Posts by Amelia Frost
Radiation Concerns After Ukraine Says Russian Attack Hit Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor
A photograph from April 2023 shows a building containing one of the nuclear reactors at Chernobyl. Ukraine said a Russian drone struck the protective containment shell of the plant in Kyiv in an overnight attack. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine said a Russian drone attack struck the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear…
Read MoreWhy Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs
Elon Musk’s growing power in government appears to be making some of his businesses more of a magnet for investors. Case in point: Banks have managed to sell off most of the $12.5 billion worth of debt owed by X, his social network, to eager buyers. Investors are essentially betting that the company’s future is…
Read MoreTrial Of Spain’s Ex-football Chief Over Forced Kiss Ends
The trial of Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso wrapped up Friday, with a verdict expected in several weeks. Rubiales is accused of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso in 2023 following Spain’s triumph at the women’s World Cup in Australia, as well as coercion for…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?
When President Trump announced he would impose new tariffs on imports from countries around the world, he launched a frontal attack on the global free trade system created in the aftermath of World War II. Mr. Trump’s move, announced Thursday and set to begin as soon as April, represents a bet that the United States…
Read MoreDeepSeek Doesn’t Scare OpenAI, Thanks to the ‘Jevons Paradox’
Economic jargon is usually confined to textbooks and business school seminars. But every once in a while, something happens in the world that drives the lingo out of obscurity and into popular discussions. One such emergence happened late last month when, following a weekend of alarm over the viability of A.I. investments, Microsoft’s chief executive,…
Read MoreWhiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War
Liquor lobbyists gathered in a ritzy private club on a recent rainy evening in Brussels to swill cocktails with names like “Toasts Not Tariffs” and fret over the potential disaster confronting their industry. Again. Seven years ago, the spirits industry found itself a casualty in a worldwide trade war as President Trump unleashed tariffs on…
Read MoreAfter Revolution, Bangladesh Textbooks Rewrite History
Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest chapter in her country’s battle over its past. Last year, a student-led revolution overthrew the government of iron-fisted premier Sheikh Hasina when public anger over her increasingly autocratic rule boiled over. Her ouster has prompted…
Read MoreShould Tulips Replace Roses for Valentine’s Day? Florists Think So.
For the past five years, Molly Culver, owner of Molly Oliver Flowers in Brooklyn, has mounted a quiet battle against the goliath of Valentine’s Day flowers: the rose. Classically red, multilayered, prickly and velvety, millions of roses, most imported from overseas, will be sold for the annual day of love. But Ms. Culver is among…
Read More‘Because They Serve The Public, Not Billionaires’: Dems Blast Trump’s Probationary Federal Workforce Cuts
KEY POINTS Thursday’s job cuts affected the VA, FS, GSA, OPM, Energy Department, and more Rep. Brown said the targeted cuts Thursday were because the employees serve the public, ‘not billionaires’ Sen. Murray urged the Trump government to reverse the firing of VA researchers X users have different views on the issue, with some saying…
Read MoreIndonesia Hands Lengthy Sentences To Javan Rhino Poachers
An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos, court rulings seen by AFP Friday showed, drawing praise from conservationists who said it would help deter lucrative wildlife crime. The rhinoceros endemic to Indonesia’s most populous island is critically endangered, with authorities believing there are only around…
Read MoreWhere China’s Exports Begin: Inside the Vast Markets of Guangzhou
Rows of white concrete buildings near the Pearl River in southern China house one of the world’s fastest-growing industries: Gritty workshops are churning out inexpensive clothing that is exported straight to homes and small businesses around the world. No tariffs are paid, and no customs inspections are conducted. The laborers who make these goods earn…
Read More‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
Michael Roberson, one of the other new managing directors that Rupert and Lachlan had installed, followed. Like Barr, he had a fiduciary duty to carefully consider the amendment and weigh whether it was in the best interests of the beneficiaries. He admitted, however, that he had not done any substantive research into the original trust…
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