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Walmart faces pushback as it asks Chinese suppliers to cut prices
Walmart asks China suppliers for price cuts on Trump tariffs

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas: Walmart is pressuring some Chinese suppliers to cut prices in response to President Donald Trump's imposed U.S....

US urges India to cut tariffs, boost defense buys for more trade
US pushes India to lower tariffs, buy more defense products

NEW DELHI, India: The United States is pressing India to lower tariffs and increase defense purchases to secure a stronger bilateral...

Horror day on Wall Street, Nasdaq loses 4 percent
U.S. stock markets shatter, Dow Jones drops 890 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks plunged on Monday, joining a global rout which followed U.S. President Donald Trump not ruling out...

U.S. dollar weighed down by tariffs, stock market woes
U.S. dollar has weak start to new week

NEW YORK CITY, New York - The global foreign exchange market experienced notable shifts on Monday, influenced by escalating trade tensions...

US: Refilling oil reserve fully will cost $20 billion, take years
US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Energy Department estimates it will take US$20 billion and several years to refill the Strategic Petroleum...

BP CEO’s pay drops to 5.4 million pounds in 2024
BP says CEO's pay package fell to 5.4 million pounds in 2024

LONDON, U.K.: British Petroleum CEO Murray Auchincloss saw his pay package drop to 5.4 million pounds (US$6.95 million) in 2024, down...

Africa

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Latest US pullback from international climate efforts
United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The United States has withdrawn from the board of a U.N. climate fund designed to help poor countries deal with...

Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, siege ongoing
Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, siege ongoing

MOGADISHU —  Gunmen stormed a hotel in the town of Baladweyne in central Somalia on Tuesday where local elders and government officials...

Adoption of Equal Futures Resolution - The Sonipat Declaration 2025 - for gender justice
Adoption of Equal Futures Resolution - The Sonipat Declaration 2025 - for gender justice

OP Jindal University Sonipat (Haryana) [India], March 11: 'Inclusivity is at the heart of the functioning of the Indian Government...

PM Modi toasts Mauritius President at National Day Lunch
PM Modi toasts Mauritius President at National Day Lunch

Port Louis [Mauritius], March 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Mauritius National Day celebrations as the Chief...

GLOBALink | Chinese Agricultural Machinery Gains Recognition in Africa
GLOBALink | Chinese Agricultural Machinery Gains Recognition in Africa

From vast farmlands to modern production lines, Made in China can be seen across the globe. In recent years, Chinese agricultural machinery...

"One meal a day" -- Lives enduring extreme hardship in South Sudan refugee camp
"One meal a day" -- Lives enduring extreme hardship in South Sudan refugee camp

A group of refugees is seen at Gorom refugee settlement in Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Dec. 7, 2023. (Photo by Denis Elamu/Xinhua)As...