Trump vows huge new China tariffs as markets nosedive
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened new tariffs of 50 percent on China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
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Russia, accused of stalling, wants answers before truce
MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Monday said that it supported the idea of a truce in Ukraine but had many "questions" about how it would work, pushing back at US and European suggestions that it was playing for time.
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Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash
NEW YORK - Boeing has reached a last-minute settlement to avoid a civil trial that was due to start Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the plaintiffs' lawyers said.
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Belgian prince seeks social security on top of allowance
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - An unconventional Belgian prince will learn on Monday if he has the right to social security on top of his royal allowance after he sued for coverage -- the first time a royal has taken such action against the state in the country's nearly 200-year history.
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Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific bans pilots, cabin crew from taking power banks on flights
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has banned its pilots and cabin crew from carrying power banks on board flights while on duty amid safety concerns, the South China Morning Post has learned, in a move aircrew decried as causing them significant inconvenience and a "double standard" compared with restrictions for passengers.
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Buchenwald camp survivor recounts liberation, 80 years on
PARIS - Jacques Moalic, a 102-year-old former Agence France-Presse journalist, remembers vividly the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by American troops 80 years ago.
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