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Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’ as he arrives in Vietnam
Hanoi (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no...
Stocks rise on tech tariffs respite, gold hits new high
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose firmly on Monday after fears over US President Donald Trump's trade war were tempered...
Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’ as starts SE Asia tour
Hanoi (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have...
Trump downplays tariffs walk-back, says no country ‘off the hook’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be getting "off the hook" on tariffs...
US says tech tariff exemptions may be short-lived
Washington (AFP) - Recent exemptions to sweeping US import tariffs may be short-lived, top officials said Sunday, with Donald Trump...
German refinery’s plight prompts calls for return of Russian oil
Schwedt (Germany) (AFP) - No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany...
‘Slow travel’ start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail
Dover (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his...
US exempts tech imports in tariff step back
Washington (AFP) - The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering...
US senators ask SEC for Trump insider trading probe
Washington (AFP) - A group of US senators on Friday urged the government's markets watchdog to investigate whether President Donald...
UK lawmakers hold emergency debate to save British Steel
London (AFP) - UK lawmakers held a rare Saturday parliamentary debate as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to...
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