The United States and the European Union remain far from resolving a gridlock on their trade in metals, even as both sides agreed to extend a truce this week ahead of a year-end deadline. - "If the United States wants to maintain global influence in setting the rules of international trade, it needs partners on its side," Manak noted.
BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, and the government said a visit by Slovakia's new prime minister had to be canceled as a result.