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US banana giant Chiquita returns to Panama
Panama City (AFP) - US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in Panama and rehire thousands of workers fired...
Japan pledges $68 billion investment in India
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan pledged Friday to invest $68 billion in India during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Swiss economic outlook ‘dampened’ by US tariffs: key barometer
Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland's key economic barometer fell in August after US President Donald Trump imposed whopping tariffs on the...
Japan seeks record defence budget, to triple drone spending
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another...
US ends tariff exemption for small packages shipped globally
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in...
Trump thumbs nose at decades of India courtship
Washington (AFP) - India once united US policymakers like few issues. For nearly three decades, US presidents of both parties...
Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages
Washington (AFP) - An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to...
Luxury carmaker Lotus to slash UK jobs amid US tariffs
London (AFP) - Chinese-owned luxury carmaker Lotus said Thursday that it planned to cut up to 550 UK jobs, in...
US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over move to fire her
Washington (AFP) - US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit Thursday to challenge Donald Trump's move to fire...
Ex-Fed chief says Trump bid to oust US governor Cook ‘dangerous’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook marks a direct attempt to...
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