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Union in Chile threatens strike at world's largest copper mine 28 Jul 2018 - 09:01 pm
The stoppage would affect production at a mine where 5 percent of the world's copper is produced.
Venezuela's Maduro is a suspect in PDVSA probe: Miami Herald 28 Jul 2018 - 09:00 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures after the National Electoral Council announced the results of the voting on election day in Venezuela on May 20, 2018 (AFP / Juan Barreto)
Cuba to study whether climate change is hurting sugar harvests 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm
Men work in a cane field in Calimete Matanzas province, Cuba on March 16, 2017.
China, BRICS push to shift world order amid trade threats 28 Jul 2018 - 03:48 am
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Toyota plans to expand production, shrink cost of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles 28 Jul 2018 - 03:48 am
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Toyota Motor Corp. chief engineer of Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV), speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company headquarters in Toyota, Aichi prefecture, Japan May 17, 2018. Picture taken May 17, 2018. Reuters/Issei Kato
Fox holders approve Disney merger and megadeal reaches next stage 28 Jul 2018 - 03:48 am
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Serbia refuses to extradite fugitive Romanian businessman Sebastian Ghita 27 Jul 2018 - 09:30 pm
Sebastian Ghita (Photo courtesy: hotnews.ro)
New York City Council to consider pause in granting Uber licenses 27 Jul 2018 - 09:08 pm
Uber spokesman Jason Post criticized the proposed licensing pause, saying it would create artificial scarcity and encourage more drivers to seek riders in Manhattan’s dense urban core.
Marchionne's final days leave Fiat investors in the dark 27 Jul 2018 - 09:08 pm
Sergio Marchionne gives a speech during the ceremony to launch the sale of shares in Ferrari at the stock exchange in Milan, January 04, 2016. (AFP / Giuseppe Cacace)
China 'waterfall' skyscraper hit by torrent of ridicule 27 Jul 2018 - 10:42 am
This photo taken on July 20, 2018 shows a 108-meter-high (350 feet) artificial waterfall on the facade of the Liebian International Building (L) in Guiyang in China's southwestern Guizhou province.  AFP
BRICS emerging economies reaffirm support for multilateral trade under WTO rules 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
China's President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil's President Michel Temer and Russia's President Vladimir Putin pose for a group picture at the BRICS summit meeting in Johannesburg, South
An economic crisis awaits Pakistan's new leader Imran Khan 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, celebrate a day after the general election, in Peshawar, Pakistan July 26, 2018. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz
Draghi heads for summer break with sun shining on euro economy 27 Jul 2018 - 06:16 am
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BRICS nations pledge unity as trade war threatens 27 Jul 2018 - 06:16 am
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) looks at China's President Xi Jinping as they attend a Business Forum organised during the 10th BRICS (acronym for the grouping of the world's leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and
Trump eases car tariff threat as US, EU launch talks to quell trade tensions 26 Jul 2018 - 03:51 am
US President Donald Trump and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker walk together before speaking about trade relations in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2018. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Tariffs force some automakers to dim earnings outlook 25 Jul 2018 - 11:50 pm
General Motors World Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan in this file photo taken on June 12, 2018. AFP / Getty Images North America / Bill Pugliano
Why Sergio Marchionne stood out as an auto industry leader 25 Jul 2018 - 11:50 pm
Sergio Marchionne, gives a speech during the presentation of the new Alfa Romeo Sauber Formula One Team car at the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese, near Milan on December 2, 2017.  AFP / Marco Bertorello
Mexico and Canada insist NAFTA remain a trilateral trade deal 25 Jul 2018 - 11:46 pm
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Economy Minister Idelfonso Guajardo pose for pictures after a press conference at the Foreign Office in Mexico City, on July 25, 2018. AFP / Ronald