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Trump trade war escalates as China, EU counterattack
Beijing (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's trade war boiled over on Wednesday as China and the European Union adopted...
How the EU is responding to Trump’s trade assault
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Hit by three waves of painful US tariffs since President Donald Trump returned to office, the...
Stocks volatile, oil plunges as trade war cranks higher
London (AFP) - Wall Street rose but European and Asian stock markets tumbled along with oil on Wednesday as President...
Taiwan exporters count the cost of Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tariffs
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese exporters are crunching numbers and talking to American clients as they scramble to figure out how...
Trump’s new tariffs take effect, with 104% on Chinese goods
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including over 100...
Trumps presses on with 104% tariffs on China
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday forged ahead with tariffs of over 100 percent against Chinese goods...
UK to host Europe’s first Universal theme park
London (AFP) - Universal will build its first European theme park in Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday, unveiling...
Judge orders White House to restore AP access
Washington (AFP) - A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to...
Stocks bounce after tariffs-fuelled rout
London (AFP) - Stock markets bounced higher on Tuesday following a huge sell-off, but analysts warned of more turmoil as...
Trump’s trade representative says tariffs ‘bearing fruit’
Washington (AFP) - The top US trade official on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on nearly every other...
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