Posts by Amelia Frost
Supreme Court Revives Law Meant to Fight Money Laundering
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a federal law requiring companies to report information about their owners in an effort to combat money laundering, the drug trade and terrorism. The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. The ruling was provisional, reinstating the law while…
Read MoreBank Of Japan Hikes Interest Rate To 17-year High, Signals More
[ad_1] The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline despite fears of turmoil under US President Donald Trump. The well-flagged 25-basis-point increase to 0.5 percent comes as economic data indicates the world’s fourth-biggest economy was developing in line with the…
Read MoreTaekwondo Star Hamidi Sacrifices Her Freedom To Battle The Taliban
[ad_1] Afghan taekwondo star Marzieh Hamidi told AFP the death threats she has received, forcing her to live under French police protection, show how effective her stinging criticism of the Taliban has been. The 22-year-old’s defiance of Afghanistan’s governing Taliban fits well with her coming from “a family of freedom fighters.” Her father fought in…
Read MoreMan City Start Tough Run Against Chelsea, Spurs Aim To Halt Slide
[ad_1] Manchester City have no time to lick their wounds after another bruising Champions League defeat as Chelsea prepare to visit the Etihad, with both clubs battling for a top-four finish. Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, both looking to upset the established order by qualifying for next season’s Champions League, meet at the Vitality Stadium in…
Read MoreGREEN: Next PM should swiftly dismantle Trudeau’s anti-energy agenda
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Money News Alberta Canada Opinion Columnists Published Jan 22, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference in this photo from May 2,…
Read MoreBangkok Air Pollution Forces 352 Schools To Close
[ad_1] Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted Thailand, like many countries in the region, but this week’s hazy conditions have shuttered…
Read More‘Nerve-racking’: Inside The Aerial Battle To Tame Los Angeles Fires
[ad_1] Helicopter pilot Tim Thomas has fought dozens of wildfires all over the world, but nothing prepared him for the scale and the challenge of the devastating blazes that ripped through Los Angeles. “I’ve never seen anything the scale that we saw the first night,” he told AFP. Fires erupted almost simultaneously in two separate…
Read MoreDespite Truce, Lebanese From Devastated Naqura Cannot Go Home
[ad_1] All signs of life have disappeared from the bombed-out houses and empty streets of the Lebanese border town of Naqura, but despite a fragile Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire that has held since November, no one can return. The Israeli military is still deployed in parts of Lebanon’s south, days ahead of a January 26 deadline to…
Read MoreTrump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban
[ad_1] President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for 75 days, even though the law took effect on Sunday and it is unclear that such a move could override it. The order, one of Mr. Trump’s first acts after taking office, instructs the attorney general not…
Read MoreTrump Promises Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and Paves Way for Further Trade Action
[ad_1] President Trump said on Monday night that he planned to impose a 25 percent tariff on products from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1 and might impose levies on most American imports, as he signed an executive order directing federal agencies to deliver a sweeping review of U.S. trade policies by this spring. Speaking…
Read MoreTax Change Sows Anger On England Farms
[ad_1] In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he feared the government’s new farm tax, coupled with existing economic headwinds, will ruin his family business and many others. The 55-year-old, the third generation to farm this land near Barnstaple in Devon, last month joined hundreds of other farmers…
Read More‘I Rip Out My Lashes To Ease Pain’: Eye Disease Afflicts Ethiopia
[ad_1] Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque. The 35-year-old farmer and baker, who blinks frequently and suffers in sunshine, said the pain is so fierce he has…
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