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EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
Economy
by  AFP

Brussels on Monday gave the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations. The passage of the New Zealand trade deal stood in contrast with the collapse last month of a much-bigger accord the EU had been negotiating for six years with Australia.

Storm leaves thousands without power in Crimea
Storm leaves thousands without power in Crimea
Economy
by  AFP

Over 400,000 people in Crimea were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force winds and heavy rains battered the Russian-annexed peninsula over the weekend. More than two thousand towns and villages on the Ukrainian mainland were also left without power due to bad weather on Monday, Kyiv's government said.