Lagos has become a meeting point for Africa’s creative economy, as artists, investors, policymakers and industry leaders from across the continent gather for the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX). The initiative is designed…
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Israel unleashed another barrage on Tehran this morning, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Iran was being “decimated,” even as fresh…
European Union energy ministers will meet today to weigh options for curbing energy costs, as Brussels drafts emergency plans to blunt the…
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The United States and Israel launched what officials and witnesses described as the most intense airstrikes of the war on Iran, as…
European shares fell further Monday as oil prices surged toward $120 a barrel, deepening inflation fears and rattling risk appetite amid the…
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Stocks in the U.K. and U.S. rose while Asian indexes tumbled Wednesday as oil and gas prices whipsawed on fears the U.S.-Israel…
Oil prices steady as U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran snarl Hormuz shipping and force Iraq output cuts Oil prices were steady after…
