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Trump urged not to pay for Brexit

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US President Donald Trump called on the British authorities not to pay compensation to Brussels in the amount of 39 billion pounds (about 50 billion dollars) for failure to fulfill obligations to the EU in connection with leaving the Union. "If I were them, then I would not pay 50 billion dollars. So I would. I would not pay, this is a huge amount," - said the American leader in an interview to The Sunday Times. He confirmed that he proposed that the British Prime Minister Teresa May sue the EU in order to have more leverage on Brussels. According to him, the UK will be "very difficult to achieve a good deal when they enter into negotiations in this way." Trump suggested that London follow the path of exit from the EU without an agreement if the community authorities refuse to provide the British side with what it seeks. Also, the US president promised to exert maximum efforts to conclude a free trade deal with the UK within a few months after Brex...

Trump suddenly announced a state of emergency in the USA. What’s happening?

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US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in the country to protect computer networks from "foreign opponents." He signed an order that effectively prohibits US companies from using foreign telecommunications, which are believed to pose a threat to national security. According to the White House, Trump's order is aimed at "protecting America from foreign opponents, who are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communication technology infrastructure and services." Not a single company is listed but is believed to be aimed at Huawei. The Chinese technology giant has said that restricting its US business will only harm American consumers and companies. Several countries led by the United States in recent months have expressed concern that Huawei products may be used by China for surveillance. A separate decision by the US Department of Commerce has added Huawei to its "blacklist" -...

Trump has lost more than $ 1 billion in ten years

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The former businessman and current US president Donald Trump lost $ 1.17 billion in ten years: from 1985 to 1994. Trump’s losses were caused by the core business of hotels, casinos and real estate. The businessman himself talked about this during the election campaign of 2016 and wrote off the difficulties as a result of the recession that began in 1990. Indeed, in 1990 and in 1991. the entrepreneur claimed a loss in excess of $ 250 million, which is twice as much as any other IP declared at the time. But The New York Times found that the problems in the Trump business empire began much earlier. In particular, in 1985, he declared a loss of $ 46.1 million. At the same time, as the newspaper writes, during eight of the above ten years, Trump was able to avoid paying income tax. During the election campaign, Trump appeared in the form of an entrepreneur who made himself. He even said that in 1987 he published the book "Trump: The Art of the Deal". The US preside...