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US trade advisor says Trump tariff rates are ‘pretty much set’ after deadline was pushed back

The tariffs will kick in on August 7 instead of August 1, which had previously been touted as a hard deadline. New US...

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Iran’s currency has plunged so much in value that Tehran plans to chop off four zeros from the rial

As of Sunday, the rial was trading at around 920,000 to the US dollar on the street market. The economic commission of Iran’s...

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Trump’s former jobs data chief decries firing of successor

“I don’t know that there’s any grounds at all for this firing,” said Beach. “And it really hurts the statistical system. It undermines...

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Dow futures drop as recession alarm bells jolt Wall Street awake from dreams of a gravity&defying economy

With Wall Street now more attuned to economic risks like Trump’s trade war, the tariffs that will go into effect on Thursday may...

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Trump team pushes Mexico toward tariffs on Chinese imports

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6,000 pilgrims arrive in Rome for Jubilee of Deacons

HEADLINE The fourth major event of the Jubilee of Hope is dedicated to deacons: from February 21 to 23, 4,000 of them will...

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Zambia’s Pontifical Mission Societies embrace the Jubilee theme of Hope

HEADLINE The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Zambia’s National and Diocesan Directors Council Meeting, which commenced on 18 February and concluded on 21...

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Vatican and Columbia University launch Commission on sovereign debt

HEADLINE A joint initiative between the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) has led to...

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Israeli Defense Minister orders escalation of West Bank raids

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Pope continues to show slight improvement

HEADLINE Pope Francis continues to show signs of improvement, with his kidney issues subsiding. A recent CT scan confirmed a normal progression of...