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China’s Xi calls for oil trade in yuan at Gulf summit in Riyadh

Xi says summit with Gulf, Arab League is 'milestone'U.S. wary of growing Chinese influence in Arab worldArabs defy U.S. pressure to limit China ties, cut off RussiaSummits showcase Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed as key leaderRIYADH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil…

Big business v big labour

ASKED WHAT labour wanted, Samuel Gompers, founding president of the American Federation of Labour in the late 1800s, is often quoted as responding: “more”. His actual answer was surprisingly lyrical. “More schoolhouses and less jails…more learning and less vice…more leisure and less greed…more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures.” His ability to tie…