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Deal or no deal, Britain to pay high price for Brexit
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» LONDON - Brexiteers have long argued that leaving the European Union, with or without a trade deal, would herald Britain's so-called sunlit uplands of economic prosperity.
Uncertain recovery to follow coronavirus shock
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» PARIS - The coronavirus pandemic triggered a historic global economic shock that required determined government initiative to confront it, while reinforcing China and big US tech companies.
Spotlight on Covid, Trump as Apec opens
Published on 20/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies began a virtual summit on Friday to discuss the response to the coronavirus and adopt a new vision for post-pandemic cooperation in the region.
Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including Thailand, are expected to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started on Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region.
UK-EU Brexit talks back on as clock ticks to trade deadline
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» LONDON:European Union negotiators headed to London on Thursday to resume Brexit trade talks after Britain called off a boycott, with both sides vowing to work round the clock to seal a deal in the time left.
Israel says formal diplomatic ties with Bahrain to begin Sunday
AFP, Published on 18/10/2020
» JERUSALEM - Israel and Bahrain will officially establish diplomatic relations on Sunday at a ceremony in Manama, an Israeli official said, after the two states reached a US-brokered normalisation deal last month.
UK ready to walk away without 'fundamental change' from EU
AFP, Published on 17/10/2020
» LONDON - Britain said on Friday there was no point in holding any more Brexit talks without a dramatic softening of the EU's position, bringing a potentially nasty divorce at the end of the year a step closer.
Judge halts WeChat download ban in US-China tech battle
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» NEW YORK - A US judge on Sunday blocked the government's ban on WeChat downloads, hours before it was due to take effect in an ongoing technology and espionage battle between Washington and Beijing.
Trump touts 'fantastic' TikTok deal with Walmart and Oracle
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Popular video app TikTok announced Saturday it has proposed an agreement with Oracle as its US technology provider and Walmart as a commercial partner, a potential deal US President Donald Trump touted as "fantastic."
Biden on Brexit: pro-EU and pro-Irish
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Joe Biden, with his defense of the Northern Ireland peace accord, has issued a warning to Britain over Brexit and support for an EU bruised by Donald Trump while making it clear he would preside over the Atlantic alliance.