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China made a ‘mistake’ with rare-earth controls, says Bessent
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told the Financial Times that China would not be able to pull the same move…
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Air traffic control absences surge, hitting almost half of major US airports
More than 5,600 flights were delayed on Friday and 500 were canceled, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website. (EPA…
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Trinidad, Tobago military on alert amid US-Venezuela tensions
The alert caused panic in Port of Spain, where locals rushed to buy food and fuel. (AFP pic) PORT OF…
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US to announce that Nexperia’s Chinese facilities will resume shipments
Nexperia produces large volumes of semiconductors in the Netherlands that are widely used in autos and consumer electronics. (EPA Images…
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Cuba rescues residents stranded by floodwaters in wake of Hurricane Melissa
A person walks past a house flooded by a rising river in Cauto Cristo, Cuba. (EPA Images pic) RIO CAUTO:…
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Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, US judges rule
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are available to Americans whose income is less than 130% of the federal poverty…
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UN Security Council backs Morocco plan for Western Sahara autonomy
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI lauded the vote as ‘historic’, saying ‘we are opening a new and victorious chapter in the…
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Wall Street gains on Amazon boost but rate caution tempers enthusiasm
The S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow boasted weekly gains and their longest monthly winning streaks in years.…
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Trump rejects resuming Canada trade talks after ad dispute
Canada has been the US’s second-largest trading partner and a major supplier of steel and aluminium to US companies. (EPA…
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Nvidia says to supply 260,000 cutting-edge chips to South Korea
Nvidia said 50,000 of its chips will be used in a new AI factory being built by Samsung Electronics. (Nvidia…
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