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World Service,27 Feb 2025,26 mins

Donald Trump set to impose delayed tariffs

World Business Report

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President Donald Trump is expected to bring in delayed tariffs for goods coming from in Mexico, and Canada. He says they are failing to curb the export of the drug fentanyl. We hear from a former editor of the Washington Post after its current owner Jeff Bezos declares the paper will in future only publish opinion pieces that support personal liberties. We examine the success of the Japanese pocket-monster cartoon franchise, Pokeman. It has become popular across the world over the last 29 years, and we hear from its boss.

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