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Trump heads to Italy for pope’s funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
Exports surge 17.8% to reach 3-year high of $29.5bn in March
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thai exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and exceeded expectations, reaching the highest level in three years, although steep US tariffs remain a concern, says the Commerce Ministry.
China says US should revoke all unilateral tariffs, denies talks
Published on 24/04/2025
» China demanded that the US revoke all unilateral tariffs and said there were no talks on reaching a trade deal, as tensions spiral between the world’s largest economies.
Tesla sales plunge in EU as Musk takes flak
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» PARIS - Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticised for his work in US President Donald Trump's administration.
US tariff shock upsides for Asean
Oped, Published on 24/04/2025
» 'Let the dust from the White House settle first," said former Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon in an interview with Korean media. A Southeast Asian figure I met during an Asean Regional Forum (ARF) Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) meeting held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, expressed a similar sentiment.
Apple fined $570m, Meta $228m for breaching EU law, risking Trump fury
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» BRUSSELS — Apple was fined 500 million euros (US$570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros ($228 million), as European Union (EU) antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» PARIS — An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
Trump says won't fire Fed chief, signals China tariffs will come down
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing the chair of the US Federal Reserve and signalled a "substantial" lowering of tariffs on China -- moves that brought relief to global markets spooked by his aggressive policies.
MAHLE Boosts Profitability Amid Market Headwinds
Published on 23/04/2025
» The automotive supplier MAHLE closed the 2024 financial year with a positive consolidated net result, despite challenging market conditions. Operating profit (EBIT) increased from €304 million to €423 million, raising the EBIT margin to 3.6 percent. However, sales fell 5.6 percent organically to €11.7 billion, largely due to weak markets in Europe and North America and sluggish EV demand outside China.
India hunts gunmen who massacred 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspot
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» PAHALGAM - Indian security forces in Kashmir carried out a major manhunt Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists, slaughtering at least 26 people in the region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000.