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Trump's China signals give shares a lift
Business, Published on 10/05/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks advanced yesterday after US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the UK and signalled that tariffs on Chinese goods may fall if preliminary talks this weekend in Switzerland go well.
Trump says China tariff at 80% ‘seems right!’
AFP, Published on 09/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signalled on Friday that he could lower tariffs on Chinese imports, as the rival superpowers prepare for trade talks over the weekend.
Zhao's historic snooker title sparks talk of China world domination
AFP, Published on 09/05/2025
» BEIJING — Zhao Xintong's historic World Snooker Championship title is set to spur the game to even greater heights in China and sparked predictions the country could come to dominate the sport.
Bill Gates blasts Musk, speeds up giving away fortune
AFP, Published on 09/05/2025
» NEW YORK — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday an accelerated timeframe for giving away his fortune as he touted artificial intelligence (AI) as a game-changer to boost public health and save lives globally.
EU threatens to target US cars, planes if Trump tariff talks fail
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU on Thursday threatened to target US cars and planes among a raft of products worth 95 billion euros ($107 billion) if negotiations with President Donald Trump's team fail to avert a trade war.
Trump to announce ‘trade deal’ with UK
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» LONDON - The United States and Britain are reportedly set to announce a trade agreement on Thursday that could have implications for President Donald Trump’s tariffs campaign, but the scope of the deal could be limited.
Sotheby’s postpones auction of Buddhist relics
Published on 08/05/2025
» The jewels are delicate, some just millimetres in length, arranged in intricate patterns of circles and lines. Taken from British-occupied India in 1898, they were discovered alongside bone and ash, said to be the remains of Buddha.
India and Pakistan edge closer to war
Oped, Published on 08/05/2025
» Yesterday, India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, two weeks after a terrorist attack. The situation follows a long-smouldering fuse which has reignited in the wake of the terrible terrorist attack killing 27 tourists in a region of disputed Kashmir, part of India's territory. Some 25 Indian civilians were apparently targeted because of their Hindu religion.
'Aussiewood' courts Hollywood as Trump film tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia still wants to make "great films" with the United States, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Tuesday, as new tariffs threaten the home of Hollywood hits like The Matrix, Elvis and Crocodile Dundee.
US puts sanctions on Myanmar warlord and militia linked to cyber scams
Published on 06/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on a Myanmar warlord, his two sons and the militia he leads, for facilitating cyber scams, human trafficking and cross-border smuggling, the Treasury Department said.