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Trump in ‘no rush’ to speak with China’s Xi despite tariff battle
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was not in a hurry to speak with his Chinese...
‘Rare earths’ for aid: Ukraine’s minerals threatened by war
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has signalled he could trade aid to Kyiv in its fight against...
Amid Trump trade tensions, WTO remains crippled arbiter
Geneva (AFP) - While US President Donald Trump unleashes trade wars and tariffs, the system for settling such disputes within...
Trump, China’s Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to hold direct talks after announcing...
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...
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