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IMF meetings to begin under fresh cloud of US-China trade tensions
IMF meetings to begin under fresh cloud of US-China trade tensions

The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors gets underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats from the world's two largest economies.

October 13, 2025

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China trade beats forecasts in September as tariff fears rise
China trade beats forecasts in September as tariff fears rise

China's trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington.

October 13, 2025

Gordon rushed back from NRL into Wallabies northern tour squad
Gordon rushed back from NRL into Wallabies northern tour squad

Rugby league defector Carter Gordon was rushed back into the Australia squad named Monday to tour Japan and Europe, bolstering Australia's depleted playmaking stocks.

October 13, 2025

AI tools 'exploited' for racist European city videos
AI tools 'exploited' for racist European city videos

Daubed in Arabic-looking graffiti, London's Big Ben is shown smouldering above piles of rubbish and crowds dressed in traditional Islamic garb in an AI-generated, dystopian vision of the British capital.

October 13, 2025

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Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court
Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court

A trial involving five major carmakers opens at London's High Court Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade.

October 13, 2025

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US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China
US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China

The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.

October 13, 2025