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Swiss Reel From 'Horror Scenario' After US Tariff Blow

Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent tariff blow from President Donald Trump, sparking job fears in what businesses called a "horror scenario".

International Business Times

Trump’s new import tariffs now in force against scores of countries as trade war escalates

The U.S. president has imposed tariffs as high as 50 percent after claiming other countries are ‘taking advantage’

The Independent UK

China Says Trade Jumped In July, Beating Forecasts

China's exports beat expectations and rose 7.2 percent year-on-year in July, official data showed Thursday, as overseas shipments buoyed its struggling economy even as it navigated a shaky trade war truce with the United States.

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South Korea and America launch joint military drills to address threat of North Korea

The threat posed by North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile programs will be a key focus of the exercise

The Independent UK

Markets Rise As Trump Chip Exemptions Boost Tech Giants

Asian equities rose Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States would be exempted from a threatened 100-percent tariff on semiconductors.

International Business Times

Brazil's President Says 'Won't Humiliate Myself' By Calling Trump — Seeks Joint BRICS Response With China, India To Counter Tariffs

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he has no plans to reach out to President Donald Trump to negotiate the new tariffs imposed by the United States.

Benzinga

Trump's 'Dividend' Promise For Americans Leaves Open Questions

If Donald Trump is to be believed, millions of Americans could receive a financial slice of the fortunes generated by the US president's sweeping tariffs.

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Apple To Invest Additional $100 Bn In US

Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, taking its total pledge to $600 billion over the next four years, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Married immigrants trying to get green cards could be deported, new Trump-era guidance says

Immigration authorities now say people seeking permanent lawful status through a citizen spouse or family member can still be removed

The Independent UK

Volkswagen Is Killing the Touareg After 24 Years

Volkswagen hasn't sold the Touareg in the United States since 2017. The automaker replaced it with the more mainstream and affordable Atlas, which remains VW's top SUV in America. The company has sold the Touareg elsewhere since then, but a new report alleges Volkswagen will discontinue production in 2026, 24…

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Brazil requests World Trade Organization consultation over Trump tariffs

Brazil’s President Lula claims Donald Trump ‘doesn’t want to talk’ to negotiate better trade terms for both countries.

Al Jazeera

US auctions off $325M seized Russian superyacht – including helipad, gym and spa

America contends that Suleiman Kerimov, former Russian politician, owns the yacht

The Independent UK

Russia’s decision to pull out of nuclear treaty makes the world more dangerous

Russia has announced it will no longer uphold its obligations under the intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) treaty, signed by the Soviet Union and the United States in December 1987. The decision has raised questions about the future of nuclear deterrence and the danger of global nuclear proliferation.

The Conversation

ICE Is Pressuring People in Custody to Self-Deport. Many Are Giving Up.

A promise of $1,000 and a free plane ride home tempts many who've grown weary of being locked up in crowded detention centers.

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Texas Observer

U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Fails to Stop Modern Drug Smuggling Industry

Efforts by Trump and Mexico don’t address root causes or measure up to an evolving, international fentanyl market, experts say.

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6 Household Cleaners Pulled in Europe But Still Sold in U.S.

The European Union has a famously strict regulatory system for chemicals, known as REACH, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. This system often bans or heavily restricts chemical ingredients that are still widely used in the United States. This “regulatory gap” is especially noticeable in household…

The Conversation

Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements

Today, approximately 1,800,000 acres of land in the United States is used for landfill waste disposal. In terms of volume, the U.S alone generated over 290 million tons of solid waste in 2018, an amount equivalent to about 235,000 Olympic-size swimming pools, assuming an average solid waste density of a…

Tom’s Hardware

Trump promises new semiconductor tariffs — “We want them made in the United States,” says U.S. President

Trump says that he will announce new tariffs on imported semiconductors by next week.

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Fortune

Former Intel board members: America's champion is likely to retreat, and we still need a leading-edge chip manufacturer

Quitters never win, and winners never quit.

The Independent UK

Japan's Honda forecasts drop in profits despite strong US auto sales

Honda has reported its profit in the last quarter was half of what it was a year earlier, as automakers were hit by 25% tariffs on vehicle exports to the United States

Benzinga

Wage Growth For America's Lowest-Paid Workers Falls To 7-Year Low As Pay Gap Widens — 'This Is Concerning'

According to the latest data, wage growth for the lowest-paid workers in the United States has slowed sharply, dropping to the weakest pace in seven years.

International Business Times

Taiwan's Orchid Growers Dig In As US Tariffs Shoot Up

Since the start of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, Taiwanese orchid grower Lee Tsang-yu has watched tariffs on his seedlings shoot from nothing to 20 percent.

Radio France Internationale

Hiroshima renews call for peace, 80 years after atomic bombing

Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing World War II to an end. For the first time, Hiroshima has opened its memorial ceremony to all countries, including representatives from Taiwan and the Palestinian Authority.

International Business Times

Trump Targets Tariff Evasion, With Eye On China

As the United States ramps up tariffs on major trading partners globally, President Donald Trump is also disrupting strategies that could be used -- by Chinese companies or others -- to circumvent them.

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Is Your Favorite Cereal Now Made in a Different Country?

You wake up, pour a bowl of your go-to cereal, and dive into your day. But what if that familiar crunch is coming from a factory thousands of miles away? In recent years, several major brands have quietly shifted their cereal manufacturing operations outside of the United States. Whether it’s…

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