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'Minecraft Movie' strikes gold to dominate N.America box office
'Minecraft Movie' strikes gold to dominate N.America box office
by  AFP

Warner Bros. new video game-based film "A Minecraft Movie" smashed records in its opening weekend in North American theaters, digging up an estimated $157 million in ticket sales, analysts said Sunday. It was also the most successful adaptation ever from a video game, bettering the $146 million opening of 2023's "Super Mario Bros.

World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs: White House
World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs: White House
by  AFP

More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for fallout.

'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
by  AFP

As President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices -- and the prospect of ceding more ground in foreign markets. Prices for many US agricultural products fell alongside the stock market on Friday, following Trump's tariff announcement and China's pushback.