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Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

US likely to escalate trade war with China if no deal is agreed soon: Trump’s advisor

7:53 pm September 22, 2019

Beijing: The US is likely to ramp up pressure on China by raising existing tariffs if a trade deal is not reached soon between the two countries, a key White House adviser has said. The world’s two largest economies have been locked in a bruising trade war since Trump in March last year imposed tariff […]

Boris Johnson recuperates at Chequers with pregnant fiancee

Boris Johnson prepares for first overseas trip with girlfriend

7:37 pm September 21, 2019

London: Boris Johnson’s Downing Street team reportedly have an additional pressure on their planning for his upcoming visit to the US for the United Nations General Assembly next week, with it also marking the first overseas visit being undertaken by the British Prime Minister with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. While Symonds is officially said to […]

Hurricane Lorena threatens Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos

5:00 am September 21, 2019

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: Residents and tourists hunkered down in homes, shelters and hotels as Hurricane Lorena menaced Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos area Friday, threatening damaging winds, flash floods and life-imperiling surf along the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that the storm’s eye was hugging the southern end of the Baja […]

US swimmer criss-crosses Channel in 54-hour feat

3:17 pm September 17, 2019

London: An American breast cancer survivor on Tuesday became the first person to swim across the Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance. Sarah Thomas, 37, could be seen in a video posted on Facebook arriving at Dover on the southern English coast with a group of supporters cheering her on. “I […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trade War: China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

9:42 pm September 13, 2019

BEIJING: China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the […]