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Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant mothers’ use of paracetamol is driving autism diagnoses is not backed up by evidence…
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Trump’s tariff tantrum rolls over Africa
Trump’s Africa tariffs – already based on dodgy economics – seem pointless and cruel given the amount of Africa-US trade…
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Last-ditch efforts to strike a tariff deal with the US have failed. That won’t bring the economy to its knees, but it will hurt…
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