London, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Markets rally after China, US slash tariffs

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2025-05-12

Stock markets, the dollar and oil prices rallied Monday after the United States and China declared a 90-day truce in their trade war. Wall Street's main stock indices jumped at the start of trading, with the blue-chip Dow and the broader S&P 500 both up more than two percent in midday trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was trading more than three percent higher. "Stocks are surging, safe havens are rapidly declining, and expectations for Fe......

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Dulles, United States, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - First group of white South Africans arrive in US for resettlement

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Kyiv, Ukraine, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Trump mulls joining Ukraine talks in Turkey, Kremlin silent on Putin

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Brussels, Belgium, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Three Belgian soldiers wounded in Scotland exercise

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Abidjan, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - I.Coast opposition leader resigns but vows to fight election

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Monrovia, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Liberia parliament speaker quits after lawmakers' standoff

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Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Crunch week in US Congress for Trump's divisive tax cuts

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Oslo, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Greenlandic minister takes Arctic Council leadership

2025-05-12 20:00:37

Istanbul, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Kurdish militant group PKK ends decades of armed struggle

2025-05-12 20:00:37

Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - US military spent over $21 mn on deportation flights this year

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Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says would be 'stupid' to reject Qatari Air Force One gift

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Montevideo, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Uruguay's ex-president Mujica receiving palliative care: wife

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