Donald Trump told reporters he's “the least racist person” as fallout continues from a vulgar remark about immigrants from Africa and Haiti attributed to the president following a meeting with lawmakers last week. “I am not a racist,” Trump said in response to a shouted question from reporters as he
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South Africans shouldn't be nervous about the ruling African National Congress's decision to seek land expropriation without compensation, party President Cyril Ramaphosa said. Cyril Ramaphosa. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg. “Land is a very broad, as well as a complex issue and it has
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A Bloomberg survey of economists sees a 6.7 percent increase in the quarter through December from 6.8 percent in the prior period. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has 90 days to decide if he will impose tariffs on steel imports after receiving a final report from the Commerce Department last
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… emailed statement Friday. While subsidies and generous feed-in tariffs helped boost growth earlier this decade, last year's gains were driven by users seeking to sidestep a surge in the cost of electricity and a push by vendors into the commercial sector, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Palestinians will “slap back” for the humiliation they've suffered from the Trump administration and seek to replace the U.S. with other international players in future peace negotiations with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said. Mahmoud Abbas speaks on Jan. 14. Photographer:
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