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Asian markets reverse as appeals court gives Trump tariffs reprieve
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian shares fell Friday after a US appeal court gave Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs a temporary...
A bad wrap: An angry Trump blasts the ‘TACO Theory’
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump made no pretense at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by...
White House slams court decision blocking Trump tariffs
Washington (AFP) - The White House on Thursday blasted a federal court's decision to block many of President Donald Trump's...
Chinese exporters “on hold” despite US tariff relief
Ningbo (China) (AFP) - Chinese exporters in one of the world's busiest port cities spoke Thursday of murky horizons as...
Mauritanian elected as Africa’s new ‘super banker’
Abidjan (AFP) - Mauritania's former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday elected to succeed Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina as...
Stocks shrug off US court’s tariff ruling
London (AFP) - Global shares gave a muted response Thursday to a US court's decision blocking most of President Donald...
Saudis in ‘difficult’ talks to keep Ronaldo next season: PIF source
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Saudi officials are in "difficult" talks to keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the country, a source...
Stocks climb after US court blocks Trump tariffs
London (AFP) - Global stocks and the dollar largely firmed Thursday after a US court blocked most of President Donald...
Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri out at Dior
Paris (AFP) - Dior announced Thursday that Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was stepping down as artistic director of the...
Jihadist attacks hit Mozambique as Total readies to resume gas project
Maputo (AFP) - A series of attacks in northern Mozambique this month point to a resurgence of violence by Islamic...
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