Posts by Amelia Frost
China Strikes Back After Trump Imposes 10% Tariff on Goods
Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products. Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing…
Read MoreDR Congo, Rwanda Leaders To Join Summit On Crisis In War-torn East
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed group advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. M23 fighters and Rwandan soldiers have made substantial gains in the eastern DRC, taking the major city of Goma last week, and have vowed to march across…
Read MoreHow China Could Respond To Trump’s New Tariffs
From retaliatory tariffs on US goods like car parts and soy beans to controls on raw minerals essential for American manufacturing — analysts say China has plenty of options if it wants to reply to fresh US levies. US President Donald Trump over the weekend announced 10 percent tariffs on Chinese products, upping the stakes…
Read MoreApple Blasts Porn App For IPhones In Europe
Apple on Monday called a pornography app available for iPhones in the European Union a danger to children, saying landmark digital rules there allowed it to get on to its handsets via an alternative to its App Store. Apple had long fiercely protected the App Store as the lone gateway for digital content to get…
Read More‘60 Minutes’ Head Producer Says He Won’t Apologize Over Trump’s Lawsuit
The head of “60 Minutes” told the show’s staff on Monday that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement in a lawsuit brought by President Trump against their network, CBS, according to people with knowledge of the remarks. The comments by Bill Owens, the executive producer who oversees the long-running news program,…
Read MoreTrump’s Trade Move Could Increase Costs for Many Online Goods
President Trump’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China included a little-noticed but significant change to how online purchases will be taxed when they enter the United States. One provision of Mr. Trump’s executive order will increase costs for more than 80 percent of U.S. e-commerce imports. The decision could shift the…
Read MoreMexico and Canada Reach Last-Minute Deal With Trump to Avert Trade War
President Trump on Monday delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions from both countries to stem the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States, postponing, at least temporarily, a painful and potentially destabilizing trade war. Tariffs of 10 percent are still set to go into effect…
Read MoreMusk’s US Government ‘Takeover’ Sounds Alarm Bells
Elon Musk has begun swinging his wrecking ball at the US government, with concerns growing over the unprecedented power that President Donald Trump has handed to the world’s richest man. The South African born billionaire has taken control over the US Treasury’s payments system that manages trillions of dollars. He single-handedly announced the demise of…
Read MoreUSAID Freeze Calls Into Question Billions In Support For Poorest Countries
The Trump administration’s attempt to fold the USAID humanitarian agency into the State Department calls into question the future of tens of billions of dollars in financial support to some of the world’s poorest countries. The United States is the world’s largest provider of official development assistance, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
Read MoreMLK Jr.’s Daughter Claps Back At Conservative Activists’ Fears Of DEI Following DC Plane Crash
Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, condemned conservative activists for pushing claims that diversity, equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies were to blame for last week’s deadly Washington, D.C. plane crash and that Black pilots are underqualified. “Racism. Pure and simple,” King wrote, retweeting a video of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and commentator…
Read MoreWith Boos And Boycotts, Canadians Voice Displeasure With Trump
They’re booing the American national anthem, cancelling holidays in the United States, and boycotting American products: Canadians are responding to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats with anger and patriotic spending. “What Donald Trump is doing to Canada, I find it completely disgusting,” says Huguette Beaudoin. Wandering the aisles of a Montreal supermarket, the 80-year-old…
Read MoreAfter Tariff Fight With Canada and Mexico, Trump’s Next Target Is Europe
Europe, you’re next. That’s the latest message from President Trump, who has repeatedly said in recent days that he would slap punitive tariffs on the 27 members of the European Union. Tariffs “will definitely happen with the European Union,” Mr. Trump told the BBC Sunday evening, and they are coming “pretty soon.” He doubled down…
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