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‘Expect Europeans to do their share now’: US holds back on China tariffs; Bessent says Europe must act first on Russian oil

File photo: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent (Picture credit: AP) US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the Trump administration will not move ahead with new tariffs on Chinese goods over Beijing’s Russian oil purchases unless European countries impose steep duties of their own.Speaking in a joint interview with Reuters and Bloomberg, Bessent…

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‘India coming to the table’: Trump advisor Navarro again slams ‘highest tariffs’; rakes up Russia oil ahead of trade talks

India-US trade deal talks: US President Donald Trump Trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday continued with his attacks on India over tariffs and trade deal, saying that it has the ‘highest tariffs’. Navarro’s remarks come at a time when Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have called India-US relationship important.Asked about the India-US trade deal…

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‘Unilateral bullying’: China slams Trump call for tariffs on countries importing Russian oil; warns of countermeasures

US President Donald Trump urged NATO nations to implement substantial tariffs ranging from 50 to 100 per cent on China. (AI image) China has reacted strongly to the Donald Trump administration’s call to G7 and NATO to impose tariffs on countries that import Russian crude oil. The world’s second largest economy has called US statements…

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Energy mix outlook 2050: Natural gas only fossil fuel to rise in US, China, India; coal and oil to decline globally

Natural gas will be the only fossil fuel to record an increase in the energy mix of the United States, China, and India by 2050, even as coal and oil usage decline globally, according to a sector update by Nuvama Institutional Equities, citing S&P Global Commodity Insights.“By 2050, gas shall be the only fossil fuel…

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Market watch: Asian stocks steady ahead of Fed decision; oil holds firm after Ukraine strikes Russian refineries

File photo (Picture credit: AFP) Asian equities were mixed on Monday as investors braced for an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve later this week, while oil prices held steady after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries raised concerns about supply disruptions.Markets have rallied in recent weeks on signs of cooling US…

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‘Don’t want them to buy Russian oil’: Donald Trump slams EU over trade with Moscow; asks Europe to ‘toughen up’

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) After threatening tariffs and targeting China over its purchase of Russian oil, US President Donald Trump has now shifted his focus to European allies. He signalled that he does not want European nations to continue buying oil from Russia and criticised their sanctions as “not tough enough.“Speaking to reporters…

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Is black seed oil effective in reducing inflammation? Here’s what research says

In the rapidly developing area of integrative health, new evidence confirms that as little as a teaspoon (5 ml) of black seed oil (Nigella sativa) can alleviate joint inflammation as effectively, and in certain applications even better than conventional NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. This assertion is based on an increasing number of clinical and experimental…

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