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Trump Threatens 10% 'Additional' Tariff On All BRICS-Aligned Nations, Says Tariff Letters Drop At Noon Monday
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - 11:54pm | 557President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will impose an additional 10% tariff on any country that aligns with BRICS’ anti-American policies, escalating trade tensions as his July 9 deadline approaches for comprehensive tariff restructuring. What Happened: Trump posted on Truth...
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BYD Expands Into Ethiopia With Launch of 5 EV Models: Report
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 2:43pm | 383BYD Co., Ltd. (OTC:BYDDY), the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) giant, has reportedly expanded its global footprint by entering the Ethiopian market. On December 21, the company partnered with Ethiopian distributor Moenco, a subsidiary of the Inchcape Group, to launch its brand in the East African...
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US Government Contractor In Custody Over Accusations Of Spying For Ethiopia
Friday, September 22, 2023 - 5:33am | 448Abraham Teklu Lemma, a U.S. government contractor, has been arrested on suspicion of spying, allegedly for Ethiopia, Barron’s reported Lemma, an American citizen of Ethiopian heritage, was taken into custody on Aug. 24. The Justice Department has charged him with delivering national...
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Saudi, Argentina, UAE Among Six New Nations In BRICS First Membership Expansion Since 2010
Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 5:09am | 372BRICS has extended invitations to six nations for new membership, per the decision made at a summit held this week in Johannesburg, Arab News reported. On Thursday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (...
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Facebook Accused Of Inflaming Ethiopia's Civil War By Promoting Hateful Content; Petitioners Demand $2B Fund For Victims
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 2:05am | 585A new lawsuit accused Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of inflaming Ethiopia’s civil war by enabling violent and hateful posts to flourish on Facebook. What Happened: The lawsuit — filed by two Ethiopian researchers and Kenyan rights group Katiba Institute — alleged that...
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Obama Highlights The Economic Costs Of Corruption In Africa
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 3:00pm | 1013U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the 54 member states of the African Union on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. He is the first U.S. leader to visit the pan-African government. During his speech, Obama reprimanded the continent's leaders for their corrupt policies and frequent...
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These Awesome Charts Highlight Just How Diversified (or Homogeneous) Some Nations' Exports Are
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 3:36pm | 136Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place. Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons and the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Benzinga has compiled an array of export tree maps from countries and regions around the...