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China’s exports to U.S. plunge 33% as overall growth slows to six-month low
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports to the United States fell 33 percent in August, customs data showed Monday, dragging overall...
Read moreConocoPhillips CEO admits acquisitions hurt competitiveness as mass layoffs loom
HOUSTON (Realist English). ConocoPhillips chief executive Ryan Lance acknowledged on Thursday that the U.S. oil and gas producer’s aggressive acquisition...
Read moreKenya moves to swap Chinese railway debt into yuan in bid to cut costs
NAIROBI (Realist English). Kenya is preparing to restructure part of its multibillion-dollar Chinese railway debt by converting it from US...
Read moreConocoPhillips to cut up to 25% of global workforce amid falling oil prices
HOUSTON (Realist English). ConocoPhillips announced plans to reduce its global workforce by 20–25% — equivalent to 2,600–3,250 jobs — by...
Read moreWorld Gold Council plans digital bullion to reshape $900bn London market
LONDON (Realist English). The World Gold Council (WGC) is preparing to launch a digital form of gold, in what could...
Read moreGold surges to record high as investors brace for Fed rate cut
SINGAPORE (Realist English). Gold prices hit a fresh all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing April’s record as investors flocked to safe-haven...
Read moreECB’s Rehn warns investors not to dismiss further rate cuts as inflation risks tilt lower
FRANKFURT (Realist English). A senior European Central Bank official has cautioned markets against ruling out further interest rate cuts this...
Read moreTrump cancels $679m in offshore wind funding, prioritises fossil fuels
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled $679 million in federal funding for offshore wind...
Read moreNew trade coalition “FIT-P” to launch as small nations push back against Trump-era disruption
GENEVA (Realist English). Members of the World Trade Organization, including Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, are preparing to unveil...
Read moreGoldman Sachs forecasts Brent crude to drop to low $50s by late 2026
LONDON (Realist English). Goldman Sachs expects Brent crude oil prices to fall to the low $50s per barrel by the...
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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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