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Swiss economic outlook 'dampened' by US tariffs: key barometer
Swiss economic outlook 'dampened' by US tariffs: key barometer
by  AFP

Switzerland's key economic barometer fell in August after US President Donald Trump imposed whopping tariffs on the export-reliant country, the Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) said Friday. "In August, the KOF Economic Barometer drops.

Trump son hypes bitcoin on Hong Kong leg of Asia trip
Trump son hypes bitcoin on Hong Kong leg of Asia trip
by  AFP

Eric Trump, son of the US president, urged a crowd in Hong Kong on Friday to buy bitcoin during a trip to Asia where his crypto company is reportedly seeking acquisitions. American Bitcoin, the bitcoin miner backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is seeking acquisitions in Asia, the Financial Times reported this month.

German unemployment tops 3 million, highest for a decade
German unemployment tops 3 million, highest for a decade
by  AFP

German unemployment topped three million in August for the first time in over a decade, official data showed Friday, in another blow to Europe's struggling top economy. The unemployment figure rose by 46,000 month-on-month to hit 3.025 million, the federal employment agency said, the highest level since February 2015.

Lay off our eggs market, French producers tell Ukraine
Lay off our eggs market, French producers tell Ukraine
by  AFP

The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.

Modi says India, Japan to 'shape the Asian century'
Modi says India, Japan to 'shape the Asian century'
by  AFP

India and Japan will "shape the Asian Century", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, on a visit expected to secure billions of dollars in Japanese investment and an upgrade to security ties. We will shape the Asian Century for stability, growth, and prosperity," Modi said.

Vandalism hobbles Nigeria's mobile telephone services
Vandalism hobbles Nigeria's mobile telephone services
by  AFP

When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism.

Japan seeks record defence budget, to triple drone spending
Japan seeks record defence budget, to triple drone spending
by  AFP

Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment". But the new budget increase reflects the "severely intensifying security environment" around Japan, a defence ministry official told reporters in Tokyo on condition of anonymity.

Asia stocks mixed after Wall St hits new highs
Asia stocks mixed after Wall St hits new highs
by  AFP

Asian markets were mixed on Friday following recent strong gains and after the Dow and the S&P 500 hit new records. Modest gains on Wall Street came after an upward revision to US GDP for the second quarter and bumper results from AI chip giant Nvidia.