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Asia: Stocks extend global rout after Trump’s shock tariff blitz
Equities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war…
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon Suk Yeol from office
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National…
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Finland's colossal bomb shelters a model for jittery Europe
Swimming pools, playgrounds and amusement parks: Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an…
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by the administrative state” — sued the…
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Singapore’s STI drops 1.5 per cent; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European…
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Singapore’s STI drops 1.5%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European…
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In O.C., former Vice President Harris says she'll stay politically active: 'I'm not going anywhere'
In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate…
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Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken group
Last year, on 17 September, at around 15:30, a pager which a nurse called Adam was given at the start of his shift at a hospital in…
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Grocery Shoppers Will Feel the Tariffs First in Produce
Grocery shoppers are likely to feel the impact of the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs before April is over. And the first…
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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding…
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Trump Is Promising a Manufacturing Renaissance. Is That Even Possible?
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on a scale unseen in nearly a century is more than a shot across the bow at U.S. trading partners.…
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Argentine senate rejects President Milei's Supreme Court appointees in blow to libertarian leader
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s senate on Thursday rejected the two Supreme Court candidates that President Javier Milei…
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Senate Republicans, minus one, coalesce around budget plan
The Senate took an initial vote Thursday to advance a budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda, with all but one Republican…
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Trade war heats up: Mexico keeps calm as Canada hits back
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has avoided the worst of the Trump tariff onslaught. At least for now. That was the message of relief that Mexican…
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Nominee for South Carolina's top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger
A South Carolina Senate committee rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state's top doctor after hours of hearings…
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Trump says ‘very close to a deal’ on TikTok
President Donald Trump said his administration was “very close” to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by…
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Trump tariffs could stymie Big Tech’s US data centre spending spree
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs could hamstring Big Tech’s billion-dollar efforts to build artificial intelligence…
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Verdict expected from South Korean court over president's impeachment
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to announce its ruling on Friday in the impeachment trial of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol.…
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Trump says his tariffs are 'reciprocal.' Are they?
As with many of his political positions, President Trump’s extraordinary new tariffs are based on the presumption that the United States…
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Oil dives more than 6%, steepest fall in 3 years on tariffs, Opec+ supply boost
Oil prices swooned on Thursday to settle with their steepest percentage loss since 2022, after Opec+ agreed to a surprise increase in…
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'Probable cause' found in ethics complaint to yank Hunter Biden's law license in Connecticut
Connecticut authorities have found probable cause supporting ethics complaints to strip Hunter Biden of his law license in the state.…
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Trump breaks with Speaker Johnson on proxy voting
President Trump came out in support of a bipartisan push in the House to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House, going against…
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With TikTok Deadline Looming, Details of a Potential Deal Emerge
Two days before a deadline for TikTok to be sold to a non-Chinese company or otherwise face a ban in the United States, a deal has not yet…
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Remote Islands
President Trump’s tariffs have spared almost no corner of the Earth. Even tiny, sparsely populated islands that export close to nothing.…