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US, China to resume tariff talks in effort to extend truce

Senior United States (US) and Chinese negotiators meet in Stockholm on Monday to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the centre of the countries’ trade war, aiming to extend a truce keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay.||Senior United States (US) and Chinese negotiators meet in Stockholm on Monday to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the centre of the countries’ trade war, aiming to extend a truce keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay.

Amazon faces UK lawsuits worth up to $5.4 billion from retailers, consumers

Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion Pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed||Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion Pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed

New SA Bureau of Standards Chairperson commits to turning around the embattled SOE

The newly appointed Chairperson of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), Professor Bismark Tyobeka, has committed to turning around the situation at the embattled state-owned entity.||The newly appointed Chairperson of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), Professor Bismark Tyobeka, has committed to turning around the situation at the embattled state-owned entity.

Kumba’s iron ore sales up 3% on better rail and port services

South Africa’s (SA) Kumba Iron Ore’s mineral sales rose 3% during the first half of the year, helping to offset inflation-related cost increases, following an improvement in rail freight and port operations, it said this Thursday.||South Africa’s (SA) Kumba Iron Ore’s mineral sales rose 3% during the first half of the year, helping to offset inflation-related cost increases, following an improvement in rail freight and port operations, it said this Thursday.

Greece invites Libya to maritime zone talks to ease strained ties

Greece has invited Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli to start talks on demarcating exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean Sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said this week.||Greece has invited Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli to start talks on demarcating exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean Sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said this week.

One person axed to death in SA’s KwaZulu-Natal midlands