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Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 12:00 UTC
Venezuela and opposition continue talks in Barbados, Norwegian minister reveals

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are continuing talks in Barbados to try to find ways to resolve the Latin American country's political crisis, the Foreign Ministry of mediator Norway said on Friday.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:54 UTC
Trump calls Hong Kong unrest “riots” and suggests it's an issue between HK and Beijing

President Donald Trump has labelled recent protests in Hong Kong as “riots”, adopting the language used by Chinese authorities and suggesting that the United States would stay out of an issue that was “between Hong Kong and China”.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:45 UTC
US lawmakers urge Trump administration to suspend sales of crowd control equipment to Hong Kong

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Friday urged the Trump administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 07:30 UTC
China bows to fight back Trump's tariffs: “if they want to fight, then we will fight”

China on Friday vowed to fight back against US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to slap 10% tariffs on the remaining US$300 billion in Chinese imports, a move that ended a month-long trade truce.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US to seek migration deals with other Central American countries

The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to last week's with Guatemala, to curb emigration from Central America, a senior US official said Thursday.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil already engaged in trade talks with United States, says minister Guedes

Brazil has begun negotiating a trade agreement with the United States, the South American country’s economy minister said, kicking off knotty talks between longstanding competitors whose leaders want closer commercial ties.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:46 UTC
US business lobbies warn extra tariffs will hurt American consumers

President Donald Trump's threat to impose 10% tariffs on the remaining US$300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1 will hurt consumer purchases, raise prices further and limit hiring, four large retail trade groups warned on Thursday.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Trump slaps additional 10% punitive tariff on US$ 300 billion of Chinese goods

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another US$300 billion in goods, escalating the trade war after accusing Beijing of reneging on more promises.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Maduro's former Vice President wanted by US for “international narcotics trafficking”

United States immigration officials have added Venezuelan government minister Tareck El Aissami, a suspected drug smuggler, to their list of most wanted fugitives, they said on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Trump declares Brazil a trusted major non-NATO ally of the US

President Donald Trump on Wednesday boosted Brazil's status as a US military ally, easing the path for the Latin American giant to buy more sophisticated weaponry. In a notice sent to the State Department, Trump said, “I hereby designate the Federative Republic of Brazil as a major Non-NATO Ally of the United States,” referring to the powerful North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).