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China hawk Peter Navarro has Trump’s ear
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on countries around the world, including 104% in duties on China, bear the fingerprint of Peter Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist who has long warned against a rising Beijing.
Preservationists race to save 17th century Swedish warship
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions.
Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON - In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor.
Man Utd reliant on Europa League with season on life support
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» PARIS — Manchester United's lone hope of salvaging anything from a terrible season lies in the Europa League, where success is vital to helping finance a rebuild of Ruben Amorim's underperforming squad.
Musk brands Trump aide 'dumber than a sack of bricks' in tariff spat
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - Billionaire Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump's senior trade advisor Peter Navarro as "truly a moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" on Tuesday in a growing rift over the US tariff policy that has rocked the world.
Author of explosive Meta memoir to star at US Senate hearing
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before United States senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government.
UK to host Europe's first Universal theme park
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON — Universal will build its first European theme park in Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday, unveiling a mega deal which could create thousands of jobs and attract millions of tourists.
Arsenal stun Real Madrid as Rice delivers free-kick masterclass
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON — Arsenal stormed to a stunning 3-0 win over Champions League holders Real Madrid as Declan Rice's free-kick masterclass left the Gunners within touching distance of a place in the semi-finals.
Spain thump Portugal in women's Nations League as Belgium upset England
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» PARIS — Spain thumped Portugal 7-1 to move top of their group in the women's Nations League on Tuesday, while European champions England lost 3-2 in Belgium.
Judge orders White House to lift restrictions on AP access
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints."