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President Trump met the new leader of Syria on Wednesday, one day after announcing a plan to lift sanctions on that country — a move that could ease the economic stranglehold on a nation battered by civil war and sectarian strife. It was the first time in 25 years that the two countries’ leaders had […]
Trump says Qatar $200bn agreement is ‘largest order of jets’ in history of Boeing Trump says the two leaders have discussed Russia and Ukraine, as well as Iran, which he says Qatar has been “a great help” with. He says he believes the Iran situation “will work out”. He then says the Boeing agreement is […]
The US will cut the “de minimis” tariff for low-value shipments from China to as low as 30%, according to a White House executive order and industry experts, further de-escalating a potentially damaging trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The order published late on Monday offers some relief to big Chinese e-commerce players […]
Nikole Hannah-Jones:We see Donald Trump running on this idea of economics, but enacting policies that are designed to stoke racial animus and polarization. He’s enacting policies to make it impossible for us to grapple with the complexities of this society.Al Letson:Hey, y’all, I have really been looking forward to this. Today, on More To The […]
Before I became an American citizen, I knew America. I remember sitting beneath Mogadishu’s blue sky, under the skeleton of an acacia tree, watching pigeons soar low and high as boys chased a ball, their laughter carried by the wind while dust rose and danced above their heads. Somalia’s civil war had not yet begun, […]
Donald Trump live: US president expected to meet Syrian leader in Riyadh Al Jazeera Source link
Help Wanted. Looking for American researchers. As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside or become disenchanted. For decades, trying to compete with American institutions and companies has […]
President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship under the Assad family. Mr. Trump was expected to meet for the first time with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, on Wednesday in […]
Morgantown, West Virginia — In West Virginia’s coal country, Marion Tennant says he was destined to work in the mines. “That was the only thing in this area when I graduated high school,” Tennant said. That was in 1974, when Tennant was protected by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH. For […]
President Donald Trump has said the US has “no stronger partner” than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip – a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment. Speaking in Riyadh, the US president also pledged to lift all sanctions against Syria, saying it was now time for the country […]