VASSOURAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Coffee growers in Vassouras, in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, are hoping for an eleventh-hour reprieve before the country is subject to tariffs of 50% on its exports to the United States. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, which included raising duties on Brazilian imports to 50% from …
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday increased pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, saying he was setting a new deadline of 10 to 12 days for Moscow to make progress on doing so. Trump, who is holding meetings in Scotland, said earlier on Monday that he was going to …
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By Anastasiia Malenko, Maria Tsvetkova and Manuel Ausloos DONETSK REGION (Reuters) -For months, Ukraine has picked off Russian soldiers by the thousand around the frontline city of Pokrovsk, using small drones armed with bombs to tie down a numerically superior force. Now though, Russian troops are creeping forward in a summer offensive that has probed …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -The United States will resume its funding for two major infrastructure projects in Nepal that were earlier put on hold after President Donald Trump suspended all foreign development assistance, authorities said on Monday. U.S. government aid agency the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreed in 2017 to provide $500 million to fund …
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CARACAS (Reuters) -In a bustling Caracas shopping mall, the sound of music and laughter signals another meeting of Club Tobias. This is no ordinary social club; it’s a lifeline for Venezuelans aged over 60, many of whom live alone after their children and grandchildren emigrated. Angela Graterol, 93, is a regular. Three of her six …
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By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana has deployed more soldiers to a northeastern region where a long-running conflict over chieftancy has fuelled recent violence, including attacks on schools, a spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama said. The Bawku chieftaincy conflict, which goes back decades, has remained one of Ghana’s most protracted ethnic flash points, often …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The national congress of Palau has said it “cannot accept” a United States proposal for the Pacific Islands nation to accept asylum seekers from third countries, as its president holds annual funding talks in Washington. Palau’s national congress wrote to President Surangel Whipps Jr. earlier this month urging him to …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. has paused curbs on tech exports to China to avoid disrupting trade talks with Beijing and support President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a meeting with President Xi Jinping this year, the Financial Times said on Monday. The industry and security bureau of the Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, has been …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel on Sunday announced a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world. Israel has been facing …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said State Department officials were in Malaysia to assist peace efforts as Cambodia and Thailand were scheduled to begin talks there on Monday in hopes for a ceasefire. President Donald Trump and Rubio were engaged with their counterparts for each country and were monitoring …
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