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US to delay China tariff increase after 'progress' in trade talks
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States is delaying a planned increase of tariffs on more than US$200 billion in Chinese exports after both sides hailed "substantial progress" made in trade talks.
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DR Congo set for historic political transition
AFP, Published on 24/01/2019
» KINSHASA: Felix Tshisekedi was to be sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country's first-ever peaceful handover of power after chaotic and bitterly-disputed elections.
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Colombia blames deadly Bogota car bombing on ELN rebels
AFP, Published on 18/01/2019
» BOGOTA - The Colombian government on Friday blamed leftist ELN rebels for the bombing of a police training academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker and dealt a body blow to the peace process.
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DR Congo starts countdown to vote as protest call fizzles
AFP, Published on 29/12/2018
» KINSHASA - Workers in DR Congo on Friday began preparations for long-awaited elections just two days away as a pre-vote protest called by the country's opposition appeared to fail.
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Chinese companies flee overseas to avoid US tariffs
AFP, Published on 11/09/2018
» BEIJING: A growing number of Chinese companies are adopting a crafty way to evade US President Donald Trump's tariffs: remove the "Made in China" label by shifting production to countries such as Vietnam, Serbia and Mexico.
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Brussels gripped by lobbying war over copyright law
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» BRUSSELS: It has been dubbed one of the most brutal lobbying wars in Brussels history, pitting media firms and Paul McCartney on one side against Big Tech and internet freedom denizens on the other.
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China trade surplus with US eases in July
AFP, Published on 08/08/2018
» BEIJING - China's trade surplus with the United States eased in July, when President Donald Trump imposed stiff tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods in a showdown between the world's two biggest economies.
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How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world's cheapest gas?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» CARACAS - In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline -- an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the cost of state-subsidized fuel.
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US tariffs on Chinese goods to hit $50bn Aug 23: USTR
AFP, Published on 08/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: The first round of President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs on China will hit the full US$50 billion in goods starting Aug 23, the government announced Tuesday.
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UN chief calls for 'total elimination' of nuclear weapons
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» GENEVA - The UN chief said Thursday the "total elimination" of nuclear weapons remained a UN priority, warning against a burgeoning new arms race.
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