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EU eyes targeting 100 bn euros of US goods with tariffs
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU is preparing to hit US goods worth nearly 100 billion euros ($113 billion) with...
Danish firm Orsted halts huge UK offshore wind farm project
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish renewables firm Orsted said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a massive wind farm off...
China eases monetary policy to boost ailing economy
Beijing (AFP) - China on Wednesday eased key monetary policy tools in a bid to boost its ailing economy as...
US, Chinese officials to hold trade talks in Switzerland
Washington (AFP) - Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks...
Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
Yuxi (China) (AFP) - Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling...
Taiwan bicycle makers in limbo as US tariff threat looms
Taichung (Taiwan) (AFP) - Weeks after Donald Trump's global tariff bombshell, Jeff Chen's factory in Taiwan is as busy as...
US, Chinese officials to hold trade talks in Switzerland
Washington (AFP) - Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks...
EU proposes ending all Russian gas imports by 2027
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The EU on Tuesday unveiled a long-promised plan to phase out its remaining gas imports from...
Trump says US should to stop ‘subsidizing’ Canada as trade talks continue
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States should stop "subsidizing" Canada, as he hosted the...
No signs of US recession, Treasury Secretary says
Washington (AFP) - There are currently no signs that the United States has entered a recession despite the world's largest...
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