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US proposes tariffs on EU cheese, pork and whiskey

1:47 pm July 2, 2019

Washington: The United States on Monday proposed USD 4 billion in tariffs on a range of European Union products — including parmesan cheese and Scotch and Irish whiskey — over subsidies for commercial aircraft. The list also includes sausages, hams, pasta, olives and many other cheeses including reggiano, provolone, edam and gouda. “Today, the Office […]

Merkel: G20 to sign ‘similar’ climate deal to previous meet

1:51 pm June 29, 2019

Osaka: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that the G20 would sign a similar deal on climate change to that agreed at the last meeting in Argentina, where the United States was isolated. “We will have a similar text to Argentina. A 19+1 declaration,” Merkel told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in […]

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Vietnam says committed to ‘free and fair’ trade after Trump tariff threat

8:58 pm June 28, 2019

Hanoi : Hanoi said it is committed to “freedom and fairness” in its trade ties with the United States, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on goods from Vietnam, a major exporter to America. Vietnam has seen a leap in exports to the US this year as the US-China trade war simmers, prompting […]

Australia warns of ‘collateral damage’ from Trump-Xi trade war

2:43 pm June 26, 2019

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday warned that “collateral damage” from trade spats between China and the United States were hurting smaller countries and threatening the global economy. In an usually public warning to allies in Washington, Morrison said the “world’s most important bilateral relationship — the US-China relationship” had become “strained”. “Trade […]

Sheriff: Woman, toddler, 2 infants found dead in South Texas

10:47 pm June 24, 2019

Mission (Texas): A sheriff in South Texas says Border Patrol agents have discovered the bodies of four people, including three children, within a wildlife management area near the border. Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra tells the McAllen Monitor that the dead appeared to be two infants, a toddler and a woman in her early 20s. The sheriff tells the newspaper that they […]