China’s president, Xi Jinping, has met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for their first face-to-face talks in six years. Trump emerged from the meeting in South Korea in a buoyant mood, describing it as a 12 on a scale of one to ten. He is now saying the US will lower tariffs on Chinese imports, with Beijing giving the US better access to rare earths in return.
Roman Larchikov/ShutterstockEvery product we touch has a footprint. A phone, a fridge, a hospital syringe. Each begins and ends in the same place: the planet’s resources.
The EU’s recent ecodesign for sustainable products regulation aims to break the cycle of take, make, waste by forcing manufacturers to think circularly. Products will need to last longer, be easier to repair and feed back into the economy instead of the landfill.
VectorMine/ShutterstockIn the wake of the 2007-08 global financial crisis, green finance has been increasingly celebrated as a way to tackle environmental challenges. Banks, investment funds and insurers have rolled out a growing range of green products, from green bonds to sustainability-linked loans. This momentum is encouraged by international environmental efforts such as the Paris climate agreement.
'I love my signature, I really do,' President Donald Trump said on Sept. 30, 2025. 'Everyone loves my signature.' Yoan Valat, Pool photo via APFor years, Donald Trump’s distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public’s attention.
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in September, with a drop of 1.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a decrease of 1.1 percent in August, ELSTAT data showed on Thursday.
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved in October, with the index at 107.5 points, from 106.2 in the previous month, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday.
Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday.
The knock-on effects of the OPEKEPE scandal look set trouble PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government for some months to come, as farmers threaten action over delays to payments.
The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake.
Golden Dayz/ShutterstockThis is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here.
