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US tariffs on China should be higher than other countries: Lutnick 29 Jan 2025 - 09:20 pm
Howard Lutnick, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, speaks during his Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Canada central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.0% 29 Jan 2025 - 07:03 pm
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem walks outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 22, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Trump official revokes protected status for Venezuelans in US 29 Jan 2025 - 06:12 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 27, 2025 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
US Fed expected to hold rate steady despite Trump pressure to cut 29 Jan 2025 - 06:08 pm
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White House urges TikTokers to apply for press passes 28 Jan 2025 - 11:22 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists about TikTok as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov app for US government use 28 Jan 2025 - 08:13 pm
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Google Maps to show 'Gulf of America' to US users 28 Jan 2025 - 06:55 pm
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US Fed starts rate deliberations with pause expected 28 Jan 2025 - 05:04 pm
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New strain of bird flu confirmed in US 28 Jan 2025 - 03:32 pm
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Trump warns of 'wake-up call' as low-cost Chinese AI jolts sector 28 Jan 2025 - 11:21 am
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek and Nvidia logos on screens in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on January 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Trump pushes India's Modi on 'fair' trade 27 Jan 2025 - 11:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Colombia caves on deportations after Trump threats 27 Jan 2025 - 04:12 pm
Colombian Foreign Relations Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (C) speaks during a press conference at the San Carlos Palace in Bogota on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Andrea Ariza / AFP)
Bus crash in southern Bolivia leaves 19 dead 26 Jan 2025 - 11:44 pm
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Trump slaps sanctions after Colombia defies deportation push 26 Jan 2025 - 11:23 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 26, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 25, 2025 and Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN and Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab 26 Jan 2025 - 07:38 pm
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP
Colombia president says will not accept US deportation flights 26 Jan 2025 - 06:46 pm
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (L) speaks next to Honduras' President Xiomara Castro during the CELAC Summit in Buccament Bay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)
Trump praises British PM for 'good job' ahead of phone call 26 Jan 2025 - 11:58 am
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One after departing Las Vegas, Nevada, en route to Miami, Florida on January 25, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab 26 Jan 2025 - 10:59 am
(Files) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)