Economics

Beijing warns it will retaliate

Beijing warned it would retaliate after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports in response to China's new export controls on rare earths.

Beijing warns it will retaliate
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Nobel probes Machado prize betting

The Nobel Committee said it opened an investigation into suspected insider betting that preceded awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Nobel probes Machado prize betting
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US backs chipmaking, warns Europe

U.S. economic undersecretary Helberg said Europe’s economic problem was China and urged leaders to react to industry flight, as Washington moved to shore up domestic chipmaking.

US backs chipmaking, warns Europe
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Bas proposes national rent cap

Bärbel Bas proposed a municipal per-square-meter cap on Bürgergeld rent reimbursements across Germany to curb welfare fraud that exploited shoddy, overcrowded rental properties.

Bas proposes national rent cap
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Bets Point To Spy Leak

Norwegian Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken said in Oslo that spies may have obtained Peace Prize information, citing suspicious large bets placed on the laureate before the award.

Bets Point To Spy Leak
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