Tag: International trade
Africa’s vaccine campaigns hurt by India’s ban on exports
JOHANNESBURG — Africa's vaccination campaigns to battle COVID-19 are facing significant delays because of the export ban imposed by India as it grapples with...
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
ISTANBUL — Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and...
Brazil police investigate top Environment Ministry officials
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's Federal Police on Wednesday carried out searches to investigate whether key figures within the Environment Ministry, including Minister Ricardo...
New Dutch exhibition takes unflinching look at slavery
AMSTERDAM — The delicacy of one of the first objects in new exhibition at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum belies its brutality. At the end of a...
Germany arrests businessman over dual-use exports to Russia
BERLIN — A businessman suspected of helping Russia purchase sophisticated machinery in breach of arms export rules has been detained in Germany, prosecutors said...
EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs in steel dispute
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States have decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute that...
US vows to stand by ally Australia against China
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration vowed Thursday to stand by Australia in its worsening trade and other disputes with China.
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UK economy shrinks by only 1.5% in Q1 despite lockdown
LONDON — Official figures show that the British economy contracted by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2021, a relatively modest contraction given that...
US files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA
MEXICO CITY — The United States filed its first labor complaint with Mexico Wednesday under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, after an old-guard union was...
Sao Paulo authorities plead with China to release vaccines
SAO PAULO — Authorities in Brazil's most populous state on Wednesday said they have mobilized to try to convince the Chinese government to authorize...
