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The Banque de France has revised its economic forecast, lowering the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for 2025 to 0.7 percent, down from the 1.1 percent estimate made in December 2024. The French central bank announced the adjustment

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms Ltd. has signed a deal with SpaceX to distribute Starlink satellite internet services in India, just a day after rival Bharti Airtel Ltd. announced a similar agreement. This unexpected move shifts Elon Musk’s satellite internet

The European Union has announced counter tariffs totaling €26 billion ($28.33 billion) on U.S. goods, responding to the Trump administration’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. The measures, unveiled Wednesday, aim to match the economic

The International Space Station (ISS) has completed its 150,000th orbit around Earth, according to a statement from Roscosmos on Tuesday. The milestone, which marks a significant achievement in human spaceflight, comes more than 25 years after the station’s launch into

Mark Carney, 59, a former central banker, has been elected leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and is set to become the country’s next prime minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau. Carney secured a decisive victory, obtaining 86% of the votes cast, defeating former Finance Minister Chrystia

UN Women has urged the international community to reinforce efforts toward achieving rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls, emphasizing that gender equality remains a pressing global priority. Marking the 50th International Women’s Day on March 8, UN Women Executive Director

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched the iClimateAction project in partnership with the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), and the European Commission. Announced at WMO  headquarters in Geneva and online, the initiative is designed to enhance

The European Union recorded a significant decline in birth rates in 2023, with 3.67 million babies born across its member states. This marks a 5.4% drop from the 3.88 million births reported in 2022, making it the largest annual decrease since records

The European Commission and the World Bank Group have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate energy access in Africa, aligning their respective initiatives to drive renewable energy deployment across the continent. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga confirmed the collaboration in Brussels,

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that without urgent financial support, life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will be suspended by April 2025. The announcement underscores a worsening food security crisis across West Africa, exacerbated by an