@reutersPhilB
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After U.S, #EU set to impose duties on imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) - U.S. measures are designed to exclude Chinese EVs. The EU intention is to take away Chinese companies' advantage reut.rs/3RQ2hyL #trade #subsidies

Bound by rules and economics, EU trails U.S. on China tariffs

The European Union's plan to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) reflects a firming of its stance towards Beijing, but falls short of a tougher U.S. position tending towards an outright...

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Economic fragmentation widening as Ukraine war hits two-year mark, spelling challenge for global trading system reut.rs/3I8v8ZN #WTOMC13AbuDhabi #economics

Global trade rift widening as Ukraine war passes two-year mark

Two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there are clear signs that the global economy is fragmenting into two separate blocs and that multilateral trade rules that have underpinned commerce for...

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As Bud Light battles U.S. boycott, Heineken spends $100 million to offer Silver as alternative reut.rs/43oMj1R with @itsdoyinsola

Focus: As Bud slips, Heineken plots further shake-up of U.S. light beer

As investors try to assess the fallout on global brewing leader Anheuser-Busch InBev from a backlash against Bud Light, rival Heineken is spending $100 million to promote a new light beer to Americ...

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Not quite a Michelin star, but a thumbs up for hospital food from restaurant guide reut.rs/404Cl42

Belgian hospital food earns restaurant guide accolade

Hospital food would normally rank alongside school lunches on the culinary charts but a hospital in western Belgium has broken the stereotype after winning approval from a prestigious French restau...

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Fears of European industry exodus to U.S. may be overdone reut.rs/3ZjnVgf
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'Qatargate' scandal casts light on 'untouchable' EU lawmakers reuters.com/world/qatargate-… via @ReutersPhilB

'Qatargate' scandal casts light on 'untouchable' EU lawmakers

As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions...

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Is Europe facing a "winter of de-industrialisation" due to energy crisis? reut.rs/3r3NJO8 #steel #EU #energy @EUROFER_eu

Steel makers fear deepening crisis from energy crunch as output halted

Spiralling energy costs have forced steel makers to cut output across Europe, threatening mass plant shutdowns some warn could be permanent in a sector that employs more than 300,000 and contributes...

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Third time lucky? #WTO will finally host its ministerial conference after two failed attempts, but will it yield any deals? reut.rs/3NeRx8L with @REUTERSFARGE #MC12

WTO seeks fish, vaccine deals as war ignites trade tensions

The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on fish and vaccines, testing the world's ability to set trade rules at a time of...

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Cold beer delivered to your door - a pandemic novelty set to grow. reut.rs/3LEK6WA #beer #ecommerce @ZeDelivery

Focus: Cold beer to your door: brewers in Latin America go direct

With COVID-19 lockdowns normalising home delivery of everything from fast food to aspirin, brewers are tapping into a lucrative new sales format - delivering cold beer on demand to consumers still...

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Pestilence and war causing more "slow-balization" than de-globalization reut.rs/3v1kw7Q #trade #globalism #wto

"Slow-balisation": how war, pandemic are reshaping global trade

Raising the drawbridge has been a response to war and pestilence throughout human history, and the tumultuous winter of 2022 has similarly led trading nations to turn inward - though talk that the...

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Art theft rectified as painting stolen from Jewish couple by Nazis is wheeled out of Belgian museum reut.rs/3BaJG6E #belgium #art
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Omicron milder than Delta? We should know in 3-4 weeks, says #WHO Europe chief reut.rs/3EopX3B #Omicron #covid19

EXCLUSIVE: Omicron severity question answered in 3-4 weeks, WHO official says

Omicron will become the dominant coronavirus variant in Europe by the start of 2022 and three to four weeks is needed to determine the severity of the COVID-19 it causes, the World Health Organizat...

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Getting closer to solution in COVID-19 vaccine dispute, WTO chief senses "orchestrated effort" to sabotage a deal reut.rs/3yuP1Ve #WTO #TRIPSwaiver
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No more green, yellow, red zones? Perhaps the end of the EU's traffic light travel system for travel. reut.rs/3oEdqF4
Zero alcohol #beer - lager substitute or adult soft drink. #Brewers #Anheuser-Busch, #Heinekenusa ramp up taste challenge as pandemic curbs ease reut.rs/2UZP4bI
Brewing resurrected at Belgian abbey - reuters.com/lifestyle/belgia…

Belgian abbey raises brewery from ashes after 200 years

Priests of Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey have begun brewing for the first time in more than two centuries, with a microbrewery making special editions of the mass-market beer bearing their abbey's name.

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EU hopeful of ending U.S. aircraft dispute by July reut.rs/3fxww9E
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Biden's EU trade dilemma: more pain for Harley, distillers or back off metals tariffs w/⁦@rajeshkumarsgh⁩ reut.rs/3gQLjOO
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EU, Britain seek to bridge differences over Northern Ireland reut.rs/2QjceYw
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