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War dogs: sausages bolster the fight in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/12/2022
» DONETSK REGION, Ukraine: On the roads leading to the front in Ukraine's war-torn east, every morning begins with a familiar scene -- soldiers filling up trucks, sipping steaming coffee and catching up between bites of fresh hot dogs.
Crowds, colour and Covid rules as Hong Kong Rugby Sevens returns
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» HONG KONG - Fans of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens shrugged off a three-year pandemic absence as the weekend sporting spectacle kicked off with drinking, fancy dress -- and Covid rules.
Moscow lashes out after Prague accuses Skripal suspects over deadly blast
AFP, Published on 19/04/2021
» MOSCOW - Tensions between Moscow and Prague spiralled Sunday with Russia ordering out 20 diplomats, a day after the Czech Republic accused the suspects in the Skripal poisoning of being behind a deadly 2014 explosion on its soil.
Trump reimposes 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» CLYDE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal.
Consumers lapping up cereal, paper towels in pandemic
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» NEW YORK - Face masks and hand sanitizer may be the signature items of the COVID-19 economy, but the upheaval in consumer behavior also is boosting sales of cereal, ketchup and paper towels.
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth.
Buffett, mum on a successor, dreams of 'elephant-sized' acquisition
AFP, Published on 24/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has yet to name a successor and at age 88 still dreams of making an "elephant-sized" acquisition, he said in his annual letter to shareholders.
EU delivers stark warning to US over auto tariffs
AFP, Published on 02/07/2018
» BRUSSELS - The EU has warned Washington that a threat to slap Europe with major auto tariffs could inflict serious damage to the US economy and would prompt strong retaliation.
Prawns and Haagen-Dazs on the menu as Trump-Kim meet
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» SINGAPORE - The main course may be hard-to-swallow denuclearisation, but Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un also had a heady mix of Yangzhou fried rice and a dark chocolate tartlet ganache on their plates during their historic summit Tuesday.
Trump reveals direct North Korea contacts, okays peace talks
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump confirmed direct contacts between the United States and North Korea and gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean war in a series of diplomatic revelations Tuesday.