USTR Greer Sees No Immediate Chip Tariffs but Says Protection Important for Sector

By David Shepardson and David Lawder MANASSAS, Virginia, May ⁠22 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson ⁠Greer said on Friday there were no imminent new U.S. tariffs ​expected to be imposed on semiconductors, but that it was important to protect the sector ‌with duties to facilitate reshoring ‌of chip production. Greer, speaking at a Micron …

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Uganda Confirms Three New Ebola Cases, Bringing Total to Five

May 23 (Reuters) – ⁠Uganda ⁠said on ⁠Saturday that three ​new Ebola ‌cases had been ‌confirmed ⁠there, ⁠taking the total of confirmed cases ​to five. The new cases ​include a Ugandan driver ⁠who transported ⁠the ⁠country’s first ​confirmed case as well ​as ⁠a health worker who was ⁠exposed to the virus while taking care ⁠of …

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Death Toll in Student Dorm Strike Rises to 10, Russian-Installed Official Says

May 23 (Reuters) – The ⁠death ⁠toll from ⁠a drone strike on a ​student dorm in the Russian-controlled ‌Luhansk region of ‌eastern Ukraine has ⁠risen ⁠to 10 from six, a Russian-installed official ​said on Saturday. Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of what ​it described as a deliberate drone ⁠strike ⁠in the town ⁠of ​Starobilsk with …

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Hundreds Rally in Taipei for Defence Spending After Parliament Cuts Funds

TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rallied ⁠in ⁠central Taipei on Saturday in ⁠support of government plans to increase defence spending, after ​the opposition controlled parliament approved only two-thirds of the $40 billion President Lai Ching-te had ‌requested. Lai wanted the supplementary defence budget ‌approved, including money for U.S. arms but also for …

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First USMCA Negotiations to Focus on Content Rules, Economic Security, Greer Says

MANASSAS, Virginia, May ⁠22 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. Trade Representative ⁠Jamieson Greer said on ​Friday that the first round of ‌formal negotiations to update ‌the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade ⁠agreement ⁠next week in Mexico City will focus ​on strengthening regional rules of origin and economic security provisions. He told ​reporters at a Micron Technology memory ⁠chip plant ⁠in …

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Turkish Police Detain 13 in Probe of Opposition Congress That Chose Ousted Leader

ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 13 ⁠people ⁠under an investigation into ⁠a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s ​Party (CHP), state media said on Saturday, after a court ruling this week ousted ‌the party’s leader Ozgur Ozel, ‌inflaming a political crisis. A Turkish appeals court on Thursday annulled ⁠the congress, …

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