(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is likely to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on April 2, Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials. Trump said in February that he intended to impose auto tariffs “in the neighborhood of 25%” and similar duties on semiconductors and…
The British government on Monday said that a bird flu or avian influenza (H5N1) case had been detected in a sheep in England for the first time.The discovery occurred during standard monitoring of livestock at a location where avian influenza was previously found in captive birds. Following the US dairy cow outbreak, Defra implemented livestock…
Six women on embracing and honouring their African roots through their dress this Eid Left to right: Samirah Abubakar, Kayla Mae Garcia Fernandes, Mariyama Sanyang, Suma Haidarah, Salimat Yewande Bakare and Asma’u Gogo Aremu. Photography for Hyphen by Mehaira Abdelhamid Eid is often dubbed the Muslim Met Gala, with social media flooded with images of…
Japan has protested and sought the partial removal of a statement made by China describing a discussion held between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, according to Japan’s top government spokesperson. Wang was in Japan over the weekend for economic talks, during which he paid a courtesy visit to Ishiba. China’s…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. and Russian negotiators on Monday sat down for talks in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine, hours after a round of negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators, Russian news reports said. The state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies said the negotiations … Source link
I’ve never cared about status symbols, because my talent is the only one I need, so of course I wasn’t concerned with mobile phones, which were once tremendous markers of rank. Since then, not having a smartphone (or pretending not to) has become a thing some high-status people boast about now that 95 per cent…
CNN — A United States delegation led by real estate tycoon-turned-diplomat Steve Witkoff has begun a high-stakes meeting with Kremlin negotiators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s TASS news agency reported that talks were underway on Monday morning, citing an…
Financial markets gave risk-on vibes early Monday during Asia hours based on reports that the next round of Trump tariffs due on April 2 could be more measured than initially expected. Bitcoin (BTC), the largest digital asset by market value, traded at around $86,500, up 2.7% on a 24-hour basis, with Solana’s SOL token trading…
Only a third of employees in the U.S. and 23% of employees globally are actively engaged in the workplace. And that’s when things are going well. Uncertain times can hurt morale and make things worse. Employees are seeing regular news about layoffs, downsizing, and worrying about being replaced by new technology like AI. At the…
PublishedMarch 24, 2025 4:00 AM EDT|UpdatedMarch 23, 2025 10:01 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link A woman learned the hard way that attacking strangers over political differences is a great way to make a fool out of yourself. The internet has been full of golden content since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval…