Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump’s Trade Tempest: Week One
In just one week, US President Donald Trump’s turbulent trade tussle with rivals and allies triggered tit-for-tat moves, more tariff threats and tense talks, leaving the world bracing for more. Here is a look at the nascent trade war: Trump announced last weekend that he would slap tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada…
Read MoreCampaigning Ends As Violence-weary Ecuadorans Eye Sunday Vote
Ecuador’s dueling presidential campaigns fell silent Friday, as a ban entered into force ahead of Sunday’s keenly fought election. Ahead of a midnight campaign cutoff, President Daniel Noboa and his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez held razzle-dazzle closing rallies Thursday, promising to tackle soaring narco violence, a lackluster economy and crumbling public services. Incumbent Naboa, the…
Read MoreCalgary Sun Letters to the Editor for Friday, February 7, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Published Feb 07, 2025 • Last updated 53 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and President Donald Trump stand as they prepare to depart after the Abraham Accords…
Read MoreJobs Report Live Updates: Labor Market Expected to Be Strong
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed and the unemployment rate was steadily ticking higher. In a bid to preserve the economy’s strength, the Fed took the unusual step of lowering interest…
Read More‘Existential Threat’: What Next For The ICC After US Sanctions?
US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court, set up to rule on humanity’s worst crimes, sent shock waves around the world. Experts tell AFP the sanctions announced by Trump, angered by the ICC investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, will have a wide-reaching…
Read MoreJobs Report Today Will Offer First Look at 2025 Labor Market
A Labor Department report on Friday is expected to show another solid month of job growth to start 2025, despite routine but larger-than-usual annual revisions. The median estimate among economists surveyed by Bloomberg pegs growth at 175,000 jobs in January, which would be in line with the average over the preceding quarter — although the…
Read MoreUN Warns Worst May Be Yet To Come If East DRC Violence Spreads
The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region. UN human rights chief Volker Turk said civilians in eastern DRC were suffering and insisted there could be no military solution to the conflict. Turk was addressing…
Read MoreTrump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
President Trump has so far restrained himself from trying to meddle with the Federal Reserve on matters related to monetary policy during his second term. But some of the more than 50 executive orders he has signed since returning to the White House are leaving an imprint on the central bank. The latest evidence is…
Read MoreUSAID Unions Sue Trump Administration, Citing ‘Unconstitutional Actions’
Labor organizations representing employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, aiming to halt what they describe as the illegal dismantling of the agency. The lawsuit, filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday, was brought forward by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and…
Read MoreAI Starts To Help India’s Struggling Farms
Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertiliser or are at risk from pests. “It is a routine,” Murali, 51, told AFP at his farm in the southern state of Karnataka. “Like praying to God every day.” Much of India’s vast agricultural…
Read MoreTrump Fires FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub; She Calls It Illegal
Ellen Weintraub, Chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), revealed on Thursday that she had received a letter from President Donald Trump stating that she had been removed from her post. However, she swiftly rejected the action, labeling the removal as not valid under the law. “Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to…
Read MoreTrump, the Panama Canal and China’s Role: What We Know
President Trump’s claim that China controls the Panama Canal has placed a Hong Kong tycoon and his conglomerate at the heart of a showdown between the United States and China. That sprawling company, CK Hutchison Holdings, is one of Hong Kong’s most valuable publicly listed firms and counts some of the world’s biggest investors as…
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