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8:41am, 27th April, 2019

China's Xi touts more than $64 billion in Belt and Road deals

President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed deals worth more than $64 billion signed during China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) this week as he sought to reassure skeptics the project will deliver sustainable growth for all involved.

Peru to sign MoU to join China's Belt and Road club in coming days: Chinese ambassador

9:49pm, 24th April, 2019

World

Peru to sign MoU to join China's Belt and Road club in coming days: Chinese ambassador

Peru will sign a memorandum of understanding to join China's ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative in coming days, China's ambassador said on Wednesday.

Flooding woes add to trade war stress in 'Trump country' farm belt

12:59am, 26th March, 2019

US

Flooding woes add to trade war stress in 'Trump country' farm belt

Nebraska grain farmer Ryan Ueberrhein was barely breaking even after the U.S.-China trade war pushed prices for his soybean crop to a decade low. Then the nearby Elkhorn River burst its banks as flooding swept across the U.S. farm belt.

Italy endorses China's Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation

10:29am, 23rd March, 2019

World

Italy endorses China's Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation

Italy endorsed China's ambitious "Belt and Road" infrastructure plan on Saturday, becoming the first major Western power to back the initiative to help revive the struggling Italian economy.

Italy signs contested Belt and Road accord with China

6:22am, 23rd March, 2019

World

Italy signs contested Belt and Road accord with China

Italy on Saturday became the first member of the Group of Seven industrialized powers to endorse China's "Belt and Road" infrastructure project, with Rome brushing off the worries of Western allies as it looks to revive its flagging economy.

Italy's drive to join China's Belt and Road hits potholes

8:39am, 15th March, 2019

World

Italy's drive to join China's Belt and Road hits potholes

The ancient Silk Road was a network of trading routes that stretched from China to Italy, transporting goods, skills and ideas half way around the world.

U.S. official suggests Italy avoid China's Belt and Road plan

12:31pm, 9th March, 2019

World

U.S. official suggests Italy avoid China's Belt and Road plan

The Italian government should not support China's "Belt and Road" infrastructure plan, a spokesman for the White House's group of national security advisers said on Saturday, calling it a "vanity project."

With opinion split, tariffs are a tough sell in America's Rust Belt: Reuters/Ipsos poll

7:51am, 27th September, 2018

Politics

With opinion split, tariffs are a tough sell in America's Rust Belt: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Politicians in America's Rust Belt will likely struggle to capitalize on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war in November's congressional elections, with a September poll showing voters in the region are cool on the effect of tariff...

Democrats have leads in Rust Belt states that Trump won: Reuters poll

5:26am, 26th September, 2018

US

Democrats have leads in Rust Belt states that Trump won: Reuters poll

An Indiana U.S. Senator seen as one of the chamber's most vulnerable Democrats has a slight edge while four of his Rust Belt Democratic colleagues have solid leads in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, a Reuters poll found.

In England's forgotten 'rust belt', voters show little sign of Brexit regret

4:47am, 7th August, 2018

UK

In England's forgotten 'rust belt', voters show little sign of Brexit regret

To Paul Green, a club steward in northern England's 'rust belt', Britain is so broken that he would vote for Brexit again were he to get another chance.

When Donald meets Vladimir: the neophyte and the black belt

12:17pm, 9th July, 2018

World

When Donald meets Vladimir: the neophyte and the black belt

When Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin, he sits down with a disciplined, detail-oriented and experienced Russian leader who has played on the world stage for more than 18 years, in contrast to the U.S. president's 18 months in office.