BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) on Friday notified to the World Trade Organization a list of U.S. products on which the bloc may in the future apply extra import duties in retaliation against U.S. tariff measures on steel and aluminum.
"This would be to compensate in an equivalent manner for the impact of the US tariff measures on steel and aluminum, which the EU considers to be safeguard measures in effect, should they enter into force," the EU said in a statement. (EU-US-Tariffs-WTO)
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TOKYO -- Japan has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its consideration of retaliatory measures against the U.S. imposition of higher tariffs on steel imports, Japan's foreign ministry said in a press release on Friday.
The envisioned move, if taken, would raise tariffs of U.S. products by some 50 billion yen (455 million U.S. dollars), equivalent to additional tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Japan, according to the release. (Japan-US-Trade)
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GENEVA -- The United Nations Human Rights Council during a special session on Friday adopted a resolution deciding to "urgently" dispatch an commission of inquiry to investigate all violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in the Gaza Strip. (UN-Gaza-Killing)
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DAMASCUS -- Four explosions were heard on Friday in the vicinity of the air base of Hama province in central Syria, state TV and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, disclosing no details on the causes of the blasts. (Syria-Explosion)
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NEW YORK -- Two buses crashed early Friday in the Lincoln Tunnel in the New York City of the United States, injuring at least 32 people, said the local firefighters. Most of the injured were children. (US-Bus-Accident) Enditem
