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French airport strikes ground flights across Europe

Delays and flight cancellations were set to impact swathes of Europe on Thursday, after authorities failed to reach a...

Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says

Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 despite economic headwinds in some markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

India’s polished diamond exports drop 27.5% as key markets falter

India's cut and polished diamond exports in 2023/24 plunged 27.5% from a year ago to a $15.97 billion due...

Thames Water makes new clean-up pledge in bid to raise prices

Britain's Thames Water said on Monday it would spend an extra 1.1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) on tackling sewage...

World’s workers increasingly at risk as climate changes, ILO says

More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of...

Leading economic index sees decline in March

Negative annual growth rate for Cyprus's Leading Economic Index (LEI) was recorded in March, showing an annual decline of...

Cyprus reports significant fiscal surplus in 2023

Cyprus's fiscal surplus in 2023 amounted to €918.7 million or 3.1% of GDP, marking the highest percentage of GDP...

Cocoa farming in Liberia risks undermining EU deforestation law

Farmers are clearing forests in Liberia to create cocoa plantations and are trafficking the beans into neighbouring Ivory Coast,...

New Brexit border checks could stifle fine food imports from EU, warn sellers

Panzer's delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc's...

FACTBOX-What are the new post-Brexit border controls starting on April 30?

On April 30, the second phase of Britain's new post-Brexit border controls for food imports from the European Union...

Housing affordability challenges for young couples

The need for housing leads either to borrowing or renting, but both options are costly affairs. The majority of young...

Significant drop in non-performing loans

The openings of banks to non-performing loans have significantly decreased to below €2 billion, but a large part of...

Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat ‘sick note culture’

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave...

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