Iran, Australia rare earths, Amazon’s outage and Trump’s ballroom
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejects an offer of renewed talks from U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. and Australia sign a minerals deal to counter China. Amazon says its cloud service is back after an outage causes global turmoil. And, the White House’s East Wing is partially demolished as work begins on Trump’s ballroom. Find today's recommended read on the audacious Louvre theft here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data…
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