US President Donald Trump’s latest tax and spending act might “cause some trouble” for China, according to analysts. However, they also said Beijing may be able to benefit in certain areas if the act – known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill – generates further political instability and damages domestic industries such as the…
Any analysis of Donald Trump’s current thinking on Russia risks getting out of date very quickly. Read too much into an individual tweet, post or off-the-cuff comment by the US president, and the danger is that your conclusions will be contradicted by tomorrow’s tweet, post or off-the-cuff comment. Believe me. I’ve been there. As today’s…
Always a bridesmaid, never the bride. That’s been my impression of the Galaxy Z Flip series ever since the original Samsung Galaxy Fold debuted in 2020. It’s never quite had the same je ne sais quoi as the pricier, more premium-feeling Galaxy Fold series, and in recent years, rival flip phones like the Motorola Razr…
Police have confirmed they are preparing for a potential visit by US President Donald Trump to Scotland later this month. He is expected to visit a new course at his golf resort in Aberdeenshire, though it is understood there will be no private meeting with King Charles. Trump will also make a full state visit…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, July 9 1. Wall Street was headed for a higher open today after the S & P 500 incurred back-to-back losses and moved nearly 1% off last week’s record highs. The minutes of the Fed’s June meeting are out this afternoon. 2. The market was still digesting yesterday’s…
Hong Kong’s residential property market recovery is gaining traction, with transactions of lower-priced homes rising sharply on the back of improved sentiment and recent government tax relief measures. From March to May, 3,780 residential properties priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million were sold, a 73 per cent increase from the same period last…
Ferran Torres is expected to resist any offers to leave Barcelona this summer, according to new report in Catalonia. ‘The Shark’, as his self-styled nickname goes, scored 19 times in 45 appearances in 2024–25, which might have been more but for a hamstring injury across October and November, and surgery on his appendix in May….
Texas flood survivors escape rising waters inside home at night: “I didn’t think it was real” – CBS News Watch CBS News A Texas family who survived the devastating and deadly floods describe waking up in the middle of the night to rising waters inside their home. They told CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois…
The Italian coffee giant said the sector had faced “exceptional volatility”, with Arabica coffee prices increasing by 70% in 2024 and another 20% in the first two months of 2025 to reach a record high of 4.20 US dollars per pound on February 10. Between early 2023 and the end of 2024, Arabica prices increased…
The bioluminescent dress. Credit: Molly SJ Lowe, for Iris van Herpen A very special look was presented earlier this week by fashion designer Iris van Herpen at the Paris Haute Couture Week. The garment: a bioluminescent dress, created from 125 million living algae. Biodesigner Chris Bellamy collaborated with researchers Nico Schramma and Mazi Jalaal from…