Because of its size and value, the health of Apple ripples through the U.S. economy and its markets

Apple became the first $1 trillion company shortly before noon on Thursday, briefly crossing the lofty mark in a closely watched ascent that made stock market history.

"Apple's $1 trillion cap is equal to about 5 percent of the total gross domestic

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Imran Khan's party won 116 of the 272 elected seats in the Pakistan National Assembly.

Islamabad: 

Pakistan's two former dominant political parties said on Thursday they would join forces to field their own candidate for prime minister in parliament, challenging former cricket star Imran Khan, whose party won last week's general election.

The

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Paris: 

The Eiffel Tower -- closed to visitors since Wednesday afternoon -- is to reopen on Friday after workers went on strike over unacceptably long queues at the Paris landmark.

Workers walked out in protest at a new access policy that has seen separate lifts allocated to visitors with pre-booked tickets and those who buy them on site.

At the same

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Police are looking for a black sedan that passed the tourist's car during the shooting (Representational)

Ottawa, Canada: 

A German tourist was shot in the head Thursday while driving in the foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains in what police say may have been a case of road rage.

The 60-year-old man was traveling along a highway near the Stoney

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Donald Trump has demanded that Beijing make a host of concessions to avoid the new duties

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: 

China vowed on Thursday to retaliate if the United States acted on a threat to raise tariffs on the Asian nation's exports, fuelling fears in financial markets that the trade war between the world's two biggest economies would escalate.

U.S.

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Donald Trump has issued fresh threats to raise tariffs on Chinese imports.

Beijing: 

China vowed on Thursday to retaliate if the United States acted on a threat to raise tariffs on the Asian nation's exports, fuelling fears in financial markets that the trade war between the world's two biggest economies would escalate.

US President Donald Trump on

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