Author: Euronews

This article was originally published in Italian The latest medical bulletins from the Vatican on the 88-year-old’s condition have said he is improving and is no longer in immediate danger of death. ADVERTISEMENTPope Francis marked his 12th anniversary as pontiff on Thursday with positive medical updates nearly a month after he was hospitalised with double pneumonia. In the Vatican’s latest medical bulletin on Tuesday, it said a chest X-ray had confirmed improvements just two days after doctors declared that the pope was no longer at imminent risk of death. However, the “general picture remains complex”, the bulletin read.The Holy See has…

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New 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States are set to take effect on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTJapan’s trade minister said Tuesday that he had failed to win assurances from US officials that his country will be exempt from tariffs, some of which will take effect on Wednesday.Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations over the tariffs on a range of Japanese exports including cars, steel and aluminum.Muto said Tuesday that Japan, which contributes to the US economy by heavily investing and creating jobs in the United States, “should not be subject to” 25% tariffs on…

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