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Beijing hits back at EU with medical device import curbs
Beijing hits back at EU with medical device import curbs

HONG KONG: China has fired back at the European Union in an escalating trade dispute by imposing new restrictions on medical device...

Trump signals progress on India Trade, criticizes Japan stance
Trump signals progress on India Trade, criticizes Japan stance

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump says the United States could soon reach a trade deal with India. He believes this deal would...

"US subject to negotiations when something is fair," Trump on August 1 tariffs
"US subject to negotiations when something is fair," Trump on August 1 tariffs

Washington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that the proposed tariff arrangements are intended...

Update: Xi urges young students to contribute to world peace
Update: Xi urges young students to contribute to world peace

TAIYUAN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called on young...

"The negotiation is still underway," Taiwan's Minister as US tariff deadline looms
"The negotiation is still underway," Taiwan's Minister as US tariff deadline looms

Taipei [Taiwan], July 8 (ANI): Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Kuo Jyh-huei, on Monday said the negotiations on the tariff between...

Anyone's Legend advances in LoL Mid-Season Invitational bracket
Anyone's Legend advances in LoL Mid-Season Invitational bracket

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Anyone's Legend fought past CTBC Flying Oyster 3-1 to advance in the lower bracket of the...

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Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur
Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump claimed he was unaware that the term shylock is regarded as antisemitic when he used it in...

Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job
Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job

PARIS, France: A strike by French air traffic controllers demanding improved working conditions caused significant disruptions during...

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals
Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

OMAHA, Nebraska: With Congress considering cuts totaling around US$1 trillion to Medicaid over the next decade, concerns are rising...

Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape
Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape

ROME, Italy: Quick thinking by emergency responders helped prevent greater devastation after a gas station explosion in southeastern...

Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars
Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump is drawing praise from his core supporters after halting key arms shipments to Ukraine, a...

Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status
Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

MOSCOW, Russia: This week, Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan since...