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Macron tells farmers he’ll fight for EU budget, wine tariff relief
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron told farmers on Saturday that France would continue to oppose cuts to agricultural subsidies, a day after EU budget discussions ended in deadlock, while also promising compensation for
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Macron tells farmers he’ll fight for EU budget, wine tariff relief
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron told farmers on Saturday that France would continue to oppose cuts to agricultural subsidies, a day after EU budget discussions ended in deadlock, while also promising compensation for
India says discovers fields with over 3,000 tonnes of gold ore
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Buffett defends investments in stocks, which fueled record Berkshire profit
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[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – More companies in China are expected to resume operations by late February or March, a transport official said on Saturday, as officials try to get the economy up and running again
Let’s come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eying $100 billion boost
[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, G20 officials said on Saturday. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz