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Spain moves to slash working week to 37.5 hours
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's minority leftist government on Tuesday approved a plan to reduce the working week to 37. 5...
Scottish whisky makers fear return of Trump tariffs
Drimnin (United Kingdom) (AFP) - At the end of a wild peninsula battered by winds in west Scotland is a...
Ordinary Chinese stoic in the face of escalating US trade war
Shanghai (AFP) - After China announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States, walkers along Shanghai's waterfront were stoic Tuesday in...
China says to probe Google over anti-monopoly violations
Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday said it would probe US tech giant Google over violations of anti-monopoly laws after...
China hits back at US with levies as Trump tariffs come in force
Beijing (AFP) - China said Tuesday it would impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and liquefied natural...
Trump halts Canada and Mexico tariffs, China still targeted
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on neighbors Mexico and Canada for a month...
In fire-ravaged Los Angeles, a long road of rebuilding
New York (AFP) - After the loss of more than 10,000 homes in last month's Los Angeles fires, the region...
Musk takes reins of US Treasury payments, sparking lawsuit
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk and his aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system, triggering a...
Trump halts Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada, China talks continue
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico for one month after the two...
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars
Oslo (AFP) - Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in...
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