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Bulgaria to get final green light to adopt euro in 2026
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU ministers are set to give the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt...
Stocks rise as Trump delays tariffs deadline
London (AFP) - Major stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after President Donald Trump extended his tariffs deadline and hinted at...
Trump says new tariff deadline ‘not 100 percent firm’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher...
Trump unveils first wave of steeper US tariffs, extends deadline
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump unveiled higher tariffs for Japan, South Korea and a dozen other countries in...
US stocks retreat from records on Trump tariff deluge
New York (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Monday with US indices retreating from records as President Donald Trump's aggressive...
Stock markets struggle as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities struggled Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before Donald Trump's tariff...
North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour
Beijing (AFP) - North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair...
Trump says to send first tariff letters on Monday
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced he would send the first tariff letters to various countries on Monday,...
US tariffs to kick in Aug 1, barring trade deals
Washington (AFP) - US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union...
AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands
Los Banos (United States) (AFP) - Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and...
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