* US duty rate on steel, aluminum rises to 25% as exemptions end * Trump threatened 50% Canada metals tariff rate, but backed off * Hundreds of products made from steel and aluminum get new US tariffs * Canadian officials head to Washington to discuss USMCA trade deal By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S....

(Reuters) - A routine night shift ended in tragedy for Alseny Camara. The 32-year-old was working for a Chinese subcontractor building a railway to reach Simandou - the world's largest new iron mining complex, which is being developed by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and its partners in West Africa. Camara was unloading 1.3-tonne-bags of coal ash when the forklift...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired, as his campaign to reorder global trade norms in favor of the U.S. stepped up. Trump's action to bulk up protections for American steel and aluminum producers restores effective global tariffs of...

(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways ( CPCAF ) reported a marginal 1% rise in its full-year profit on Wednesday, driven by higher passenger volumes and lower fuel prices, partly offset by a continued normalisation of passenger yields in the second half. Hong Kong's flagship airline posted a net profit of HK$9.89 billion ($1.27 billion) for the full year...