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People walk past an Apple store in London, Britain, January 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo
Europe

Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands

The change affects a feature called Advanced Data Protection (ADP), which extends end-to-end encryption across a wide range of cloud data

New trucks crowd a parking lot at the GM assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada September 24, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
USA

Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips

Elon Musk meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. Photo: @narendramodi via X/via REUTERS/File Photo
South Asia

Tesla steps up India hiring after Musk-Modi meet, fast-tracking market entry plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 February 2025. Photo: WU HAO/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China

China's Xi holds rare meet with business leaders amid US tech rivalry

The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its booth during The 26th Semiconductor Exhibition 2024 in Seoul, South Korea, October 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Global Economy

Samsung Electronics to cancel $2.11 billion worth of own shares

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium 20 September 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe

EU plans Trump-style import curbs on food: FT report

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, US, July 30, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
USA

Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3 billion now left on their books

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs on aluminum imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, 10 February 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

Trump keeps tariffs drumbeat going, with autos targeted next

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at an opening press conference during the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, US October 17, 2019. File Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Too early to see impact of US tariffs on world economy, IMF head says

China challenges Trump tariffs at WTO as package shippers warn of chaos
China

China challenges Trump tariffs at WTO as package shippers warn of chaos

A woman looks at a gold bangle inside a jewellery showroom at a market in Mumbai January 15, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File Photo
South Asia

Gold demand in India to cool in 2025 as prices soar: WGC

US President Donald Trump looks on as he holds a pen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US February 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
USA

Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi amid new tariff war

Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of the US flag in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
USA

Trade war with China casts dark cloud over new US LNG projects