When the U.S. Secretary of Stateflies into Southeast Asia this week with a new investment pitch for the region, the response could be: thanks a million, but please stop threatening a trade war with China that will make us lose billions of dollars.
China urged the United Statesto return to reason after the Trump administration sought to ratchet up pressure for trade concessions by proposing a higher 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Troops ordered shops to closeand told people to leave the center of Zimbabwe’s capital today, one day after three people were killed by soldiers sent in to break up demonstrators claiming this week’s presidential election was rigged.
Subdued calm on the streets of Harare this morning. Bloodshed of the previous day on everyone's minds. What next?
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The Roman Catholic Churchformally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances. The new provision is expected to run into stiff opposition from Catholics in countries such as the United States, where many Catholics support the death penalty.
Apple updated its latest share count yesterday, putting the magic stock price at $207.04 that would make the iPhone maker the first publicly listed U.S. company valued at $1 trillion. Apple’s stock rose 5.89 percent to a record-high close of $201.50 following the company’s better-than-expected quarterly results.
CBS said it retained two law firms for a full investigation into the allegations about Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves, CBS News and cultural issues in the company.
Tesla said it would produce its new Model 3 sedan at a profit after several recent weeks in which output stabilized, buoying hopes that the electric vehicle maker led by Elon Musk will stanch its financial losses in the second half of the year.
Google plans to launch a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites and search terms, two sources said, in a move that could mark its return to a market it abandoned eight years ago on censorship concerns.
