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Brazil announces auto industry executive as COP30 climate champion
(Reuters) -Brazil on Wednesday announced the nomination of auto industry executive Dan Ioschpe, who represented Brazil in business meetings at the G20 summit last year, as its "climate champion" for the 2025 United Nations climate summit, know as COP30, which the country will host in November.
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2nd LD Writethru: Trump signs executive order on "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners.
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U.S. oil imports up, exports down last week
HOUSTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending Mach 28, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.
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U.S. crude oil production up last week
HOUSTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.580 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending March 28, up by 6,000 b/d from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.
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1st LD: Trump signs executive order on "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners.
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Cote d'Ivoire raises purchase price of cocoa beans for farmers
ABIDJAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The purchase price of cocoa beans for farmers in Cote d'Ivoire will increase to 2,200 CFA francs (3.63 U.S. dollars) per kilogram for the mid-season this year which officially started nationwide on Wednesday, the government announced.
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WHO faces 2.5 bln USD funding gap as U.S. announcing withdrawal
GENEVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a budget gap of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars for 2026 and 2027, along with a 600-million-dollar deficit through 2025, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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Slovakia approves culling of 350 brown bears amid rising attacks
BRATISLAVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in several districts and approved the culling of 350 brown bears, citing the danger to humans after a spate of attacks.
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Urgent: Trump signs executive orders on "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners.
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23 U.S. states, D.C. sue Trump admin over health funding cuts
SACRAMENTO, the United States, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three U.S. states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for abruptly cutting over 11 billion U.S. dollars in federal public health funding.
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1st LD: Trump imposes "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in the White House on Wednesday that he is imposing the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners.
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Urgent: Trump announces "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in the White House on Wednesday that he is imposing the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners.
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Judge dismisses New York mayor's corruption case, slams Trump administration 'bargain'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, even as he said the Trump administration's argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician's help with an immigration crackdown "smacks of a bargain."
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Wednesday.
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Central Europe calls for EU coordination in combating foot-and-mouth disease
PRAGUE, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Central European states are seeking European Union (EU) wide coordination to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), Czech Minister of Agriculture Marek Vyborny said on Wednesday.
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Britain expands electronic travel permit requirement to European visitors
LONDON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- New regulations came into force in Britain on Wednesday, requiring European visitors to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before traveling to the country.
