The look of joy on everyone’s faces said it all. It is the 83rd minute and the weather is as miserable as Ajax’s performance. Chelsea are 5-1 up against 10 men, the result long since secured, but no-one wants to head for the exits to escape the teeming rain just yet. They all want to…
Brazil international Paulo Henrique joked that he is trying to help Vasco da Gama lure Tottenham and Newcastle stars to the Serie A from the Premier League. The 29-year-old winger made the light-hearted confession after Brazil’s embarrassing 3-2 defeat to Japan in Tokyo, a friendly that went from cruise control to complete calamity in the…
Gov. Tim Walz will join farmers Wednesday in southern Minnesota to highlight the local impacts of tariffs. Minnesota’s top agricultural export is soybeans, but President Trump’s recent tariffs on China are causing purchases to plummet. For soybean farmers in the U.S., China is a top export market. Last year, the country purchased over $12 billion worth…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is being urged by senior members of his government to reassess his policy toward China and take a tougher stance on the risks it poses to UK national security in the wake of a collapsed espionage case. Several cabinet ministers are concerned that Starmer has taken too generous an approach to…
Arrigo Sacchi warns Italy that no opponent should be underestimated in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and hopes players have understood that success ‘doesn’t come by divine grace.’ Italy will visit Estonia in the World Cup qualifiers on Saturday and even if the Azzurri already beat them 5-0 last month, Sacchi feels that the gap…
Brazil’s beef shipments to the US tumble by 41 percent as exports to China grow by 38 percent. Published On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Brazil’s beef exports to China are on the rise as part of the Asian nation’s larger strategy to avoid agricultural goods…
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s soybean exports are expected to reach 102.2 million tons through end-October, surpassing annual volumes for the whole of 2024 and 2023, reflecting the absence of U.S. competitors serving Chinese importers, grain exporter group Anec data showed on Wednesday. The previous record for soy shipments from Brazil, the largest…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked United States President Donald Trump to lift the 40 percent additional trade tariff imposed by the US government on Brazilian imports, in a phone call on Monday. The leaders spoke for 30 minutes. During the call, they exchanged phone numbers in order to maintain a direct line…
Shut out of China’s massive soybean market, the United States is pressing countries across Africa and Asia to step up purchases of American soybeans, as President Donald Trump’s trade team seeks new markets, while tensions over tariffs ripple through global trade. “We’re calling up all our soybean customers around the world as part of our…
Goodness, a whole page in Monday’s Standard was devoted to Routes World, an international conference held in Hong Kong. Travellers at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: GovHK. Routes World is an annual get-together for people building and running airports. It is held in a different place each year. Hong Kong was a happy host because…