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Donald Trump said he will impose 50 percent tariffs on copper

Copper and pharmaceuticals

Global stocks mostly up despite new Trump tariffs, Nasdaq at record

Starbucks is seeking a 'strategic partner' in China but says it remains committed to the market

Around 30 offers

Starbucks receives bids for stake in China business: US media

This picture released by Yemen's Huthi rebels shows explosives being detonated aboard the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas on Sunday during their first attack on Red Sea shipping this year.

Near rebel-held Yemen

Yemen's Huthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship

Elon Musk promised Grok would be 'edgy' following its launch in 2023

Musk's AI chatbot under fire for posts praising Hitler

17 percent price surge

Copper's strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs

Chile's National Copper Corporation (CODELCO) is the world's biggest producer of the red metal

World's biggest producer

Copper giant Chile awaits 'official' news on US tariff raise

Linda Yaccarino has resigned as CEO of X

'Two incredible years'

X chief Yaccarino steps down after two years

A French court found over 370 ads ran by Lidl were deceptive and amounted to unfair competition

Lidl owes French rival $50 mn after ads ruled deceptive

Commerzbank has strongly resisted a possible takeover by UniCredit since the Italian bank announced in September it had quietly built up a stake in the German group

Potential takeover bid

Commerzbank commits to strategy as UniCredit ups direct stake

While Volkswagen has manufacturiring facilities in the United States, it still imports many vehicles into the US market

Volkswagen US deliveries fall as Trump tariffs bite

Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, will now get 24-hour electricity

More than 30 percent

Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity

Christer Kristoffersen, a local angler, casts his line.. and catches nothing

Dramatic decline

The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon

Business booming

Can Kenya attract the outsourcing jobs of the AI future?

Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June after four months of declines but factory gate prices fell

China's snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens

President Xi Jinping has identified rural revitalisation as a key priority for China's development since taking office in 2012

Pushing 'past their own limits'

China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the latest US official to be targeted by impersonators

Imposter contacted three foreign ministers

Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say

'Teachers are facing huge challenges, which include navigating AI wisely, ethically and safely,' says labor union chief Randi Weingarten

From kindergarten to high school

Major US teachers union teams up with AI giants

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he 'won't easily compromise' in talks with the White House

Traders remaining cautious

US stocks mostly lower as Trump adds copper, pharma to tariff onslaught

US President Donald Trump said at a cabinet meeting that he plans a 50 percent tariff on copper imports

Dozens of economies affected

Trump says to set 50% copper tariff, no extension to August deadline

Named

'Ongoing artistic provocation'

'We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits

United Airlines joined a large group of international airlines that suspended service to Israel in June

10 days earlier than planned

United Airlines to resume US service to Tel Aviv

Bulgaria's push to join the euro has faced protests at home

Strict conditions fulfilled

Bulgaria becomes 21st member to adopt euro after EU green light

AI in advertising

Is artificial intelligence a threat to creative professions?

Cambodian garment workers walk out of their factory during their lunch break in Phnom Penh

Increasing fears

Cambodian garment workers fret Trump's new tariff threat

One of Germany's top exports is cars

Largest trading partner

German exports to US tumble as Berlin urges quick trade deal

Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest garment manufacturer, holds hope to reduce the 35 percent tariff that US President Donald Trump said he will impose

World number two

Major garment producer Bangladesh seeks deal after 35% US tariff

US President Donald Trump has signed an order pushing back the date when steeper global tariffs kick in, to August 1

Put to the test

Trump says new tariff deadline 'not 100 percent firm'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing at the White House

Deals in the pipeline

US stocks retreat from records on Trump tariff deluge

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