White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is fighting “Phase One” of the China trade deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 11, CNBC reported on Friday, citing sources. Navarro contests the shelving of protections for intellectual property and technology that appeared in earlier versions of the […]
The discovery of the bodies – 38 adults and one teenager – was made on Wednesday after emergency services were alerted to people in a truck container on an industrial site in Grays, about 32km (20 miles) east of central London. Police have said they believe the dead […]
MOSCOW/ANKARA – Russia sent about 300 more military police and more than 20 armoured vehicles to Syria on Friday under an accord between Ankara and Moscow that has halted Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria. The deal, sealed on Tuesday by Presidents Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, requires […]
WASHINGTON – The United States on Friday rejected Chinese accusations that political motives were behind a top Beijing space official not receiving a visa in time to attend the start of an international conference in Washington this week.FILE PHOTO: Aides set up platforms before a group photo with […]
SANTIAGO – As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation. Protesters waving national flags, dancing, banging pots with […]
California firefighters aided by subsiding winds took the offensive on Friday against two major wildfires at opposite ends of the state, one displacing 50,000 suburban Los Angeles residents and another roaring through Sonoma County’s famed wine country.Firefighters battle a fire, as a wind driven wildfire continues to burn […]
A U.S. judge on Friday validated the legality of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and ordered his administration to hand over an unredacted copy of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, handing a […]
The USTR provided no details on the areas of progress. “They made headway on specific issues and the two sides are close to finalizing some sections of the agreement. Discussions will go on continuously at the deputy level, and the principals will have another call in the near […]
NEW DELHI – Loss-making Indian mobile carrier Vodafone Idea said on Friday it will ask the central government for relief on payments of at least $4 billion after a court ruling required it to pay overdue levies and interest.A hotel employee clears a table after Vodafone Group and […]
NEW DELHI – The investigations unit of India’s Competition Commission has concluded that Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR), Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) and United Breweries (UBBW.NS) colluded to fix beer prices, two people with direct knowledge told Reuters.Tuborg beer bottles are seen in a cooler at a liquor shop in Kolkata, India, […]
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