A woman walks past an Adidas store in Beijing, China : REUTERS

Beijing, feeling boxed into a corner by the United States& intensifying tariff assault on China and any country that buys or assembles Chinese goods, is bracing for an economic war of attrition.

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World leaders lining up to ‘kiss my ass&, Donald Trump boasts

President Donald Trump has boasted that world leaders panicked by his gargantuan global tariffs are &kissing my ass-& in desperate bids to reduce the levies.

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‘I aim to find the UK&s best Wetherspoons by visiting all 800 by the time I am 30'

A university student on a quest to find the best Wetherspoons in the UK plans to visit and rank all 800 pubs by the age of 30.

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Europe&s first Universal theme park set to open in UK after government backs deal

A deal to secure the first Universal theme park in Europe has been closed by the UK government in the hope it will generate tens of billions of pounds for the economy.

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Statements outside court after a boy and girl found guilty of killing 80-year-old dog walker

Statements outside Leicester Crown Court after a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were found guilty of killing 80-year-old Bhim Kohli.

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Virginia Giuffre&s alleged restraining order breach court case adjourned until June

The woman who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against Britain&s Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has had her court case for allegedly breaching a restraining order adjourned until June.

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