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2,000 trucks stuck in Belarus after Lithuania closes border: association
2,000 trucks stuck in Belarus after Lithuania closes border: association
by  AFP

Some 2,000 trucks were stranded Friday in Belarus after Lithuania closed its border in response to recent airspace disruptions, a truckers association said. "Around 2,000 trucks are stranded in Belarus," Oleg Tarasov, vice president of Linava, the Lithuanian road carriers' association, told AFP on Friday.

French lawmakers reject wealth tax proposal in budget debate
French lawmakers reject wealth tax proposal in budget debate
by  AFP

France's lower house on Friday rejected a wealth tax proposed by the left, which has threatened to bring down the government if a levy on the super-rich is not in the budget. The lower house of parliament also voted down a "Zucman-light" proposal from the Socialists.

China's suspension of rare earth controls applies to EU: official
China's suspension of rare earth controls applies to EU: official
by  AFP

The EU's commissioner for trade on Friday said China's one-year suspension on its restrictions of rare earth materials would apply to the bloc as well as the United States. Following discussions with the United States, China on Thursday said it would suspend certain export restrictions announced in October, including on rare earth materials, for one year.

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