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US unveils $200 billion list of China imports for tariffs The US on Tuesday published a list of $200 billion (€170 billion) worth of Chinese goods that could soon be hit with tariffs. The move is a major escalation in a brewing trade war between the worldʼs two largest economies. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative: The additional 6,031 product lines would be hit with a 10 percent tariff.The list is subject to two months of finalization and input before possible implementation by President Donald Trump.The earliest they would come into effect is September.The products include various food items, chemicals, minerals, tobacco, electronics and office goods. Read more: Germany, China seek closer alliance over trade spat with US Chinaʼs commerce ministry responded to the proposed US tariffs, calling them "completely unacceptable." It added that Beijing would respond to the latest moves by Washington.
France seal spot in 2018 World Cup final After a goalless first half dominated by Belgium, a header from French defender Samule Umtiti ultimately proved the difference in a World Cup increasingly being decided by setpieces. For long periods though, it was a battle fought on the ground - by two men in particular. Belgian captain Eden Hazard was the stand-out performer for the Red Devils, but even he was outshone by Paris Saint-Germain teenager Kylian Mbappe. The frantic start to the game suited the 19-year-old perfectly as the teenager provided a series of early reminders of the French threat, leaving Jan Vertonghen for dead early on before almost latching onto a Paul Pogba through ball that he had absolutely no right to reach.
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ʼBrexodusʼ continues as May loses two more party members The resignations come on the heels of Boris Johnson and David Davis quitting
Conservatives Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield have quit their posts in protest to Prime Minister Mayʼs latest Brexit compromise.
German investor sentiment lowest in 6 years The mood among German institutional investors has worsened sharply in recent weeks, a fresh monthly survey shows. For an export-oriented country like Germany, thereʼs a lot to worry about, experts say. Confidence among investors in Europeʼs powerhouse plunged sharply in July, the ZEW economic think tank announced Tuesday. It said its monthly barometer dropped to levels not seen since August 2012amid signs that current trade frictions could spiral out of control. "Above all, fears of an escalation in the international trade
conflict with the United States drove the instituteʼs index down 8.6 points to reach -24.7 points," ZEW President Achim Wambach said in a statement. US President Donald Trump had hit steel and aluminum imports with higher tariffsand threatened to do the same to EU cars, after the European Union retaliated with border taxes of its own on US goods. Major German firms are already suffering from the White Houseʼs trade spat with Beijing, the main front in Trumpʼs battle to slash US deficits. German cars built in the US are facing new tariffs when entering China.
Biofuels: Good or bad for the environment? In the early part of this century, as governments grappled with how to most effectively combat global warming, policymakers put carbon emissions caused by transport in their crosshairs. Transport, after all, accounts for 22 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Emissions in that sector are increasing faster than any other, due also to steady growth in the use of personal cars in the developing world. And so governments came up with what they thought was the perfect solution: What if the cars could
burnnaturally occurring, renewable biofuelsinstead of fossil fuels? Bio-based crops donʼt emit carbon — or so they assumed. Brazil established its ethanol fuel program 40 years ago, and today is considered to have the worldʼs first sustainable biofuels economy, with almost all cars burning some element of biofuel. In 2005, the United States established its first national renewable fuel standard under the Energy Policy Act, calling for 7.5 billion gallons of biofuels to be used annually by 2012.
American tourist takes unexploded WWII munition to Vienna Airport A 24-year-old American tourist caused panic at Vienna Airport when she put an unexploded World War II artillery shell in front of Austrian customs officials and asked whether the "souvenir" could be taken onboard her flight home. Officials quickly called the bomb disposal unit to remove and dispose of the 7.5 caliber dud tank artillery shell. The incident shut down the arrival and luggage hall for 15 minutes. Police said at no time were passengers under threat. Read more: WWII bomb scare leads German police to heavy zucchini The 24year-old was reported to prosecutors for negligent endangerment and fined €4,000 ($4,694). The woman had found the World War II relic while hiking. According to the Krone newspaper, the woman reportedly cleaned the artillery shell in her hotel room so as not to get her clothes dirty when she packed it up to take to the airport.
German authoritiesʼ many failures in investigating the NSU The first victim of the serial murdersdied on September 11, 2000, the last on April 6, 2006. Eight of the victims were men of Turkish heritage; one was from Greece. They were all shot with the same gun. The investigators, just taking guesses, had initially said the killings must have involved drugs — sometimes they even accused relatives of taking part in the murders. Racism was quickly ruled out as motive.
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