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US consumers cut back after early surge ahead of Trump tariffs
US retail sales drop in May amid post-tariff spending slowdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Retail sales dropped sharply in May as consumer spending slowed after a strong start to the year, primarily due to...

Mitsubishi joins automakers raising prices after import tariffs
Mitsubishi to hike U.S. car prices 2.1% amid Trump tariffs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mitsubishi Motors is the latest automaker to raise prices in the United States, joining a growing list of car companies...

Lilly makes $1.3 billion move to expand into gene-edited heart drugs
Lilly to buy Verve for $1.3 billion in heart gene therapy expansion

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly is making a bold play in cardiovascular gene therapy, announcing plans to acquire its partner Verve...

New Zealand PM seeks stronger ties with China amid security talks
New Zealand PM Luxon in China to boost trade and tourism

BEIJING/WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon commenced his visit to China on June 17, seeking to strengthen trade...

U.S. on edge as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
Dow Jones drops 44 points as Wall Street takes a breather

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks made only minor moves in both directions,Thursday, as investors fretted about the Israel-Iran conflict...

Luxury giant Kering bets on outsider de Meo to lead turnaround
Kering picks Renault's de Meo to fix Gucci, slash soaring debt

PARIS, France: Luxury group Kering's decision to tap Luca de Meo as its next chief is being seen as a daring but necessary attempt...

Africa

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UNAIDS: Trump’s HIV aid cuts risk reversing global progress
AIDS goal 'more off-track' after U.S. cuts, says UNAIDS chief

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: A key global plan to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is now in deeper jeopardy after the United...

KENYA-NAIROBI-EAST AFRICA FASHION LIFE SHOW
KENYA-NAIROBI-EAST AFRICA FASHION LIFE SHOW

(250620) -- NAIROBI, June 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A visitor talks with an exhibitor during the second edition of East Africa (Kenya) Fashion...

BRICS driving ambitious development push Putin
BRICS driving ambitious development push Putin

The economic bloc is rolling out joint projects in energy, aerospace and AI, the Russian president told SPIEF BRICS countries have...

Nottinghamshire signs Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan for short-term deal
Nottinghamshire signs Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan for short-term deal

New Delhi [India] June 20 (ANI): India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has signed for Nottinghamshire, on a short-term deal covering...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to visit Mozambique and Zimbabwe
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to visit Mozambique and Zimbabwe

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoS),...

South Africa's vice president talks AI risks with Russian youth
South Africa's vice president talks AI risks with Russian youth

Paul Mashatile cautioned against letting technology suppress creativity Young people...

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