China

Diplomacy & Trade

Green Leaf Innovations Positioned for Massive Growth as Premium Cigar Market can Expand in the Island of CUBA

Green Leaf Innovations Inc., a Florida-based premium cigar distributor, highlighted potential opportunities from Cuba's tobacco industry as demand outstrips supply worldwide. The company, which trades as GRLFD on OTC Pink, imports cigars from Nicaraguan makers with Cuban roots.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Sea row deepens Duterte-Marcos rift

A deepening rift between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has emerged over clashing strategies in the Philippines' South China Sea dispute with China. The divide threatens alliance structures and investor confidence, according to analysts at GlobalSource Partners.

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Diplomacy & Trade

US To Create Online Portals For Europeans, Other Non-Americans To Access Banned Content: Report

The US State Department is developing an online portal at freedom.gov to let Europeans and other non-Americans access content banned in their countries, such as hate speech and propaganda, sources told Reuters. The project aims to counter foreign censorship but has drawn internal pushback and official denials.

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Olympics & More

(Olympics) Ex-bobsleigh medalist Won Yun-jong elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission | Yonhap News Agency

Won Yun-jong, South Korea's 2018 Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist, topped the voting for the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission Thursday. He becomes the third South Korean and first Winter Olympian elected to the group.

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Conflicts & Security

Pakistan summons an Afghan diplomat after a suicide attack kills 11 soldiers

Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing that killed 11 soldiers and a girl near the Afghan border. The attack took place Monday in the northwestern Bajaur district, which officials blame on insurgents based in Afghanistan.

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Asia Pacífico

Ataque en Afganistán: ¿Qué estrategia sigue Pakistán con el crecimiento de las relaciones entre India y los talibanes?

Pakistán lanzó ataques aéreos en Afganistán tras una serie de atentados atribuidos a grupos afganos, agravando las tensiones con la India sobre el nuevo gobierno afgano.

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US Politics

Iranian Official: Government Prioritizes Diplomacy Amid Unprecedented Threats

Iran's government is prioritizing diplomacy and deterrence to avoid war despite what officials call 'unprecedented external threats,' according to a top administration official.

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US Politics

BelAZ Testing New 6.5m3 Front Loader for Mining Operations

BelAZ, Belarus's leading manufacturer of haul trucks, is currently testing its new BelAZ-78242 front loader, designed for heavy-duty mining operations with a 11.5-tonne load capacity.

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Leaders

Jose Balcazar, Left-Wing Lawmaker, Steps in as Peru’s Interim Leader

Peru's Congress elected left-wing lawmaker Jose Balcazar as interim president on Wednesday after ousting Jose Jeri over a scandal involving secret meetings with a Chinese businessman. The 83-year-old will lead until the new president takes office on July 28 following general elections on April 12.

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Americas

Peru set for eighth president in a decade

Peru's Congress will select the country's eighth president in a decade on Wednesday, hours after lawmakers impeached Jose Jeri on corruption charges just four months into his term. The 39-year-old leader fell amid allegations of improper government hires and dealings with a Chinese businessman.

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Americas

If it bigger than 175cc, park it

A popular Guyana column demands a strict 175cc cap on motorcycles allowed on public roads, citing safety risks from high-powered bikes tearing through city streets. Riders with engines larger than that threshold should park them or find a proper track, the piece argues.

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Markets

Indices edge lower in early trade; breadth positive

India's Sensex fell 16.15 points to 83,718.10 in early trade Thursday. The Nifty 50 shed 4.20 points to 25,815.35, with realty and media shares leading declines while IT and pharma gained.

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Diplomatie & Handel

USA erhebt neue Zölle in Höhe von 10 Prozent

Die USA haben eine neue Zollgebühr von 10 Prozent auf alle nicht ausgenommenen Importe verhängt, nachdem der Supreme Court frühere globale Zölle für ungültig erklärte.

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Diplomacia y Comercio

EE.UU. impone nuevo arancel del 10% a importaciones no exentas

EE.UU. anunció un arancel del 10% a todas las importaciones no exentas, que entra en vigor inmediatamente tras una decisión del Tribunal Supremo que anuló anteriores aranceles globales.

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US-Politik

Neue globale Zölle folgen auf Urteilsverfahren gegen gegenseitige Zölle

Ein neuer US-weiter Zoll von 10 Prozent trat am Dienstag in Kraft, nachdem der Supreme Court entschied, dass gegenseitige Zölle rechtswidrig sind. Dies markiert einen neuen Abschnitt im Handelskurs von Donald Trump.

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