Economy & Business
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffs
By Peter Catterall with Beiyi Seow in Washington AFP China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic ...Canada’s next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump
By Promit Mukherjee and Ismail Shakil Reuters Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal ...China and Canada retaliate as Trump tariffs take effect
BY JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES AP China and Canada announce retaliatory action as US President Trump’s tariffs against Canada, Mexico ...Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash
By Edward Mcallister and Renee Maltezou Reuters Clashes broke out in Athens on Friday as hundreds of thousands of people rallied across ...Major flight disruptions hit Munich and Hamburg airports as union strike begins
Germany’s Munich and Hamburg airports were hit by strikes by public sector union Verdi on Thursday and Friday, with airlines cancelling about ...Ukraine agrees on US minerals deal, seeking Trump support
By Ania TSOUKANOVA AFP Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it ...Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines
By Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas Reuters A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country’s capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday ...Cuba tells non-essential workers, students to stay home in latest blackout
By Dave Sherwood Reuters Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following ...Sweden reels from worst mass shooting in its history
By Nioucha ZAKAVATI AFP Sweden reeled Wednesday from the deadliest mass shooting in its history after 10 people plus the suspected gunman ...Ecuador president announces 27% tariff on Mexican goods
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa announced on Monday that his government will apply a 27% tariff on Mexican goods in an effort to ...