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Trump could sign order banning Chinese telecom equipment
President Donald Trump is said to be considering signing an executive order that will ban Chinese telecom equipment next week.
Washington said to be mulling tariffs on EU car exports
Washington is mulling placing tariffs on cars imported from the European Union.
House builders cutting infrastructure payments - NAO
House builders are cutting infrastructure payments to local councils for new developments while increasing their own profit margins and those contributions were failing to keep pace with property price rises, according to a report released on Friday.
Trump will not meet Xi before tariff truce deadline
US President Donald Trump said he would not be meeting the Chinese leader Xi Jinping before the 2 March deadline when their trade truce reaches an end.
News of Venezuelan Army desertions emerges amid standoff on Colombian border
Thousands of Venezuelan soldiers have deserted the nation's armed forces in the last five years, predating calls from caretaker President, Juan Guaido, for soldiers to lay down their weapons.
UK government has no plans to review fracking regulations
The UK government has no plans to review regulations for fracking gas in the country, it said on Thursday after Ineos and Cuadrilla complained this week about the rules hindering their work.
A 'sizeable distance' remains in US-China trade talks, Kudlow says
There remains "a sizeable distance" to go in US-China trade talks, US National Economic Council director, Larry Kudlow, said.
Ocasio-Cortez reveals outline for new climate change deal
Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the outline of the 'Green New Deal' on Thursday, a plan to fight climate change while dealing with economic and racial injustice.
House to open probe into Trump's links with Russia
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Wednesday that his committee would open an investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal financial interests and his links with foreign powers.
Tech giants must collect less data, EU regulators say
Facebook, Amazon and Google may be forced to review their business models in Europe as German and Belgian regulators are challenging them over competition and copyright.
Labour MPs furious at Corbyn's Brexit offer to May
A row broke out within Labour ranks on Thursday after Jeremy Corbyn listed five demands for Brexit in return for his party's support on the withdrawal agreement.
Trump confirms Vietnam as location for summit with Kim Jong-Un
President Donald Trump confirmed that Vietnam will be the location for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un later this month.
Cabinet ministers plan eight-week Brexit delay
Cabinet ministers are planning to delay Brexit by eight weeks until 24 May, it was reported on Wednesday.
UN claims North Korea trying to protect nuclear missiles
UN monitors claim that North Korea is trying to shield its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes from military strikes.
Trimble and Foster unite to call for removal of Brexit backstop
Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble is taking the UK government to court with a claim that the Brexit withdrawal agreement’s Irish backstop clause breaches the Good Friday Agreement.
UN warns US-China tariff hikes risk global 'economic downturn'
A study from the United Nations revealed on Monday that if the US and China go ahead with their plans to hike tariffs in March, the global economy could suffer a downturn.
UK and European countries call for new Venezuelan elections
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Monday said the UK, along nine other European nations, would recognise Juan Guaidó as the constitutional interim president of Venezuela unless fresh elections were called.
Fracking seismic rules 'unworkable', says Jim Ratcliffe
Petrochemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has warned the UK is "heading towards an energy crisis" unless it loosens controls on fracking for oil and gas.
CFOs rank Brexit as top risk for businesses - Deloitte
UK company finance chiefs have been forced to adopt their most defensive strategy stance in nine years due to the risk Brexit poses to business, a new survey from Deloitte has revealed.
Brexit: Rubbish, colonies, 'bribes' & betrayal
As Theresa May settled down for a quiet weekend of making “alternative arrangements” for the Irish backstop in her Brexit deal, Westminster pondered putrefying garbage, inducements for Labour MPs, a Conservative grass roots rebellion and a colonial jibe from Spain.