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Spain coal mine blast kills five
Spain coal mine blast kills five

Five people died and another four were seriously injured in a blast Monday at a coal mine in northern Spain's Asturias region, the nation's deadliest mining accident in decades. This is the deadliest mining accident in Spain since 1995 when 14 people died following an explosion at a mine in Asturias near the town of Mieres.

China property giant Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn
China property giant Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

Debt-laden Chinese property giant Vanke reported annual losses of 49.5 billion yuan ($6.8 billion) on Monday, citing falling sales and shrinking profit margins despite Beijing's attempts to revive the housing market. Chinese authorities were mulling plans to help Vanke plug a funding gap of $6.8 billion this year, Bloomberg News reported last month.

World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline
World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline

World economies were jittery Monday ahead of US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" when he is set to unleash tariffs against multiple countries, risking global turmoil to redress what he says are unfair trade imbalances. Trump insists that reciprocal tariffs are needed because the world's biggest economy has been "ripped off by every country in the world."