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First to international event we're explaining today concerns a breakup. The European Union is composed of 28 European countries. They have an economic and political partnership, but in June of 2016, voters in the United Kingdom decided their country

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British Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will leave the European Unions single market. May spoke to government employees and diplomats at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday. She had been under pressure to provide a plan following Britains vo

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on China over trade. The administration today threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent. That would turn the ongoing tensions between Washing

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US boat manufacturers are facing higher prices for raw materials and parts because of tariffs implemented by the Trump administration. The National Marine Manufacturers Association has called the tariffs a disaster for America's recreational boating

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China's Ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, said that China is currently looking at all options to fight back against the tariffs plan recently announced by the Trump administration. The ambassador made the remarks when speaking with Bloomb

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By Mil Arcega Washington 28 May 2008 The rising cost of food is becoming a big concern around the world. Many countries from Ghana to Mexico have started reducing tariffs and taxes on food. And the World Food Program has requested more than $700 mill

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By Michael Bowman Washington 10 July 2006 Britain's foreign secretary is urging the international community to work together to combat climate change and promote free trade. Margaret Beckett is on her first official visit to the United States since

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This is AP News Minute. The White House says President Trump will meet with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. But it hasn't been decided when or where. It also says sanctions on North Korea will stay in place until that meeting. President Trump also

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Tariffs Worry A Small Steel City In Pennsylvania

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I think we have dangers in these kinds of policies. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, prior to the Great Depression, is considered one of the causes of the Great Depression that started in 1929. So, if we're to follow these policies of tariffs, this is go

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US Senate to Vote on China Currency Bill

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US business and trade groups are expressing their frustration over the latest round of proposed tariffs on Chinese goods. They are voicing their concerns at public hearings in the capital. The Office of US Trade Representative first proposed a 10% ta

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