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Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump as tariff threats loom: media
Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday for what Canadian and American...
Global wine output to hit lowest level since 1961
Paris (AFP) - Global wine production is set to fall again this year to its lowest level since 1961 due...
Inflation-wary US consumers flock to ‘Black Friday’ deals
New York (AFP) - US shoppers were out in force for "Black Friday," with preliminary data showing strong online sales...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO’s trailblazing motivator
Geneva (AFP) - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking...
WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms
Geneva (AFP) - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was reappointed Friday for a second term running the World Trade Organization, said she...
Japan government approves $92 bn extra budget
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's unpopular minority government approved on Friday an extra budget to help pay for a massive stimulus...
WTO chief faces heavy task as Trump threat looms
Geneva (AFP) - World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be reappointed Friday for a second term, in...
French PM announces concession in bid to end budget standoff
Paris (AFP) - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a...
French cognac workers protest China bottling plan amid tariff threat
Cognac (France) (AFP) - Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy on Thursday staged a protest over potential measures...
French farmers wall off public buildings in protest over regulations
Paris (AFP) - French farmers blocked off entrances to two public buildings in Paris on Thursday in protest at "constraints" imposed...
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