This is Beirut, 10/04 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States has backtracked on emergency food aid cuts it announced for 14 countries, restoring assistance to six of them, the UN's World Food Program said Wednesday. The UN agency, already struggling with financing woes, said Monday that the United States advised it Washington was eliminating emergency food aid to those 14 poor and ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social networking giant collaborated with the Chinese government on artificial intelligence, censorship and more, then lied to Congress about what it was doing. Former global policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked at the company ...
Salam El Zaatari, 10/04 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the age of globalization, few leaders have dared to question the structure that underpins the modern world economy. Donald Trump didn’t just question it, he took a wrecking ball to it. His tariff-first economic approach, widely criticized as reckless, may actually represent the beginning of a hard but necessary conversation: Should America ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump has ramped up his trade war against China, further raising import tariffs on Beijing to 125 percent despite pausing them for other countries. The move came hours after China announced reciprocal action against the United States in response to a previous levy hike. AFP looks at how the escalating trade war between the ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China. After days of turmoil, stocks on Wall Street and across Asia saw huge surges in reaction to Trump's announcement that he was halting a levy hike for almost all ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 04:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that military action against Iran was "absolutely" possible and that there was "very little time" left to reach a nuclear agreement. "If force has to be used, we will use force," the U.S. president told reporters. "Israel will obviously be very involved, it will lead the ...
Liliane Mokbel, 09/04 21:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oil prices plunged on Wednesday due to the escalating trade war between the United States and China, with Brent crude falling below $60 per barrel for the first time in four years. At around 11:20 GMT (13:20 in Paris), the price of North Sea Brent crude for June delivery dropped by 5.52% to $59.35, briefly reaching a low of $58.47 during the ...
This is Beirut, 09/04 19:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The EU on Wednesday adopted its first measures hitting back at President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught, targeting more than 20 billion euros of US goods, including soybeans, motorcycles, and beauty products. The levies of up to 25 percent are retaliation for US duties on steel and aluminum imposed last month -- with Europe's response to ...
Lyne Sammouri, 09/04 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
US President Donald Trump revealed a massive 104% tariff increase on all Chinese imports, scheduled to take effect on Wednesday. How will this impact the Chinese import market in Lebanon?
This is Beirut, 09/04 18:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, bringing duties on Chinese products up to 104 ...
Mario Chartouni, 09/04 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington, initially expected to be a diplomatic summit reinforcing US-Israel ties, ultimately became a series of disappointments. According to several observers, including Israeli publication Haaretz, Netanyahu sought unwavering support from President Donald Trump for a hardline ...
This is Beirut, 09/04 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran are to hold talks in Oman on Saturday on Tehran's nuclear programme, with concerns mounting about its rapid expansion and both Washington and Israel warning of military action if discussions drag on. Tensions between Iran and the West have repeatedly flared up since Donald Trump, during his first term as US president, ...