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E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People
The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.
Trump and Tariffs Enter the Scene Only Days Into Canada’s Election Campaign
Without advance notice to Canada, the U.S. president put the auto industry into turmoil with a 25 percent tariff.
How Small Restaurants Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices
Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are...
Flights start landing at Heathrow Airport after shutdown leads to travel chaos
What we're covering• Flights trickle into Heathrow: London’s Heathrow Airport is receiving some flights after it was completely shut down following a power outage due...
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Wall St. and Washington Brace for a Big Jobs Report
A hiring slowdown and fears about artificial intelligence have investors on edge, and some in the Trump administration on the defensive.
What Executives Are Saying About the ‘K-Shaped’ Economy
Leaders across industries from airlines to packaged foods have said a growing divide between lower-income and wealthy consumers is changing their businesses.
After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Could Be Off to a Stronger Start
Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
Trump Decries a ‘Nation of Renters’ but His New Policy Promotes One
President Trump’s recently announced executive order that would bar big investors from acquiring single-family homes includes an exemption that allows them to build homes for...
How Did Pat McGrath Cosmetics Go From Billion-Dollar Brand to Bankruptcy?
The makeup artist Pat McGrath was a favorite of Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Madonna. Then she became a billion-dollar brand.
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Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or criticizing public figures, has been...
Keeping ‘hope alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic distress.
Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian ‘collapse’, as oil supplies dwindle
The UN on Wednesday warned of potential humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba, following Washington’s attempt to block oil supplies from reaching the island.
Welcome to the ‘agrihood’ – the neighbourhood of the future?
Towns and cities are home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions...
Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures
UN-appointed independent human rights experts have raised alarm over violations of children’s rights during US immigration procedures, nearly a year after federal funding for legal...
UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise
The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of migrants in the United States, warning that...
