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ECB signals digital euro could launch by 2029
FRANKFURT (Realist English). A digital euro could debut in 2029 if political and legislative hurdles are cleared, European Central Bank...
Read moreEli Lilly chief slams UK as ‘worst in Europe’ for drug prices
LONDON (Realist English). The head of Eli Lilly has delivered one of the sharpest rebukes yet of Britain’s pharmaceutical pricing...
Read moreOil prices stay firm despite forecasts of global surplus
LONDON (Realist English). Predictions of a major oil glut have so far failed to depress global prices, with Brent crude...
Read moreWhite House outlines TikTok agreement giving U.S. oversight of app’s core technology
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House said Saturday that a prospective agreement on TikTok would place U.S. companies in charge...
Read moreEthiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest dam amid Nile water dispute
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). Ethiopia has formally inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric facility in Africa,...
Read moreNvidia invests $5bn in Intel in landmark chip partnership
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Nvidia will invest $5 billion in its long-time rival Intel as part of a new partnership...
Read moreFederal Reserve delivers rate cut, signals more easing ahead amid labor market weakness
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday and indicated...
Read moreSouthern Europe leads EU in electric vehicle subsidies as bloc races toward 2030 targets
BRUSSELS (Realist English). All EU member states now provide tax incentives to encourage electric vehicle (EV) purchases, but the scope...
Read moreChina breaks into UN’s top 10 most innovative countries, pushing Germany out
GENEVA (Realist English). China has entered the top 10 of the United Nations’ Global Innovation Index (GII) for the first...
Read moreSenate confirms Trump nominee Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve Board
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board...
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Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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