The World in Brief from The Economist

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America’s tariff on Canadian goods; TikTok and ByteDance settle lawsuit, and more
23/08/2026 | 13 mins.
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, said his country would retaliate “dollar for dollar” against America’s new 50% tariffs, with its own levies taking effect on September 8th; Vladimir Putin threatened to hit Ukraine’s “most sensitive economic sectors” after it attacked a warehouse run by Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online marketplace, and reportedly targeted a nearby oil refinery

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Putin threatens Ukraine; America’s tariff on Canadian goods, and more
23/08/2026 | 2 mins.
Iran accused America of violating other countries’ sovereignty with new sanctions due to be announced on Monday

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Treasury yields rise; Iran fumes at American sanctions, and more
22/08/2026 | 3 mins.
America’s Supreme Court allowed the construction of Mr Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project to continue, for now

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Treasury yields climb; America announces more sanctions on Cuba, and more
21/08/2026 | 4 mins.
Yields on American 30-year Treasuries climbed on Thursday.

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Skin-cancer vaccine shows promise; America’s government debt passes $40trn, and more
20/08/2026 | 4 mins.
Moderna and Merck, two American pharma companies, reported successful interim results in the trial of a personalised skin-cancer vaccine.

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