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German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
Hanover (Germany) (AFP) - Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair...
‘Frightening’: US restaurants, producers face tariff whiplash
Washington (AFP) - From European wines to industrial tools, global tariffs launched by US President Donald Trump this week promise...
Trump says ‘very close to a deal’ on TikTok
Miami (AFP) - President Donald Trump said his administration was "very close" to a deal to find a buyer for...
Where Trump’s tariffs could hurt Americans’ wallets
Washington (AFP) - As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, Americans...
Trump’s trade math baffles economists
Washington (AFP) - Trade economists were scratching their heads on Thursday at the formula used by the White House to...
UK avoids worst US tariffs post-Brexit, but no celebrations
London (AFP) - More than four years after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union became effective, Britain has escaped...
Lesotho, Africa’s ‘kingdom in the sky’ jolted by Trump
Maseru (Lesotho) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump in March ridiculed Lesotho as a place "nobody has ever heard of"...
Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil
New York (AFP) - Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariff salvo fanned...
Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa
Johannesburg (AFP) - The small African kingdom of Lesotho said Thursday it would "urgently" send a government delegation to the...
Wall St leads rout as world reels from Trump tariffs
Washington (AFP) - Wall Street led a global markets bloodbath Thursday as countries around the world reeled from President Donald...
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