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Philippines makes ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that’s been in effect since February would now be permanent, inflaming a dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the Persian Gulf country. Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippine ambassador and recalled its own envoy from Manila over the dispute. The highly unusual move came as a surprise in Kuwait, a typically sedate and oil-rich nation that has been both a long target of Duterte’s criticism and heavily reliant on Filipina nannies and maids. …read more […]

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Charles Kupchan Says He's Skeptical About Trade and Iran Issue Relief

Apr.29 — Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow, discusses trade war issues after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Kupchan speaks with Bloomberg’s Paul Allen on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.” …read more […]

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T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China

The agreement capped four years of on-and-off talks between the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers, setting the stage for the creation of a company with 127 million customers that will be a more formidable competitor to the top two wireless players, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc. U.S. regulators, who have challenged in court AT&T’s $85 billion deal to buy U.S. media company Time Warner Inc, are expected to grill Sprint and T-Mobile on how they will price their combined wireless offerings. …read more […]

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The Latest: Trump, others give thumbs-down to dinner’s roast

The reviews are in: President Donald Trump is giving a thumbs-down to the comedian who roasted his chief spokeswoman at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Comedian Michelle Wolf is known as a contributor on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” But some of her jokes drew gasps and groans. A series of barbs about White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as Sanders sat just feet away, seemed to spark the most outrage. …read more […]

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Steel industry braced for fresh crisis as US tariff fears grow

British and European steel makers are bracing for a fresh crisis in the industry unless the US backs down from its protectionist stance and extends an exemption on import tariffs. The US granted temporary relief to European producers from 25pc tariffs on steel and 10pc levies on aluminium as Donald Trump, the US president, introduced the measure in a move widely seen as targeting imports from China. However, the exemption runs out on Tuesday. Wilbur Ross, the US commerce Secretary, said over the weekend that administration planned to extend the relief to some countries, but not all, and refused to …read more […]