Is this the end of recycling?

Mar 19, 2019
The Chinese economy could be killing recycling in the U.S.
An employee walks people through the recycling process at a closed loop plant in London, United Kingdom in 2010.
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Brexit stands to hurt the rest of the EU, too

Mar 14, 2019
With the limelight on Britain, it's easy to lose sight of wider ramifications.
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Providing medical care to 'birth tourists' from China

Mar 13, 2019
Chinese parents are attracted to U.S. healthcare. An American doctor appreciates their prompt payments.
Dr. Russell Rapoza has helped more than a thousand mothers from China deliver babies.
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May Day: UK Parliament rejects prime minister’s Brexit deal

Mar 12, 2019
Great Britain is without a plan just 17 days before the country's proposed exit from the European Union.
British Prime Minister Theresa May departs after speaking at a press conference after attending a special session of the European Council over Brexit on November 25, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
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During time of rapid growth, sorrow for Ethiopian Airlines

Mar 11, 2019
Sunday’s tragic crash of ET302 comes just as Ethiopian Airlines has been riding a wave of international investment, expansion and optimism. Over the last decade, the airline made a big push to build its fleet and increase routes, both within Africa and beyond the continent. A recent expansion of Ethiopia’s international airport opened in January […]
Two local boys examine a pile of twisted metal gathered by workers during the continuing recovery efforts at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on March 11, 2019 in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
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European Central Bank changes course on stimulus

Mar 7, 2019
What is the bank reacting to?
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Why Trump didn't shrink the trade deficit in 2018

Mar 7, 2019
Americans imported a record number of goods last year, according to new data from the Commerce Department released Wednesday. U.S. service exports also hit a record high. The net effect was the largest trade deficit since 2008 — $621 billion, up nearly 13 percent from the prior year. However, many economists say the U.S. trade deficit […]
President Donald Trump's administration is said to be considering changes to the way the trade deficit is calculated.
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Why Chinese parents come to America to give birth

Mar 6, 2019
Every year, thousands travel to ensure U.S. citizenship for their babies, experts say. Here are two of their stories.
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EU and U.S. officials meet to talk trade

Mar 5, 2019
The trade talks will be held in Washington on Wednesday. Last year, a dispute between the two parties erupted over cars  — the Trump administration demanded that the Europeans cut their 10 percent import tariff on American vehicles. In July, a trans-Atlantic truce was reached. But the dispute has since widened beyond cars, and that […]
Flags of the European Union member states hang inside the Council of the European Union's Lex building in Brussels.
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