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Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route
Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route
by  AFP

Trenitalia said Tuesday it plans to launch a new high-speed rail service connecting London and Paris, as the days of Eurostar's three-decade monopoly on the line look increasingly numbered. Trenitalia said Tuesday it plans to invest one billion euros ($1.1 billion) to launch its Paris-London service, also by 2029.

Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit'
Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit'
by  AFP

The top US trade official on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on nearly every other nation, telling US senators almost 50 countries had reached out to make a deal. "Nearly 50 countries have approached me personally to discuss the president's new policy and explore how to achieve reciprocity," he told the Senate Finance Committee.

Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes
Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes
by  AFP

A raucous group of elderly investors held court at a Shanghai securities company on Tuesday, chatting loudly about the stock prices flickering on LED boards as Chinese markets stutteringly recovered from the brutal day before. Shanghai advanced 1.6 percent on Tuesday.

Major trade wars since the 19th century
Major trade wars since the 19th century
by  AFP

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: - 19th century Opium Wars - In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire.