Posts by Amelia Frost
What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
[ad_1] Follow live updates on Trump’s administration and tariff orders. President Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing sweeping tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners, a move that risks unleashing a damaging trade war. Trade wars were a feature of Mr. Trump’s first term in the White House, too. But his latest tariffs…
Read MoreCK Hutchison: The Hong Kong Firm Behind Panama Port Operators
[ad_1] A sprawling business empire built by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is caught in the crossfire as the extent of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal is debated. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week it was “unacceptable” for Hong Kong-based companies to control the canal’s entry and exit points, arguing they…
Read MoreEurozone Inflation Edges Up In January To 2.5%
[ad_1] Eurozone inflation ticked up slightly in January to 2.5 percent, edging higher for a fourth consecutive month driven by energy price increases, official data showed on Monday. Consumer prices were up from 2.4 percent in December 2024, slightly disappointing analysts’ expectations. Financial data firm FactSet had predicted the rate would not move. Inflation reached…
Read MoreFrench PM Set To Force Budget Through Parliament
[ad_1] French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France’s budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office. Bayrou, a veteran centrist named by President Emmanuel Macron on December 13 to end months of political…
Read More‘Ruined My Life’: Sterilised Czech Roma Await Compensation
[ad_1] Czech Anna Adamova is still haunted more than three decades after she was forced into a sterilisation that she says irreparably damaged her life. A member of the central European country’s often marginalised Roma minority, Adamova was about to give birth to her fourth child aged just 22 in 1991 when she says she…
Read MoreWarren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter on Monday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers for why the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk and his team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending. The…
Read MorePanama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.
[ad_1] The cost of using the Panama Canal has risen in recent years — excessively so, President Trump has asserted. The canal operator says droughts, investments in upgrades and sheer demand are among the reasons. But if Mr. Trump wrests lower canal fees out of Panama, American consumers may not feel much difference, because canal…
Read MoreOne Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
[ad_1] In May, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, will meet the six Middle Eastern nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The summit’s host, Malaysia, has invited China to attend. China is also poised to update its own free-trade agreement with ASEAN, which includes Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and…
Read MoreGroundhog Day: Is Punxsutawney Phil Accurate? His Forecaster Ranking Will Shock You
[ad_1] Groundhog Day has been celebrated since the 1880s. Latin Times KEY POINTS Phil made his winter prediction Sunday to a large crowd in Pennsylvania The NOAA’s ranking of Groundhog Day prognosticators puts Phil in third-to-last spot Staten Island Chuck of New York has a much higher accuracy rate than Phil Groundhog Day 2025 has…
Read MoreSouth Korea Appeals Court Upholds Samsung Chief’s Fraud Acquittal
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong arriving at a Seoul court to hear his appeal verdict AFP Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a controversial 2015 merger which prosecutors claimed was designed to seal his control of the South Korean tech giant. Lee was orginally…
Read MoreTrump Announces Talks With Canada, Mexico Over Sweeping Tariffs
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday, after arguing that Americans may feel economic “pain” from the 25 percent duties but that it will be “worth the price.” Speaking to reporters after he flew back to Washington Sunday evening…
Read MoreMajority Of Millennial, Gen Z Voters Favor Abortion Restrictions Ahead Of March For Life
[ad_1] As tens of thousands of Americans prepare to gather in Washington, D.C., for the March For Life on Feb. 7, a new survey reveals that a majority of Millennial and Gen Z voters are in favor of abortion restrictions. Conducted by the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, a project of Students for Life of…
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