Trump in Scotland: How’s his trip going and what’s on the agenda?
When Donald Trump re-won the United States presidency in last year’s election, the Dumfries and Galloway News in Scotland greeted
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Business and Economy
With Trump go-ahead, Skydance and Paramount to complete merger in August
The entertainment company Paramount Global is expected to close its $8bn merger agreement with Skydance Media on August 7, a
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Meta to suspend political advertising as EU transparency law looms
The social media giant follows Alphabet, Google’s parent company, which made a similar decision in November. Meta will suspend political
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India’s Modi pledges $565m to Maldives to boost infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will also support the Maldives in ‘strengthening its defence capabilities’. Indian Prime Minister Narendra
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Fact check: Did US go from ice cream trade surplus to deficit under Biden?
President Donald Trump’s administration dished out a cold burn to Trump’s ice-cream-loving predecessor, Joe Biden, saying he led the US
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Malaysia’s Anwar announces cash handouts in bid to ease living costs
Malaysian leader also says petrol prices will be cut and highway toll rates frozen to address cost of living concerns.
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Indonesia has 44 million youths. It’s struggling to get them jobs
Medan, Indonesia – After graduating from university with a law degree two years ago, Andreas Hutapea assumed he would not
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US inflation from tariffs that economists feared begins to emerge
United States inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the
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Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN
Nearly half the global population has also been exposed to dust levels exceeding WHO safety thresholds. A new report by
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Trump singles out Brazil for 50 percent tariffs, citing political motives
United States President Donald Trump has continued to publish letters announcing individualised tariff hikes for foreign trading partners. But on
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