US, EU to Sign Preliminary Partnership Deal on Critical Minerals on Friday

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – The ⁠United ⁠States and the ⁠European Union will sign a memorandum of understanding ​on Friday for a partnership on critical minerals, the State Department ‌said late on Thursday. • ‌U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU Trade ⁠Commissioner ⁠Maros Sefcovic will meet on Friday and take part in ​the …

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Trump Says Will Be Looking Into Banks Regarding Los Angeles Wildfires

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ⁠said on Thursday his administration will ​be looking into banks, singling out Wells Fargo,  regarding ‌payments and the treatment ‌of debts in the aftermath of ⁠the ⁠Los Angeles wildfires, after he met with Los Angeles Mayor ​Karen Bass and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “Wells Fargo, in …

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Key Takeaways From a Report Into the Deadly Plane Crash at LaGuardia Airport

Federal investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues and failures that led up to last month’s deadly collision between a regional jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the truck drove through the airport’s version of a stop light and …

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UK to Face ‘Big Tariff’ if It Doesn’t Drop Tech Tax, Trump Says

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump said the United States ​will retaliate with a “big tariff” ‌if Britain continues ‌to target companies ⁠like ⁠Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta with its ​technology tax. The United Kingdom rolled out its 2% digital ​services tax in 2020, a move ⁠that ⁠has been criticized ⁠by ​Trump …

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WHO Global Alliance Delivers 100 Million Childhood Vaccine Doses Since 2023

April 23 (Reuters) – More than 100 ⁠million ⁠vaccine doses have been ⁠delivered to 18.3 million children worldwide since 2023 under ​a global drive to reverse pandemic-related declines in childhood immunisation, the World ‌Health Organization and vaccine alliance ‌Gavi said on Thursday. The organizations had launched “The Big Catch-Up” during the ⁠World ⁠Immunisation Week in …

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