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Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route
Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route
Economy
by  AFP

Trenitalia said Tuesday it plans to launch a new high-speed rail service connecting London and Paris, as the days of Eurostar's three-decade monopoly on the line look increasingly numbered. Trenitalia said Tuesday it plans to invest one billion euros ($1.1 billion) to launch its Paris-London service, also by 2029.

Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit'
Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit'
Economy
by  AFP

The top US trade official on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on nearly every other nation, telling US senators almost 50 countries had reached out to make a deal. "Nearly 50 countries have approached me personally to discuss the president's new policy and explore how to achieve reciprocity," he told the Senate Finance Committee.