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Philippines makes ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that’s been in effect since February would now be permanent, inflaming a dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the Persian Gulf country. Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippine ambassador and recalled its own envoy from Manila over the dispute. The highly unusual move came as a surprise in Kuwait, a typically sedate and oil-rich nation that has been both a long target of Duterte’s criticism and heavily reliant on Filipina nannies and maids. …read more […]

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Charles Kupchan Says He's Skeptical About Trade and Iran Issue Relief

Apr.29 — Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow, discusses trade war issues after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Kupchan speaks with Bloomberg’s Paul Allen on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.” …read more […]

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T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China

The agreement capped four years of on-and-off talks between the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers, setting the stage for the creation of a company with 127 million customers that will be a more formidable competitor to the top two wireless players, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc. U.S. regulators, who have challenged in court AT&T’s $85 billion deal to buy U.S. media company Time Warner Inc, are expected to grill Sprint and T-Mobile on how they will price their combined wireless offerings. …read more […]