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Italy to Change Web Tax in Bid to Overcome US Objections, Minister Says
Date: November 8, 2024
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy has extended its domestic tax on digital services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to try to overcome U.S. objections that the levy is discriminatory, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Thursday. Addressing lawmakers on the government’s 2025 budget, Giorgetti said other European Union countries were likely to...
Biden Congratulates Trump, Invites Him to White House
Date: November 7, 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential election victory and invite him to meet at the White House and will address the nation on Thursday. The White House, in a statement after Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidency, said...
China Wants Talks on Trade Measures at COP29 Climate Summit, Document Shows
Date: November 6, 2024
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China has requested that countries hold talks at next week’s COP29 U.N. climate summit on carbon border taxes and other “restrictive trade measures” that Beijing says are hurting developing countries, according to a document seen by Reuters. The request raises the prospect that mounting trade tensions between major economies...
Who Are the Candidates Running in the US Presidential Election?
Date: November 5, 2024
By Costas Pitas, Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Republican former President Donald Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in a Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with both candidates making their final pitches in battleground states ahead of what is projected to be a tight race. Several third-party hopefuls are also running. Here are the candidates. DEMOCRATIC...
France’s Macron Wins Moroccan Cheers on Western Sahara, Football
Date: October 30, 2024
RABAT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told Morocco’s parliament on Tuesday the disputed territory of Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, reiterating in person a statement made in July that paved the way for warmer relations with Rabat. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT France and Morocco have had a difficult relationship over the past...
Factbox-The Main Takeaways From the BRICS Summit
Date: October 24, 2024
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Here’s a brief summary of the outcome of the BRICS summit: * XI AND MODI: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met just two days after New Delhi announced that it had reached a deal with Beijing to resolve a four-year military stand-off on their Himalayan frontier....