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<description>US President Donald Trump&#x27;s nominee to serve as the next US ambassador to Brazil told lawmakers on Thursday (local time) that expanding trade, securing access to critical minerals and strengthening cooperation against transnational crime would be among his top priorities if confirmed, while pledging to support Brazil&#x27;s democratic institutions and freedom of expression.</description>
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<description>The United States has formally notified a proposed sale of sustainment support services and related equipment worth an estimated $482.2 million for India&#x27;s Apache attack helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers aimed at enhancing the operational readiness of the Indian armed forces.</description>
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<description>President Donald Trump on Wednesday projected strong economic growth for the United States, claiming trillions of dollars in investments were flowing into the country as he predicted a manufacturing boom driven by foreign companies setting up plants across America.</description>
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<description>The doors to India-US trade have been opened wider with the launch of a digital portal to bring businesses from the two countries together in the march to $500 billion annual trade between the two great democracies, according to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.</description>
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<description>US President Donald Trump has mounted a forceful and combative defence of his trade agenda after the Supreme Court curtailed his use of a key tariff authority, accusing unnamed &#x22;foreign interests&#x22; of influencing the justices, announcing a new 10 per cent global tariff and signalling that even steeper trade measures -- including embargoes -- could follow.</description>
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<description>US President Donald Trump declared himself the &#x201C;undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal&#x201D; as he signed a new executive order aimed at expanding coal use and keeping ageing plants online.</description>
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<description>US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) in here, where he strongly promoted what he called the &#x201C;American growth miracle&#x201D; and praised his administration&#x2019;s economic record.&#x3C;br&#x3E;</description>
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