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A HUGE blaze has ripped through a Scottish battery plant after it exploded for the second time in a year. Fire crews raced to the scene at 12.42pm and are currently tackling the inferno at the ...

Despite rattled financial markets, threats of retaliation and some of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters encouraging him to back off his signature economic policy, he didn’t give in.

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 April 2025) — The economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is forecast to grow by 4.7% this year, supported by policy stimulus that will help mitigate headwinds from ...

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PLAIN TWP. − Matalco, a Canadian aluminum slab producer, is closing its Stark County plant in June. The closure will result in the loss of 71 jobs. The company, based in Brampton, Ontario ...

An artistic rendering of the moment when the first white dwarf explodes and spews material at the second white dwarf, which itself is about to explode. Credit University of Warwick/Mark Garlick ...

Another sharp sell-off in stocks and bonds greeted President Trump’s latest round of protectionist measures as fears of a U.S. recession grow. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday helped shovel dirt onto the replacement for a historic White House tree that had to be removed because of safety concerns around its ...