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Swiss economy minister back in Washington for tariff talks
Swiss economy minister back in Washington for tariff talks
Economy
by  AFP

Switzerland's economy minister Guy Parmelin was back in Washington for talks on Thursday, for the third time since the Alpine country was clobbered with huge tariffs. The pharmaceutical industry, Switzerland's largest export sector, could be living on borrowed time: medications are exempt from tariffs, but Trump regularly threatens to impose tariffs on them as well.

Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS
Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS
Economy
by  AFP

With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station. The California-based firm, founded in 2021 by billionaire Jed McCaleb, aspires to replace the International Space Station with Haven-2, a larger version of the first model.