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U.S. stocks close mixed, banking sector shines
U.S. stocks close mixed, banking sector shines

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rebounded Wednesday despite the government shutdown, and a further flare-up of U.S.-China trade tensions....

Chinese F&B firms use Singapore as launchpad for global push
Chinese F&B firms use Singapore as launchpad for global push

SINGAPORE: A wave of Chinese food and beverage brands is sweeping into Singapore, transforming the city-state into a launchpad for...

Netherlands takes over Nexperia amid fears of tech transfer to China
Netherlands takes over Nexperia amid fears of tech transfer to China

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The Dutch government has moved to take control of chipmaker Nexperia over concerns that sensitive technology...

Samsung eyes 3-year high in profit as AI lifts memory chip prices
Samsung eyes 3-year high in profit as AI lifts memory chip prices

SEOUL, South Korea: Samsung Electronics is set to post its most substantial quarterly profit in three years, as a rebound in memory...

Tariffs raise US prices, complicating Fed’s fight on inflation
Tariffs raise US prices, complicating Fed’s fight on inflation

FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. consumers and companies, not foreign exporters, are footing most of the bill for President Donald...

Dow Jones climbs 203 points as broaderb markets slump on tariffs
Dow Jones climbs 203 points as broaderb markets slump on tariffs

NEW YORK, New York - Global stock markets presented a mixed picture on Tuesday, with notable divergence among major U.S. benchmarks....

Africa

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Young Cameroonians lose faith in vote as Biya sure to win 8th term
Young Cameroonians lose faith in vote as Biya sure to win 8th term

YAOUNDE, Cameroon: As Cameroon prepares to head to the polls on Sunday, many young people say they will sit out the vote, convinced...

African Parks loses mandate to manage Chad’s wildlife reserves
African Parks loses mandate to manage Chad’s wildlife reserves

DAKAR, Senegal: Chad has revoked the mandate of African Parks, a non-profit conservation group associated with Prince Harry, to manage...

CAMEROON-SOLAR PROJECT-CHINA
CAMEROON-SOLAR PROJECT-CHINA

(251015) -- YAOUNDE, Oct. 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A woman turns on a light for the first time at her home in Nkelassi, the Central Region...

UNAIDS chief calls for continued global solidarity to end AIDS
UNAIDS chief calls for continued global solidarity to end AIDS

Despite the progress, Byanyima cautioned that the pandemic is far from over. Reductions in international funding, she noted, have posed...

"Discussed multifaceted ties": MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh meets Mali's FM on sidelines of NAM meeting
"Discussed multifaceted ties": MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh meets Mali's FM on sidelines of NAM meeting

Kampala [Uganda], October 15 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan...

Integrated Transport Centre signs research agreement with Tatweer Middle East & Africa to advance smart transport solutions In Abu Dhabi
Integrated Transport Centre signs research agreement with Tatweer Middle East & Africa to advance smart transport solutions In Abu Dhabi

DUBAI, 15th October, 2025 (WAM) - The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport,...