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Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde suggested Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, saying "we are...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's ongoing fight against inflation could take "longer than expected," the head of the US central bank said Tuesday, further paring back the chances...

Washington (AFP) - The IMF has raised its outlook for the global economy this year, while maintaining a gloomy forecast over the medium term, according to fresh data published Tuesday....

Indio (United States) (AFP) - Deborah Biegaj has been coming to Coachella for about a decade, and long thought little of drinking heavily at the mammoth California desert festival --...

New York (AFP) - "Knife", a memoir by Salman Rushdie released on Tuesday, recounts the near-fatal stabbing at a public event in 2022 that left him blind in one eye...

Washington (AFP) - Retail sales in the United States grew more than anticipated last month, government data showed on Monday, defying predictions of weaker consumer demand. US retail sales picked...

Washington (AFP) - The FBI has launched a criminal probe targeting the container ship that crashed into a major road bridge in Baltimore last month, collapsing it and killing six...

Washington (AFP) - The United States announced on Monday grants of up to $6. 4 billion to South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung to produce cutting-edge chips in Texas

Los Angeles (AFP) - The armorer who loaded the gun that killed a cinematographer on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" was sentenced to 18 months in prison...

Washington (AFP) - The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are due to open Tuesday, with two clear objectives: help countries combat climate change, and...