Economy & Business
Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries’ ties were at an “unprecedented level”, during ...India hit by 50% tariffs in Trump’s trade war over Russian oil
BY Beiyi SEOW AFP US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President ...India, China agree to resume direct flights, boost business links
India and China agreed on Tuesday to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties ...Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of ...UN says Congo rebels killed scores of farmers, M23 suggests ‘smear’
By Sonia Rolley PARIS (Reuters) -An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 ...Angola’s petrol protest death toll rises to 22 as medics overwhelmed
Violence that erupted during protests this week in Angola sparked by the government’s decision to raise the price of fuel killed at least 22 ...Low water levels hamper shipping in Germany’s Rhine River as heat wave continues
A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany’s Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo ...Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Press Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries ...Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export curbs take hold
By Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Jeff Mason Reuters Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers ...Sweden eases alcohol monopoly one bottle at a time
If Anna Anerfalt gets a license to sell gin, whiskey and schnapps to visitors at her family’s distillery near Norrtalje in Sweden, ...














