Some Chinese-imposed tariffs on U.S. goods to start 1 September
BEIJING, China - Behind the sharp sell-off on Wall Street on Friday was the announcement earlier by China that it ...
U.S. Justice Department approves sale of Fox regional sports networks
WASHINGTON, DC - Sinclair Broadcasting's takeover of various assets sold by Rupert Murdoch's parent company to Disney, has been given ...
Ireland to introduce stricter standards for marketing mobile phones
DUBLIN, Ireland - New guidelines relating to the advertising of mobile phone and broadband services by the Advertising Standards Authority ...
Tech stocks shatter, Nasdaq drops 3%, as Trump Trade War escalates
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks got smashed on Friday after President Donald Trump engaged in a tirade against ...
Multi-billionaire David Koch survived 27 years after death sentence
NEW YORK, New York - One of the richest men in the world died on Friday.Multi-billionaire David Koch, who with ...
Irish government urges businesses to prepare for Brexit
DUBLIN, Ireland - With 10 weeks to go to the Brexit deadline on 31 October, the Irish government is urging ...
End of week rally for shares in Asia
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in Asia rose across the board on Friday, setting European shares alight as well.In Japan the ...
Little movement in U.S. stocks, pound jumps
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks had an unremarkable day on Thursday. Solid data on the employment front provided ...
Gauteng owes businesses R2.6bn. Here are the other culprits
The government owes businesses over R7.1bn in unpaid invoices older than 30 days, with Gauteng leading the pack.This is according ...
Trump Touts USMCA in Meeting with Canada PM Trudeau
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, FRANCE - U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted their trilateral trade agreement in their ...
Japan, US reach broad agreement on trade deal - reports
Japan and the United States have reached a broad agreement in trade negotiations, reports said Sunday, with the leaders of ...
Ramaphosa to woo investors at G7 Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa aims to market South Africa as an investment destination and trade partner during the G7 Summit taking ...
Gen Z: More Diverse Than Previous Generations
One in a series on Generation Z.Over the next 10 years, Generation Z will grow in size and racial diversity ...
UK's Johnson Pushes Trump Back on Trade War
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, FRANCE - At the G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump's first order of business ...
WATCH | Imagine if Obama 'had been assassinated?' - Biden
Former vice president Joe Biden asked a town hall audience in Hanover, New Hampshire on Friday: "Imagine if, God forbid, ...
US Military Official Confirms China Deal to Use Cambodian Naval Base
VOA national security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this article.CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii - A senior U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ...
Rohingya Refugees Protest Exodus, Demand Rights in Myanmar
Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh on Sunday ...
Powerful, Obscure Law Is Basis for Trump 'Order' On Trade
President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make ...
Jamie Foxx reveals new Disney role post-breakup with Katie Holmes
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 25 (ANI): Jamie Foxx is back in the spotlight with an upcoming project with Disney-Pixar, post ...
Your network carrier may be slowing down online videos: Study
Massachusetts [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): If you have been experiencing slower video streaming on your mobile phone, you are not ...
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G7 to have emergency session on fires in Amazon
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African children forced from school by conflict
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Disaster risk reduction a must for nations in Asia Pacific, says ESCAP
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U.S. law enforcement nail man who pretended to be federal agent
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