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Trump sends mixed messages to China on Trade war 25 Aug 2019 - 10:59 pm
World Bank chairman David Malpass arrives in Biarritz, south-west France on August 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies,  AFP / Pool / Ludovic Marin
Trump aides downplay 'order' to US companies to leave China 25 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
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No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Dayu mining company's gold processing plant near Masumbiri, Tonkolili district, Sierra Leone. July 26, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton
No minorities, no meat? Gig economy deepens cities' divides 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Other suggestions to eliminate bias include limiting the data available - such as numbers rather than names, no profile photographs - and prioritising minority communities and underserved areas. (TRF/Nádia Pontes)
Worldpay charges, disclosed in fine print, anger small US merchants 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
A Worldpay booth is shown on the exhibit hall floor during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on October 24, 2017. Reuters/Steve Marcus
How Brazil and Vietnam are tightening their grip on the world's coffee 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Coffee is being tasted at Simexco Dak Lak Limited coffee company in the town of Di An in Binh Duong province, Vietnam July 8, 2019.  Reuters/Yen Duong
You prepare for war: How one US firm tried escaping Trump's China tariffs 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Larry Sloven shows a touch mirror that can be used as a tablet, at a factory in Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2019. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Fearing tobacco's fate, palm oil industry fights back 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Land that has been cleared is pictured at an oil palm plantation in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Reuters/Edgar Su
Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders 25 Aug 2019 - 12:07 am
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte welcome Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner on August 24, 2019. AFP / Pool / Francois Mori
Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump 'order' on trade 25 Aug 2019 - 12:07 am
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in Biarritz for the G7 summit, France August 24, 2019. Reuters/Regis Duvignau
In high-tech Japan, cash is still king 24 Aug 2019 - 07:59 pm
This photo taken on July 25, 2019 shows a notice for payment via PayPay -- a tie-up between Softbank and Yahoo -- displayed at a Koguma restaurant in Tokyo. AFP / Toshifumi Kitamura
Books not bets: Nevada casino hotel to serve as college dorm 24 Aug 2019 - 04:28 pm
Yet with fall classes beginning Monday, school officials say there's been less pushback than anticipated to the unorthodox arrangement with Eldorado Resorts' Circus Circus, at one end of Reno's main casino drag about a half-mile (800 meters) from campus.
China to impose new tariffs on $75 bn of US imports 23 Aug 2019 - 06:37 pm
In this file photo taken on September 29, 2018 the US flag flies over Chinese shipping containers that were unloaded at the Port of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County. (AFP / Mark RALSTON)
China says it will sanction US firms in Taiwan warplane sale 21 Aug 2019 - 05:03 pm
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Trump acknowledges China policies may mean US economic pain 21 Aug 2019 - 02:33 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House In Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US extends 90 days limited reprieve on Huawei technology ban 19 Aug 2019 - 06:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Huawei logo is displayed at a retail store in Beijing.  AFP / FRED DUFOUR
UK to end EU free movement immediately after Brexit 19 Aug 2019 - 04:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers prepare boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables ahead of distribution from the warehouse of Natoora, a fruit and vegetable distribution company, in south London on December 5, 2018.   AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Trump says Apple will spend 'vast sums' in US 17 Aug 2019 - 09:24 am
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on March 06, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) during the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC