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Donald Trump says he has not agreed to rollbacks of tariffs on Chinese goods in 'phase one' deal amid 16-month trade war
•President Donald Trump on Friday said he has not agreed to rollbacks of US tariffs sought by China, sparking fresh doubts about when the world’s two largest economies may end a 16-month trade war that has slowed global growth
China, US agree on plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages amid year-long trade war
•China and the United States have agreed a plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages, the commerce ministry said Thursday, as negotiators try to hammer out a trade deal.
Donald Trump invites Xi Jinping to US to sign phase one of trade agreement, says top White House official
•Trade talks between the world's two largest economies began last November but have not yielded desired results even after more than a dozen rounds of negotiations in both Beijing and Washington.
Chile backs out as COP25 host due to riots; Spain steps in as the new host
Tech2 News Staff •The co-host, Costa Rica as ruled out as an alternative location because their Env Minister said it would be impossible.
US-China trade deal talks progress after almost 16-months-long standoff; officials claim agreement could be signed this month
•The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and US officials said a deal could be signed this month
Copa Libertadores final to go ahead as planned despite riots in Santiago, says CONMEBOL
•The Copa Libertadores final will go ahead in Santiago as planned next month, CONMEBOL said on Friday, despite the riots which have hit the Chilean capital in the last few days.
Donald Trump outlines first phase of deal to end trade war with China, suspends October tariff hike
•Donald Trump on Friday outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done.
Chilean authorities arrest priest for sexually abusing seven minors at Santiago; investigation underway
•Chilean authorities have arrested a priest accused of sexually abusing 7 minors a month after prosecutors raided his diocese in Rancagua
Pope Francis performs impromptu marriage ceremony for two flight attendants on airplane in Chile
•It was all in a day's work for the ever-unpredictable Pope Francis. First, he celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding, marrying two flight attendants at 36,000 feet during a flight on Thursday to this northern Chilean beachside town. Then after landing, Francis came to the rescue of a policewoman who was thrown from her rearing horse as his popemobile passed by.
Pope Francis expresses 'pain and shame' over church sex abuse scandal in Chile, begs forgiveness
•Pope Francis begged for forgiveness on Tuesday for the "irreparable damage" done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile by diving head-first into a scandal that has greatly hurt the Catholic Church's credibility and cast a cloud over his visit.