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Ireland’s firms feel strain as US tariffs take hold
Business orders to Ireland from US already slowing or drying up

DUBLIN, Ireland: With tariffs from the United States beginning to bite, Irish businesses are already feeling the pressure, prompting...

European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points
European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points

BRUSSELS, 17th April, 2025 (WAM) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a 25 basis point cut to its key interest rates, marking...

China rides new wave of inbound cruise tourism as visa-free travel gains steam
China rides new wave of inbound cruise tourism as visa-free travel gains steam

Foreign tourists take a shuttle bus at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port to visit Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall in north...

ADGM launches 'Virtual Sell and Purchase' real estate service
ADGM launches 'Virtual Sell and Purchase' real estate service

ABU DHABI, 17th April, 2025 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced the launch of the Virtual Sell and Purchase, the...

ASEAN businesses bet on China's consumer power at top expo
ASEAN businesses bet on China's consumer power at top expo

Visitors select Thai products at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province,...

Global trade tensions expose flaws in 'Just-in-Time' supply chains: Rajnath Singh
Global trade tensions expose flaws in 'Just-in-Time' supply chains: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that many trade restrictions and tariff wars, the...

International

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Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

Hong Kong’s last major opposition party moves to dissolve
Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last major opposition party has begun the process of dissolving, a symbolic end to decades of pro-democracy...

Justice Department blocks staff from attending ABA events
US Justice Department bars attorneys from participating in ABA events

WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Department of Justice has told its lawyers they can no longer attend or speak at events hosted by the American...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

Trump proposes legal path for undocumented farmworkers
Trump suggests farmers could keep workers without legal status

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that farmers might be allowed to ask the government to keep some farmworkers...

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