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Could 'soon' impose tariffs on $200B in Chinese goods: Donald Trump

The tariffs would potentially hurt US companies that import everything from handbags to bicycle tires. A public comment period on the import taxes ended Thursday. China has said it's ready to impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of US goods. The US has already imposed tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports, and Beijing punched back with an equal amount. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qc1jv9

Obama says Trump is 'the symptom, not the cause' of division

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Trump calls for US probe of NYT after critical anonymous column

US President Donald Trump on Friday called on the US Justice Department to investigate the New York Times after the news outlet published a column this week by an anonymous administration official questioning his fitness for office. Trump also said he was weighing taking action against the Times, whose shares moved briefly lower after his comments were made public. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QasLt3

Britain warns Syria at UN: 'More babies in Idlib' than 'terrorists'

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Pak removes top economist from EAC over his Ahmadi faith

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Trump aide whose Russia ties sparked probe to be sentenced

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Iraq parliament to hold emergency meet after Basra burns

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China's Xi plans to meet Putin on visit to Russian port city

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Ratification of CTBT essential to prevent 'catastrophic impact' of nuclear tests: UN chief

By constraining the development and qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons, the treaty puts a brake on the nuclear arms race and serves as a barrier against States that might seek to develop, manufacture and use acquire nuclear weapons in violation of their non-proliferation commitments. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NpYIyV

US adds a strong 201K jobs; unemployment stays at 3.9%

Friday's August jobs report from the government also showed that paychecks are growing faster. Average hourly wages are now 2.9 percent above where they were a year earlier, the fastest year-over-year gain in eight years. Still, after adjusting for inflation, pay has been flat for the past year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MWELk6

Fury over pension age hike clouds Moscow mayoral election

Polls show President Vladimir Putin's former chief-of-staff will comfortably be re-elected Moscow's mayor on Sunday, but public anger over planned increases to the nationwide pension age means many voters may stay away, tarnishing his win. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NUl74t

Pope rails against 'killer' money-centred economy

"We can't ignore the fact that an economy structured like this kills because it makes money central and only obeys money," he said in what was described as his first-ever interview with a financial daily. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M3pxo4

Kim says he wants denuclearization before Trump’s term ends

Expressing frustration over what he called Washington’s failure to negotiate in good faith, Kim told a South Korean envoy, Chung Eui-yong, that he still had confidence in Trump. He said he had never spoken badly of the US leader, even to his closest aides, since the two met in Singapore on June 12, according to Chung. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NmSDU6

‘We live death’: A chronicler of Afghan loss is killed on live TV

As he reported for years on the killing of civilians around him, Afghan reporter Samim Faramarz grappled with the idea of mortality in a country where violent deaths are the overwhelming daily reality. “We live death,” Faramarz, a 28-year old reporter for the Afghan channel ToloNews, wrote on Facebook in September 2016 after a double bombing in Kabul. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M6LHpp

NKorea's founding anniversary a chance for Kim to project new image

North Korea's celebrations marking its 70th anniversary on Sunday are expected to showcase a country that has secured a nuclear arsenal and is now focusing on developing its economy and cultivating international relations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QeJX0P

Toll from Japan quake rises to 18 as hopes fade for survivors

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Brazil's leading presidential candidate stabbed at rally

Far-right firebrand Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, the leading candidate in Brazil's presidential election is in grave but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday. Police said the "aggressor" was caught in the act. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MSW9Gv