Posts by Amelia Frost
Nearly 60,000 Afghans Return From Pakistan In Two Weeks: IOM
[ad_1] Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan. Pakistan last month set an early April deadline for some 800,000 Afghans carrying Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) issued by the Pakistani authorities…
Read MoreTrump’s Give-and-Take Tariff Strategy
[ad_1] The Trump administration’s latest response: refocus the message. Where things stand: Trump’s give-and-take tariffs strategy was on full display on Monday with the president signaling he would consider an exemption for auto parts — “they need a little bit of time” to bring back manufacturing to the United States — but reiterating that levies…
Read MoreSmall Businesses Sue Trump Over Tariffs In US Court Of International Trade
[ad_1] A group of small businesses has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imported goods. The lawsuit, filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small businesses, argues that Trump exceeded his legal authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on imports from…
Read MorePandemic Treaty Talks Inch Towards Deal
[ad_1] Countries hoping to end more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics met for talks on Tuesday, after reaching a preliminary agreement last week. It has been more than five years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, killing millions of people and devastating economies. Experts say an accord has become even more crucial…
Read MoreVance Urges Europe Not To Be US ‘Vassal’
[ad_1] US Vice President JD Vance hailed his country’s transatlantic alliances, striking a more positive note, but in an interview urged European states to show greater independence. “I love Europe … I love European people,” Vance told news and opinion website UnHerd on Monday in rare favourable comments about the European Union and Britain. “It’s…
Read MoreTrump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
[ad_1] At the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump administration officials want to reverse a regulation that has required nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty. At the Mine Safety and Health Administration, powerful lobbying groups have asked the administration to eliminate a rule to protect miners from inhaling the dust of…
Read MoreA Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
[ad_1] For more than a decade, Navindra Seeram, a biomedical researcher, has praised maple syrup, calling it a “hero ingredient” and “champion food” that could have wide-ranging health benefits. Dr. Seeram, dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of New England, has published more than three dozen studies extolling the power of maple.…
Read MoreJapan Orders Google To Cease Alleged Antitrust Violation
[ad_1] Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws. It is the first time the country has issued such an order to a global technology giant, Japanese media reported, and follows similar moves in Europe and the United States. “We…
Read MoreMalawi’s Debt Crisis Deepens As Aid Cuts Hurt
[ad_1] Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi’s capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink. He had been working for 36 hours straight, packing in back-to-back shifts to feed his family of four. “I haven’t been home in three days,” said the 32-year-old barman in a run-down club in…
Read MoreDanish Brewer Adds AI ‘Colleagues’ To Human Team
[ad_1] They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark’s Royal Unibrew only exist in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff. “What we as humans are good at is our creativity, our empathy, our knowledge of our customers,”…
Read MoreS. Korea Plans Extra $4.9 Bn Help For Chips Amid US Tariff Anxiety
[ad_1] South Korea on Tuesday announced plans to invest almost $5 billion extra in the country’s semiconductor industry, citing “growing uncertainty” over US tariffs. The country is a major exporter to the United States and its powerhouse chip and auto industries would suffer a hefty hit from President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 percent levies. Concerns…
Read MoreTrump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready?
[ad_1] Even when India was staring down the barrel of a 27 percent tariff on most of its exports to the United States, business executives and government officials saw an upside. India’s biggest economic rival, China, and its smaller competitors like Vietnam were facing even worse. India has been pushing hard in recent years to…
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