Traders. — © AFP CHARLY TRIBALLEAUAsian stocks retreated Tuesday after a series of market-rattling announcements by US President Donald Trump, including the unusual firing of a central bank official and threats to impose export controls on microchips.Traders had been riding a wave of confidence sinc
The Bordeaux region produces some of the world\’s most famous wines – Copyright AFP/File Philippe LOPEZMarisol RIFAIFrench wine producers, already reeling from a downturn in their market, still do not know how bitter a taste the US tariffs on wine will leave on their palates.In southwestern France, a
A February 28 meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine\’s Volodymyr Zelensky saw a spectacular and fiery exchange between the world leaders – Copyright AFP/File SAUL LOEBAsad HASHIMUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since a spe
Recoolit began working in Indonesia in 2021 to tackle what it considers an often-overlooked contributor to climate change: refrigerants – Copyright AFP Jack MooreJack Moore with Sara Hussein in BangkokIn the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded by the silver piping of the air-conditioni
