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The UK is facing a dilemma: should it fight the rising imports of Chinese electric cars with big new tariffs, in the same way the EU has threatened to do…

Nigeria’s main trade union movement has suspended its call for a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest against a sharp increase in the price of fuel following the government’s decision…

Zimbabwe has produced a record amount of tobacco this year, with 263,000 tonnes sold so far this season. The agriculture ministry said that 85% of the production came from small-scale…

Consumer prices in the US rose by more than expected last month, driven by higher costs for rent and fuel. The inflation rate, which measures the pace of price rises,…

The UK is at risk of being “starved” of North Sea energy leaving it reliant on imports, a major oil and gas producer has told the BBC. Ithaca Energy said…

Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42bn (£33.2bn) in domestic debt. The country is facing its worst economic crisis since…