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Trump targets India and Turkey in trade crackdown
The US plans to end preferential trade status for India, under a scheme which allows certain products to enter the US duty-free.President Donald Trump said India had failed to assure the US it would provide reasonable access to its…
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Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 presidential run
Hillary Clinton has ruled out a second US presidential run in 2020.
“I’m not running, but I’m going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe,” Mrs Clinton told New York’s News 12 TV channel.
As the Democratic…
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China economy: Beijing unveils $298bn tax cuts to boost growth
China’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy.
Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% –…
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UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment
A UK patient’s HIV has become “undetectable” following a stem cell transplant – in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature.
The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV for…
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Volkswagen Rwanda assembles 55 vehicles
Volkswagen Rwanda will have assembled a total of 90 cars by end of March to meet demand on the local market.
The firm, which launched operations in Rwanda in June last year, has so far assembled 55 vehicles and has another 35 set to be…
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Tourists killed in Kenya helicopter crash
A helicopter has crashed in northern Kenya, killing four American tourists and their Kenyan pilot, officials say.
The helicopter reportedly crashed in Central Island National Park on Sunday.
Police said two helicopters had landed on the…
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Gang-rapists to face firing squad
Five young men have been sentenced to death by firing squad for the gang-rape of an unnamed woman in Galkayo, the main city in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
Their trial, in a civilian court, lasted for only a day after the…
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Estonia general election: Opposition party beats Centre rivals
The opposition centre-right Reform party has won Estonia’s general election, beating the ruling Centre.
Reform, led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, took about 29% of the vote to 23% for Centre in Sunday’s ballot.
Meanwhile the far-right…
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82-year-old Algerian president seeks fifth term
Algeria’s veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will run again – but says he will not serve a full term.
In a letter he said if he won April’s vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to…
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Tornadoes kill at least 23 in Lee County, Alabama
At least 23 people have been killed as tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, authorities say.
County Sheriff Jay Jones said there had been “catastrophic” damage and that were fears more bodies would be found. The number of…
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