Asian shares are mixed as euphoria over China-US trade truce fades
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as the initial euphoria over the 90-day truce in the trade war between the United States and China faded, as analysts warned President Donald Trump’s policies could still quickly change. The United States said in a joint statement with China that it will cut tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from as high as 145%. China, meanwhile, said its tariffs on U. S. goods will fall to 10% from 125%. That allows time for more talks following the weekend’s negotiations in...
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- World trade chief says global free trade is in a 'crisis' while on visit to Japan
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Mon, 12 May 2025
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- The Latest: Trump signs executive order that gives drugmakers 30-day deadline to lower costs
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- Russian drones attack Ukraine after the Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal but promises talks
- US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause
- The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey
- Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
- Trump visiting Gulf Arab states while crises flare in Gaza and Iran
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Sun, 11 May 2025
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- Another Newark airport disruption as Trump's transportation secretary talks of reducing flights
- First group of 49 white South Africans leaves for the US after Trump offered them refugee status
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Sat, 10 May 2025
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- US-China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells AP, as Trump touts 'great progress made'
- Russia's Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, 'without preconditions'
- Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest
- Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands after rescue
- India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal
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- A Tennessee earthquake rattles homes as far away as Atlanta with 4.1 magnitude
- Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say
- Saints QB Derek Carr is retiring because of 'significant degenerative changes' to his right shoulder
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- Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows
- Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic
- Quakers march against Trumps crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition
- Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
- Long-range Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainians amid ceasefire deadlock
- India's clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones and more
- Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
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- Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
Fri, 09 May 2025
- Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting
- South Korean conservative party moves to switch presidential candidates as election turmoil deepens
- Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission
- Turkish Tufts University student released from Louisiana immigration detention center
- Judge rejects claim that Sean 'Diddy' Combs was treated differently because of his race
- Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues
- Judge sets dates for Menendez brothers' resentencing hearings
- Harvey Weinstein's lawyers grill ex-model who says he sexually assaulted her in her teens
- Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
- Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave
- As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims
- Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication
- You called me. No you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks
- Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump's trade war
- Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds
- Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85
- The Latest: Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of weekend meeting
- Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire
- Russia holds Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany
- The Latest: Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff a day after his election
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- Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school together
- Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence
Thu, 08 May 2025
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- Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
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- Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope
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- White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'
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- India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
- What's in a name? Pope Leo XIV's choice signals a commitment to social justice
- Israel closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem
- New pope led Order of St. Augustine dedicated to the poor and service
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
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- GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump's tax breaks bill
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- Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform
- Burn patients face excruciating recovery as medicines dwindle under Israeli blockade of Gaza
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- Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's new transit and homelessness grant conditions
Wed, 07 May 2025
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- Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
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- Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement
- House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
- Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
- House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care
- India fires missiles on Pakistan. Islamabad calls it an 'act of war'
- Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
- Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
- Warriors sideline Curry for at least a week with hamstring strain, putting rest of series in flux
- Vance says Russia was 'asking for too much' in its initial Ukraine peace offer
- The Latest: India fires missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory after massacre of tourists
- Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules
- FAA fixing problems at Newark airport while planning overhaul of US air traffic control system
- Fighter jet goes overboard from USS Harry S Truman. Yemen's Houthis assess Sanaa airport damage
- The Latest: Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect new pope
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- Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say
- Those devoted to bullfighting in Mexico feel recent bans harm a sacred tradition
- Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions
Tue, 06 May 2025
- Top US officials will meet with Chinese delegation in Switzerland in first major talks of trade war
- Jury selection in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial expected to be completed Wednesday
- Trump, Carney faceoff in Oval Office leaves gaping differences on tariffs, 51st state
- Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
- Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebels
- Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
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- Associated Press finds 'no definitive evidence' to change credit for famous Vietnam War photo
- Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
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- Met Gala pays tribute to Black fashion and designers and includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise
- Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports
- An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm
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