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Trump Orders Tariff Rises on Remaining Chinese Imports
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from China, less than 24 hours after Washington raised tariffs on approximately $200 billion of Chinese goods.
"The President also ordered us to begin the process of raising tariffs on essentially all remaining imports from China, which are valued at approximately $300 billion," US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement.
(Source: AFP)
US to Move Assault ship, Patriot Battery to Middle East in Response to Iran
The Pentagon said on Friday that it will move a Patriot missile battery along with ships and bombers to Middle East to counter the Iran threat.
(Source: AFP)
Subpoenas Issued for Six Years of Trump's Tax Returns
A top House Democrat has issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of next Friday to deliver them.
(Source: AP)
City of London's Largest Grant Provider Elects First Indian-Origin Chairperson
The City Bridge Trust Committee, the largest independent grant giver of the City of London Corporation, has elected Dhurv Patel its first Indian-origin chairman.
Patel, 35, who founded the City Hindus Network in London's financial district and has been an elected member of the City of London Corporation since 2013, replaces Alison Gowman after her full three-year term, the Corporation said on Thursday.
(Source: PTI)