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China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports. Just days ago, the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. China’s Commerce Ministry didn’t mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday that it

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Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. His lawyer told reporters Tuesday that Thaksin was ready to

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India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi’s election win

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was on a two-day visit on Tuesday to the Indian capital, New Delhi, the first

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When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within days. The closure of

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US suspends inspections of avocados, mangoes in Mexico’s Michoacan state over security concerns

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States government has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan due to security concerns, an official said Monday. A U.S. government spokesperson, whose name could not be used under agency policy, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and

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