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Australia’s Albanese pledges A$2.3 billion to help homeowners buy solar batteries

6 Apr 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged A$2.3 billion ($1.39 billion) to help homeowners buy batteries to store solar power and lower their energy costs, a major issue in the May 3 general election. Albanese’s centre-left Labor runs neck-and-neck in opinion polls with the Liberal-National opposition led by Peter Dutton, who …

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Judge orders return of wrongly deported Maryland man to US from El Salvador

6 Apr 2025

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador to the United States within three days, the latest legal setback for the administration’s hardline deportation policies. The U.S. has already acknowledged Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a Salvadoran migrant …

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Musk says he hopes for ‘zero tariffs’ between US and Europe

5 Apr 2025

ROME (Reuters) – U.S. tech-billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday he hoped in future to see complete freedom of trade between the United States and Europe, speaking days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on trading partners. Musk, a Trump adviser who has been working to eliminate wasteful U.S. public spending, spoke via video-link …

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Netanyahu to talk tariffs with Trump in Washington

5 Apr 2025

BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington and discuss U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump among other issues, the Israeli leader’s office said on Saturday. Four Israeli officials and a White House official said previously that Netanyahu was due to meet with Trump on Monday. The impromptu in-person visit could …

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Taiwan president discusses US tariff response with tech execs

5 Apr 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te met tech executives on Saturday to discuss how to respond to new U.S. tariffs, promising to ensure Taiwan’s global competitiveness and safeguard the island’s interests. President Donald Trump announced across-the-board import tariffs on Wednesday with much higher duties for dozens of trading partners, including Taiwan, which runs a large …

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US Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump’s tax cuts

5 Apr 2025

By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early on Saturday that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and sharply reduce government spending. The 51-48 vote, following a late-night legislative session, unlocks a maneuver called budget reconciliation …

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Philippines alarmed over China arrest of alleged Filipino spies

5 Apr 2025

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines expressed alarm on Saturday over the arrest of three Filipinos in China on suspicion of espionage, saying they were ordinary citizens and the arrests could be retaliation for Manila’s crackdown against alleged Chinese spies. Chinese authorities arrested the Filipinos and accused them of working for the Philippine intelligence agency to …

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Rubio discusses tariffs with Netanyahu, State Department says

5 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed tariffs with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department said in a readout of their conversation on Friday, in the aftermath of a sweeping new tariff policy announced by the United States. Unspecified Israeli goods exports to the United States, Israel’s largest single trading partner, …

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