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US, China agree to slash tariffs in trade war de-escalation
Washington (AFP) - The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days,...
Reel tensions: Trump film trade war looms over Cannes
Paris (AFP) - Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on foreign-made films risks stoking tensions between the European and American film...
Washington hails ‘substantive progress’ after trade talks with China
Geneva (AFP) - Washington expressed optimism at the end of a weekend of trade talks with China aimed to de-escalate...
Scottish refinery closure spells trouble for green transition
Grangemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Andrew Petersen is a third-generation oil refinery worker from a small, industrial Scottish town. When...
US projected to hit debt limit in August: Treasury chief
Washington (AFP) - There is a "reasonable probability" the United States will hit its borrowing limit in August when Congress...
Scottish refinery closure spells trouble for green transition
Grangemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Andrew Petersen is a third-generation oil refinery worker from a small, industrial Scottish town. When...
US, Swiss agree to speed up tariff talks
Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland and the United States agreed Friday to speed up negotiations towards a deal on averting further...
US, China conclude first day of trade talks in Geneva
Geneva (AFP) - Senior US and Chinese officials on Saturday concluded the first of two days of talks aimed at...
‘Pragmatic’ approach could reap ‘ambitious’ UK-EU deal: Starmer
London (AFP) - A "pragmatic" approach to talks on food standards, youth mobility and European courts could yield an "ambitious"...
With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles
Rome (AFP) - Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1. 4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits...
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