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China's Huawei to Sell Stake in Undersea-Cable Unit

Huawei will sell its majority share in a submarine cable unit, the stake's buyer announced Monday, amid a US-led drive to isolate the Chinese telecom giant from global information networks over spying fears.

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Stock Markets Extend Drop, Oil Recovers

Stock markets fell further on Monday but oil recovered, with investors opting for haven assets such as the yen amid intensifying trade tensions.

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Connected Champagne Putting a Cork in Bogus Bubbly

Champagne is now connected: Thanks to tracking technology, champagne houses now have tools to better guard against fraud while gaining a new channel to interact with their customers.

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D-Day Tourism Boom Brings Crowds, and Controversy, to Normandy

The number of people visiting the World War II cemeteries, museums and battle sites along the Normandy coast of France has soared in recent years, creating a tourist windfall but generating criticism that a harrowing chapter of history is being sullied by crass commercialism.

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China Says Trade War 'Has Not Made America Great Again'

Washington's escalating trade war with Beijing has not "made America great again" and has instead damaged the American economy, China said Sunday, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles.

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Global Airline Body Warns of U.S.-China Trade War Spillover

The intensifying U.S.-China trade war and rising fuel prices will continue to bog down airline profits this year, the International Air Transport Association said Sunday.

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US Warns China on Behavior towards its Asian Neighbors

The United States warned China on Saturday against threatening its neighbors' sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies.

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Trump Digs in on Mexican Import Tariffs Despite Uproar

Despite pushback from U.S. business, Mexico and Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to slap a 5% tariff on Mexican imports unless America's southern neighbor cracks down on Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.

U.S. manufacturers said the tariff, set to take effect June 10, would have devastating consequences on them and American consumers. U.S. stocks tumbled on Wall Street in response to Trump's planned action.

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Huawei 'Too Close' to Chinese Government to Be Trusted, Says US

Telecommunications giant Huawei is "too close" to the Chinese government, making it difficult to trust the company at the heart of an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing, the US defence chief said Saturday.

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Canada Economy Grew 0.4 Percent in Q1

Canada's economy grew 0.4 percent in the first three months of 2019, failing to meet already low expectations, the government reported Friday.

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