halt of the project with which the Canadian mining company GoldQuest aspires to extract gold, silver and copper from the Romero deposit,…
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Focus - The Thai monkey business: delivering laboratories at all costs
Many pharmaceutical laboratories test drugs and vaccines on monkeys. But since China banned the export of primates in 2020, prices for the animals have soared, fueling…
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Oil prices surge as violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises nearly 6 percent as soaring tensions in waterway push ceasefire to the brink.
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Economy - Ecuador reacts and reduces the security rate to 75% starting in June
Daniel Noboa's administration makes the announcement three days after a 100% tariff on Colombian products came into force on May 1. The decision of the Carondelet Palace…
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Business - Can solar cars become mainstream?
The energy crisis caused by the Iran war has been a wake-up call and prompted governments to try to speed up a shift to electric cars. Could solar cars be next? Although they have been around for decades,…
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GameStop targets eBay with unsolicited $56bn acquisition offer
eBay confirms receiving GameStop's offer, with no prior discussions between the companies
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Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’
Data from satellites shows how Sudan's war devastated its farming heartland, triggering a unprecedented hunger crisis.
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