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Opportunity for big US-China trade deal, says Bessent
The comments from the US Treasury Secretary come as trade war between the world’s two biggest economies has escalated.
News24 Business | Tentative tree planting ‘decades overdue’ in sweltering Athens
Athens’ first “micro-forest” is part of an initiative by recently elected mayor Haris Doukas to plant 5 000 trees annually in the thickly concreted city, to beat the heat.
How does the government borrow money?
The government gets most of its money from tax but also borrows when it wants to boost spending.
Pledge to clear driving test backlog by next summer
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government would provide at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month.
Trump says he has ‘no intention of firing’ Fed boss
Apparent de-escalation comes after days of intensifying criticism of the Fed Chief by the US president.
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany
The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.