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  • Swiss stunned by US tariff hike, seek negotiated solution

    08/01/2025 10:03:28 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 25 replies
    Reuters ^ | August 1, 202510:31 AM CDT | John Revill and Olivia Le Poidevin
    SummaryUS announces 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland Swiss manufacturers say tens of thousands of jobs at risk Talks to continue ahead of August 7 introduction RUETLI, Switzerland, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Swiss manufacturers warned on Friday that tens of thousands of jobs were at risk after U.S. President Donald Trump hit them with one of the highest tariff rates in his global trade reset, even if there was some relief for now for the key drugs sector. The government said it was "disappointed" and would decide how to proceed after Trump set a 39% tariff on the export-reliant country...
  • Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres

    07/30/2025 4:59:31 AM PDT · by Angelino97 · 68 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 28, 2025 | Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Olivia Le Poidevin
    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians struggled to feed their children a day after Israel declared steps to improve supplies. As the death toll from two years of war in Gaza nears 60,000, a growing number of people are dying from starvation and malnutrition, Gaza health authorities say, with images of starving children shocking the world and fuelling international criticism of Israel over sharply worsening conditions. Describing starvation in Gaza as real, Trump's assessment put him at odds with Israeli Prime Minister...