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Battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after failing to secure financing...
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffs
Beijing (AFP) - China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic interests against sweeping new...
Mongolia’s children choke in toxic pollution
Ulaanbaatar (AFP) - As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body,...
Oil companies greet Trump return, muted on tariffs
Houston (AFP) - Oil executives said Tuesday they are bullish on US petroleum investments in the emerging Trump era as...
US trades barbs with Canada as steel, aluminum tariffs loom
Washington (AFP) - The United States and Canada traded angry tariff warnings Tuesday, as trade tensions soared and President Donald...
Trump may rethink plans to double Canada steel, aluminum tariffs
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would "probably" reconsider doubling planned tariffs on Canadian steel and...
Ghana scraps IMF-linked ‘nuisance’ taxes
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's new government on Tuesday announced it was scrapping several Covid-era taxes introduced in an effort to...
Trump doubles down on Canada trade war with major tariff hike
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday, while threatening to "shut down"...
Ships blaze after North Sea crash, govt rules out foul play
Grimsby (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Two ships were still on fire in the North Sea on Tuesday after a cargo...
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weigh
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw...
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