Author: Simon Denyer
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How Ivanka Trump’s fashion line collides with her father’s ‘America First’ agenda
On Inauguration Day, President Trump stood in front of the U.S. Capitol and vowed that his “America First” agenda would bring jobs back to the United States. “We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs,” he declared, adding: “We will follow two…
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Chinese man caught with 500 imprisoned cats destined for restaurants
BEIJING – In China, it is legal to eat cats and dogs. Even so, ordinary people reacted with alarm this week as news broke of a Chinese man caught with 500 cats, crowded into tiny cages, which he intended to sell to restaurants. The man had used sparrows and caged birds to lure both stray…
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Questions raised about Apple’s motives for pulling New York Times app from China
BEIJING – Apple has removed the New York Times app from its digital store in China, acting on what it says were orders from the Chinese government. But the fact that the move was made on the same day a New York Times reporter contacted Apple about a potentially embarrassing story for the California-based company…
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U.S. stock markets surge after global turmoil overnight
Wall Street roared to life Wednesday in a wild day of trading that began with gut-wrenching selloffs in Europe and Asia following Donald Trump’s stunning upset in the U.S. presidential election. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 200 points, or about 1 percent, just before noon despite earlier turmoil in futures markets…