Donald Trump has said he would hike tariffs on imports by between 10 and 20 percent

Low Taxes, High Tariffs: What A Trump Victory Means For The US Economy

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election is likely to usher in a raft of economic changes at home and abroad, touching everything from foreign trade to the independence of the US central bank.
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Donald Trump told US voters he could 'fix' America

Trump: Political Houdini Does It Again

Donald Trump touted his ability to "get away with it" as a defining theme of his life story when he first ran for president in 2016 -- boasting that he could shoot someone on New York's Fifth Avenue without losing a single vote.
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Americans Must Wait For Their First Woman President

For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue.
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Indian Village Proud As Trump Claims Victory

Far from Republican festivities as Donald Trump claimed US election victory, residents of a sleepy Indian village celebrated that their descendant would be the next "Second Lady", hoping to benefit from her success.
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Timothee Chalamet is known for films including 'Call Me By Your Name' and 'Dune'

Timothee Chalamet Crashes His Own Look-alike Contest

Will the real Timothee Chalamet please stand up? Images on social media captured the moment that Chalamet made his presence known, delighting the surrounding cell phone-holding fans.

Rare Tintin Albums Go Under The Hammer In Paris

A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is up for auction in Paris on Wednesday, many signed by cartoonist Herge, who wrote "Tintin is just another version of me" on one flyleaf.
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'CEO Of Supercute': Hello Kitty Turns 50

Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags to rice cookers, turns 50 on Friday -- and is still making millions for her Japanese creators.
UBS found the keys to success in the third quarter, smashing analyst expectations

UBS Smashes Forecasts With $1.4 Bn Net Profit

Riyadh Air Orders 60 Airbus Planes

Saudi Arabia's new national airline, Riyadh Air, announced on Wednesday it has ordered 60 narrow-body aircraft from Airbus, as it prepares for takeoff next year.
A Vietnamese doctor and his colleague check X-rays of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi

Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High: WHO

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.
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