Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from his new tariffs that are triggering a trade war Despite Trump’s claim that the U.S does not need Canada, one-quarter of the oil that the America consumes per day is from its ally to the north. World 03 Feb, 2025
What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work? The tariffs would start at the beginning of Tuesday. World 02 Feb, 2025
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country's North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies. World 02 Feb, 2025
�COVID-19 to shrink global economy by 5.2pc this year� KATHMANDU, JUNE 9 The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the global economy into a severe contraction. According to World Bank forecasts, global economy will shrink by 5.2 per cent... 10 Jun, 2020
Govt urged to declare �economic emergency� Kathmandu, March 15 With the global spread of coronavirus expected to severely hit Nepal’s economy, the country’s private sector today urged the government to declare ‘economic emergency’ and take necessary measures to cope with the... Travel 16 Mar, 2020
Head of hospital dies in coronavirus epicentre; global economic impact spreads * New infections fall below 2,000 for 1st time since Jan. 30 * Experts say too early to tell if China outbreak contained * Apple to miss revenue guidance for March qtr due to virus * S. Korea faces economic emergency, president... Women 18 Feb, 2020
Coronavirus infections slow in China as global economic impact spreads * New infections fall below 2,000 for 1st time since Jan 30 * Experts say too early to tell if China outbreak contained * Apple to miss revenue guidance for March quarter due to virus * South Korean president says country faces economic... Women 18 Feb, 2020
Economic sanctions on Huawei could backfire on US firms The Trump administration’s decision to restrict all US technology sales to Chinese telecommunications powerhouse Huawei for national security reasons doesn’t just up the ante in the China trade war. It’s also bound to hurt US suppliers and... 17 May, 2019
Venezuela turns to its military to combat food shortages CARACAS: Venezuela's military is getting a major promotion as the socialist-run country struggles to combat severe shortages and stave off food riots. President Nicolas Maduro on Monday created a new government initiative to boost production and... Women 13 Jul, 2016
Venezuela looters target chicken, flour amid worsening shortages San Cristobal, May 14 Mobs in Venezuela have stolen flour, chicken and even underwear this week as looting increases across the crisis-hit OPEC nation where many basic products have run short. Many people now get up in the dead of night to spend... 15 May, 2016
LETTERS: Out of sight, out of mind Apropos of the editorial “Food crisis” (THT, Jan. 11, Page 8), the report of debilitating food shortage and ballooning prices of such important sources of iodine as salt, coupled with government apathy, ineptitude and inaction, gives our country... 21 Jan, 2016
French president declares economic emergency PARIS: French President Francois Hollande has declared what he called "a state of economic emergency" and says it's time to redefine France's economic and social model. Hollande laid out a series of proposed economic measures Monday in an annual... 18 Jan, 2016
