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Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Bayer-Monsanto loses US$ 2bn glyphosate law suit in California

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than US$2 billion damages to a couple who sued on grounds the weed killer Roundup caused their cancer, lawyers said.
Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil's Real slides past 4.00 to the US dollar as China/US trade dispute escalates

Brazil’s Real weakened past 4.00 per dollar for the first time in three weeks on Monday as an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war sent emerging markets reeling and a weekly snapshot of domestic growth forecasts fell to a new 2019 low.
Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Brazil plans to reduce import tariffs by ten percentage points in four years

Brazil plans to reduce import tariffs by 10 percentage points during the new government’s four-year term, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said, a move away from the direction currently being taken by countries such as the United States.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Trade talks with Beijing escalate: China will not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harms its interests

The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Forty US states filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical firms colluding oligopoly

More than 40 US states have filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical firms of conspiring to artificially inflate the cost of common medicinal drugs. The lawsuit alleges that as many as 20 companies have been involved in fixing prices for over 100 drugs, including treatments for diabetes and cancer.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 23:50 UTC
Venezuela denounces US provocation in national waters when Guaidó announces contacts with the Southern Command

The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, asked on Saturday his diplomatic representative in the US, Carlos Vecchio, to meet with the leaders of the Southern Command of that country to coordinate possible military cooperation in the face of the Venezuelan crisis. Meanwhile, the minister of defense of the administration of Nicolás Maduro, Vladimir Padrino López, warned on the same day “a provocation” of a US Coast Guard vessel that sailed 20 kilometers away from La Guaira, the main port of Venezuela.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Trump orders a new tariff hike on Chinese products as trade talks remain “candid and constructive”

US President Donald Trump cranked up the heat on Friday in a trade battle with China, ordering a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from the world's second-biggest economy, putting at risk global growth and the stability of financial markets.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US imposes more sanctions on Venezuelan defense and security services

The Trump administration on Friday expanded the scope of its Venezuela sanctions to the defense and security services sectors to try to crank up economic pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
China says three issues lie in the way of a trade agreement with the US

Three issues lie in the way of an agreement between China and the United States, which will have to be ironed out in upcoming talks in Beijing, said China’s chief trade negotiator as the US moved to impose higher tariffs on Chinese goods.
Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Trump admits receiving a “beautiful letter” from Chinese president Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had received a “beautiful letter” from Chinese President Xi Jinping, as negotiations on a trade deal between the two countries continue in Washington.