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No Cheers For Booze, Olives Or Jets As US Sanctions Hit EU

With Washington starting to apply swingeing tariffs on a record $7.5 billion of European goods from cheese and wine to aircraft and clothing, AFP assesses the main sectors affected.According to Eurostat, total EU exports to the United States last year hit 320 billion euros ($355 billion). Rates will be applied differently across sectors -- ranging from ten percent for the aeronautical industry to 25 percent for foodstuff and textiles as well as German industrial products.
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US Admiral Who Led Carrier Through Nine-Dash Line Praises Chinese Professionalism

United States Navy Rear Admiral George Wikoffhas praised the “professionalism” of the Chinese navy during an encounter with them in disputed regions of the South China Sea. He has described the interactions as “cordial” as the Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan, one destroyer and two cruisers passed through the region that China has claimed control of.
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Fitbit Might Copy Apple Watch Series ECG Feature

Health-centric wearables maker Fitbit has teamed up with several healthcare companies to look into adding an ECG feature, similar to what Apple has on the Apple Watch, to its activity trackers.

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