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• Jul 30, 2025

  YouTube added to Australia's youth social media ban

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Australian government announced it will ban children under 16 from having YouTube accounts starting in December.

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• Jul 29, 2025

  China offers parents $500 per child to help boost birth rate

  

  From the BBC World Service: State media says around 20 million families are eligible for the payments. But will it work?

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• Jul 28, 2025

  US and EU reach tariff agreement

  

  From the BBC World Service: EU leaders are being briefed today on a new deal with the United States that halves the tariff President Donald Trump threatened to put on European goods.

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• Jul 25, 2025

  The EU tells China it’s time to fix the trade gap

  

  From the BBC World Service: There were big trade talks in Beijing yesterday, where the EU raised concerns with China about trade imbalances.

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• Jul 24, 2025

  India and UK seal landmark trade deal

  

  From the BBC World Service: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in London sealing a major trade deal with the United Kingdom worth $6.5 billion.

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• Jul 23, 2025

  U.S. and Japan agree to "massive" trade deal

  

  From the BBC World Service: After weeks of tense negotiations, the U.S. will cut its import tax on Japanese cars and parts from 25% to 15%.

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• Jul 22, 2025

  Drugmaker AstraZeneca invests big in the U.S.

  

  From the BBC World Service: AstraZeneca says it’ll invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 as President Donald Trump threatens steep tariffs on drug imports.

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• Jul 21, 2025

  Japan's PM to stay on, focus on trade negotiations

  

  From the BBC World Service: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's governing coalition lost its majority in the upper house of parliament, but Ishiba said he's not going anywhere

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• Jul 18, 2025

  "We are all looking for more independency from American defense"

  

  From the BBC World Service: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Europe has done too little to fund its defense and security.

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• Jul 17, 2025

  Takeover trouble in the world of convenience stores

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Canadian firm Couche-Tard is walking away from a $47 billion bid to buy the parent company of 7-Eleven.

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