EU, Arabs tackle troubled Middle East at first summit
SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt), Feb 24 (AFP): European and Arab leaders gather on Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate looms on the sidelines.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted last-minute preparatory meetings with the European Union before he...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Economic Times Global Business Summit in New Delhi on Saturday — AFP
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Bamboo Airways to buy 10 Boeing planes during Trump-Kim summit
HANOI, Feb 24 (Reuters): Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will sign a deal with Boeing Co to purchase 10 planes on the sidelines of this week’s Trump-Kim summit, an airline executive said on Sunday.The carrier, which is owned by property and leisure company FLC Group and made its first flights in...
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China’s Xiaomi unveils 5G smartphone for $680
BARCELONA, Feb 24 (Reuters): China's Xiaomi, the world's fourth-largest smartphone maker, unveiled a smartphone on Sunday that will be able to take advantage of new and faster 5G mobile networks and cost far less than one announced by market leader Samsung last week.Prices for Xiaomi's new offering will start at...
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EU trade reprisals to target US coal, cars, chemicals
BUCHAREST, Feb 24 (AFP): Europe could target American coal, cars and chemicals and firms like Caterpillar and Xerox if Washington imposes a threatened tariff on autos, a trade talks source told the news agency recently.European officials are drawing up a list representing 20 billion euros ($22.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs...
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