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Inflation just keeps dropping in Europe

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro says his government is suspending purchases of weapons from Israel after Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food in Gaza

Local buses, subway trains and trams have ground to a halt in much of Germany, at the peak of a week of walkouts by employees demanding better working conditions

Japanese stocks have again set a record, a day after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs

Marrfa, an innovative platform aimed at changing the cross-border real estate investment landscape, said it has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round of an undisclosed amount. This round is led by Foundamental, a global VC firm based in Berlin, Germany, and also sees significant investment from Prashant Malik, General Partner at Tykhe Block Ventures, in his individual capacity. Founded by serial entrepreneur Jamil Ahmed, Marrfa is set to democratise access to high-yield real estate investment opportunities worldwide, specifically targeting the challenges within the $270 billion unstructured cross-border real estate market. Ahmed, credited with co-founding Fashinza and scaling it to a $300 million valuation across four continents within three years, is utilising his vast experience in cross-border investments and trade flow to innovate within the traditional real estate industry. Marrfa introduces a seamless platform for identifying lucrative real estate investment opportunities, enabling comprehensive information access with a single click.

Europe’s tool to tax pollution linked to goods made abroad underline the challenges of motivating companies worldwide to go greener. Slow communication and technical difficulties have held up businesses’ compliance with the European Union’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which is designed to protect local producers against competition from countries with lower environmental standards. In Germany, less than 10% of companies have registered to the platform as of Feb. 28, according to people familiar with the matter. Given the issues, the European Commission extended its deadline to submit reports for a second time — until the end of March — in an announcement made to member states this week, said the people, who asked not to be named as the details are private.

export violations including Chinese employees in China improperly downloading documents related to U.S. Defense Department programs.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has downgraded Russia’s compliance rating due to its “insufficient regulation of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies.”

It should go without saying that fighting wars is a nasty business. The political, economic and moral corrosion that wars bring with their onslaught is often difficult for distant onlookers to decipher from the outside.

Did you hear? Google has been accused of a secret vendetta against Caucasians. Elon Musk exchanged tweets about this conspiracy on X more than 150 times this week, all on portraits generated with Google’s new AI chatbot Gemini. Like Ben Shapiro, Musk reacted to its image diversity: Female popes! African-looking Nazis! Indigenous founding fathers! Google apologized and paused the feature.

ROME (Reuters) -Leonardo and Germany's Hensoldt are discussing a possible joint-venture, the chief executive of the Italian defence group said on Thursday.

By Ankika Biswas and Khushi Singh

Multinational beer and beverage company Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Corona, has reported a 7% increase in operating profit for last year, even as as sales sagged in the United States due to a decline in demand...

Algeria will flex its muscle as a critical supplier for European countries seeking to lessen dependence on Russian gas as it welcomes leaders from other energy rich nations to a summit in Algiers this week

Sam Mendes movie on 'The Beatles' be released? Cinema lovers in general and the Beatles fans in particular have been asking this question since the day when the Oscar-winning director announced his decision to make four movies, one on each member of the band. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison have supported the ambitious project.

% growth in the December quarter, attributed mainly to a robust growth in manufacturing and construction sectors, as it maintained its status as the world's fastest-growing major economy. However, the growth during the fiscal third quarter period was a major step up from the 4.4% recorded in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite, Putin, 71, repeated his accusation that the West is bent on weakening Russia, and he suggested Western leaders did not understand how dangerous their meddling could be in what he cast as Russia's own internal affairs. He prefaced his warning with a specific reference to an idea, floated by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, of European NATO members sending ground troops to Ukraine — a suggestion that was quickly rejected by the United States, Germany, Britain and others.

BERLIN (Reuters) — Inflation fell in six economically important German states in February, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting that German inflation is continuing on its downward trajectory.

By Marc Jones and Olena Harmash

Gold prices held ground on Thursday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge due later in the day that could provide a fresh perspective into when the U.S. central bank could start cutting interest rates. FUNDAMENTALS