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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries.
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Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over edited speech
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would likely sue the BBC next week for as much as $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim.
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Trump officials hold meetings on Venezuela as military tensions rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Trump administration officials have held three meetings at the White House this week to discuss options for possible military operations in Venezuela, officials said on Friday, amid a growing U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.
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Southern California braces for flash flooding, debris flows as storm approaches
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- An unusually strong storm system is expected to bring widespread rainfall to Southern California through Sunday, likely triggering flash flooding and debris flows, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) said Friday.
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Ukrainian energy workers in endless race to repair damage from Russian strikes
(Reuters) -Standing near the mangled exterior of his thermal power plant, the 53-year-old production manager described the now familiar job of a Ukrainian energy worker: swiftly patching up the workplace during another season of intense Russian air strikes.
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Rubio emphasizes importance of Sudan ceasefire in call with UAE counterpart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the importance of achieving a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan in a call with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday, just days after Washington's top diplomat said action was needed to cut off the flow of weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Chilean leftist Jara narrowly leads far-right's Kast in first round presidential vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Governing coalition candidate Jeannette Jara held a narrow lead in Chile's first-round presidential vote on Sunday, signaling a strong challenge from far-right rival Jose Antonio Kast and underscoring deep political divisions.
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News Analysis: Expectations for economic stimulus mounting ahead of Britain's autumn Budget
LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Britain's economy is facing a series of challenges, with growth losing momentum, inflation remaining elevated, and unemployment rising to a post-pandemic high. Ahead of the autumn Budget later this month, expectations are mounting for measures to reduce costs, boost investment, and shore up confidence.
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Death toll rises to 3 in Stockholm bus crash
HELSINKI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a bus crash in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday afternoon, has risen to three, Swedish police said late Friday.
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Italy reaffirms commitment to migrant processing centers in Albania
ROME, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reaffirmed her government's commitment to moving forward with migration and asylum-processing centers in Albania, according to a Friday report by Italy's ANSA news agency.
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Slovenia's Q3 GDP growth accelerates to 1.7 pct on strong investment
LJUBLJANA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.7 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, marking the fastest expansion in the past four quarters, the country's Statistical Office said Friday.
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Kyrgyzstan's GDP grows 10 pct in first 10 months of 2025
BISHKEK, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's GDP increased by 10 percent year on year in the January-October period of 2025, reaching approximately 1,427.4 billion soms (16.3 billion U.S. dollars), according to preliminary estimates released by the country's National Statistical Committee on Friday.
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New Dutch farm detects bird flu in outbreak wave
THE HAGUE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has been detected at a small-scale poultry farm in Assendelft, a village in the province of North Holland, the Dutch government said on Friday, the latest in a series of outbreaks affecting the country in recent weeks.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Friday.
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Roundup: Financial forums highlight expanding role of Chinese currency in Mideast markets
DUBAI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The internationalization of China's currency, the renminbi (RMB), took center stage in Dubai this week as regulators, bankers and business leaders from China and Arab countries gathered for two RMB-focused events in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Russia's goods trade surplus narrows in first 9 months of 2025
MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia's goods trade surplus fell to 89.2 billion U.S. dollars in January-September 2025, down from 100.5 billion dollars in the same period last year, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying Friday.
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IMF approves fresh, smaller $24 billion credit line for Mexico
(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Friday said its executive board had approved a new two-year, $24 billion flexible credit line for Mexico to act as a buffer against external risks, noting the country has steadily reduced its reliance on the precautionary fund in recent years.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro to face trial in Brazil for seeking Trump help in his father's legal case
BRASILIA (Reuters) -A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court moved on Friday to put lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly seeking U.S. President Donald Trump's help to halt criminal proceedings against his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, in a coup plot case.
