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Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese...
Trump says dealing ‘nicely’ with China as tariff deadline looms
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has been "dealing very nicely with China" --...
Indonesia, Peru strike trade agreement as leaders meet
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia and Peru sealed a trade agreement Monday as their leaders met in Jakarta, with Southeast Asia's...
Brazil’s Petrobras posts $4.7 bn second-quarter profit
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras posted a hefty net profit of $4. 7 billion in the second...
‘Optimistic’: Champagne growers hope for US tariff shift
Vincelles (France) (AFP) - Champagne growers say President Donald Trump's tariffs on European goods will hurt sales to the United...
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a ‘severe setback’
New Delhi (AFP) - Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not...
Trump offers data to justify firing of labor stats chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that jobs data had been "purposely" altered by the government's...
Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
Kabul (AFP) - Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere...
Bank of England cuts rate as keeps watch over tariffs
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter point to four...
Germany factory output falls to lowest since pandemic in 2020
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data...
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