After Failed Talks, Trade Negotiations Resume With China
U.S. and Chinese negotiators begin two days of talks Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The goal is to settle a six-month trade war.
Irish Border Continues To Be A Sticking Point In A Brexit Deal
Steve Inskeep talks to Irish columnist and author Martina Devlin about the key issue in the ongoing Brexit negotiations: the border that separates Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
United States Warns Americans Not To Travel To Venezuela As Tensions Rise
The U.S. supports the main opposition leader who has been barred by Venezuela’s Supreme Court from leaving the country.
Brazil Arrests 5 In Dam Collapse As Death Toll Rises To 65
Authorities reportedly arrested workers with the Brazilian mining company Vale SA and contractors with Germany’s TUEV SUED.
Actress Catherine Deneuve Sells Off Wardrobe Designed By Yves Saint Laurent
French actress Catherine Deneuve once told fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, “my most beautiful love affair is with you.” Now she’s auctioning off more than 100 of her YSL haute couture ensembles.
Venezuela power struggle: a play for time … and military’s support
Once Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself the country’s legitimate president last week, he set a clock ticking. The longer Venezuela’s embattled leftist President Nicolás Maduro is able to defy the clock and retain his office, reg…
A Robot Named ‘Tappy’: Huawei Conspired To Steal T-Mobile’s Trade Secrets, Says DOJ
In an indictment that reads like a spy caper gone awry, the Justice Department alleges that the Chinese device maker urged its employees to sneak intel about T-Mobile’s brilliant testing robot.
Britain’s Parliament Finally Agrees On A Way Forward On Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will ask the European Union to reopen negotiations on the agreement on the U.K.’s exit, despite the E.U. saying the agreement could not be changed.
U.S. Treasury Announces Sanctions To Deny Venezuela’s President Money From Oil
Venezuela sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves and is largely dependent on cash it earns through exports. The sanctions deny authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro the cash paid for the fuel.
What The Huawei Indictment Says About How China Steals Technology
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cohen, senior fellow with the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, about what the Huawei indictment says about China’s technology theft.
China’s Slowing Economy Could Give U.S. An Advantage In Trade Talks
China’s dynamic economy is slowing, giving some U.S. officials confidence America will have the upper hand with China in tough trade talks. But Chinese leaders may not be inclined to make concessions.
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