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European stocks up as ECB cuts rate, US stocks mixed
European stocks up as ECB cuts rate, US stocks mixed
by  AFP

European stock markets rose Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2019 -- but gains were muted as sticky inflation blurs the outlook for more reductions.

Chile's lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert
Chile's lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert
by  AFP

As night falls in Chile's Atacama desert, the world's driest, a drilling machine extracts brine to measure levels of lithium -- a crucial mineral for the global switch to cleaner energy, but harmful in its own way. Chile is seeking to retake its position as the world's top lithium producer, but environmentalists fear extraction in the Atacama desert will harm fragile ecosystems there.

After a bitter break-up, Trump makes up with billionaire donors
After a bitter break-up, Trump makes up with billionaire donors
by  AFP

In an electoral system in which money is the ultimate kingmaker, Donald Trump has been courting the country's billionaires -- and they have their checkbooks ready. On November 5, voters -- perhaps influenced by ads paid for with millions of dollars of billionaire money -- will have the final say. rle/sst/st

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