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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanSocial media video showing alleged rape of 16-year-old girl sparks backlash in Portugal
Citing the case, one Portuguese MEP has urged the European Commission to take action to prevent the online spread of harmful content.
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Russia frees ballerina in prisoner swap with US
Top American diplomat Marco Rubio praises President Donald Trump for getting the deal done.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:TSMC shares soar as semiconductor firm announces surprise revenue lift
The world's biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), recorded a 41.6% year-on-year revenue rise in the first three months of the year.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:New novel from reclusive author Thomas Pynchon coming this year
After 12 years away, the famously reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon is set to return this year with his 10th book.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:EU pauses retaliatory tariffs against US to 'give negotiations a chance'
The counter-tariffs agreed by EU countries were set to target almost 21 billion in American products, such as soybeans, copper and motorbikes.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Scientists produce complex map of mouse's brain that could unravel mystery of how ours work
The team of scientists behind the project said the map of neuron wiring was so complex, it looked like a picture of a galaxy.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China
Pause buys time for Brussels to negotiate a deal with the US.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:βGloves offβ: A former Trump trade official on his China fight
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Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:China looks for allies as Trump targets Beijing β imposing 125% tariff
The White House has paused most of its 'reciprocal' levies for 90 days, although Trump has singled out China by raising its tariff rate to 125%.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:German experts slash growth outlook amid Trump tariffs
Economic institutes have dramatically cut their growth forecast for Germany this year to just 0.1%. The sombre prediction could be exacerbated by the impact of "reciprocal" levies β suspended for the time being.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Fed headache ahead as tariffs fuel higher prices and slower hiring
The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month's meeting.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Russia frees Ksenia Karelina in prisoner swap with US
Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian dual national imprisoned for a Ukraine relief donation of around $50, was released from prison in exchange for a German-Russian man accused of military espionage.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Glitter: Shiny stuff of dreams, drama and eco-dilemmas
Be it crushed stones or ground plastic, glitter's role in art and craft, fashion and even protests hasn't lost luster despite its dubious eco-friendliness.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Prostate cancer: A new at-home saliva test beats blood test
Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:EU hails 'fantastic' Trump tariff pause β and matches it
EU finance ministers will meet in an upbeat mood on Friday as they mull a response to Donald Trump's 90-day tariff respite, as Brussels also 'pauses' its proposed 22bn counter-tariffs. "At the moment, Europe is the most stable of the three big powers", one EU official told EUobserver.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:France could recognize a Palestinian state in June, says Macron
The move would be a historic shift for France.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:German fencer talks about bulimia and calls for change
Mental illness is not uncommon in the world of sport. Talking about it is often still taboo. German fencer LΓ©a KrΓΌger makes her bulimia disorder public and calls for change.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Egypt signs deal with EU police agency, demands more help on migration control
Egypt has called for more international collaboration on migration control and people smuggling, and inked a police cooperation deal with Brussels.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:EU's asylum agency struggles to shake off wrongdoing allegations
A two-year old case of alleged irregularities continues to cast a shadow over the Malta-based European Union Agency for Asylum β after MEPs refused to sign off on its budget.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian authorities are interrogating 2 Chinese soldiers taken prisoner in the Donetsk region earlier this week.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:King and Queen meet Pope Francis at Vatican on their anniversary
The King meets the Pope despite a planned state visit being postponed due to the pontiff's ill health.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Hungary's government launces war on drugs, but ignores root causes
Hungary already had one of the strictest drug laws in the EU, but now penalties are being further increased. While many people support the tougher regulations, research suggests that law enforcement alone is not enough to solve the problem.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Concern over the spread of foot-and-mouth disease grows amongst Croatian farmers
Nearby countries such as Austria, Estonia and the Czech Republic have already implemented preventative measures after the disease was detected in Hungary and Slovakia.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Shock tariff policy change βcame from the heart,β says Trump
President's decision to pause so-called reciprocal tariffs on the same day as implementing them came after his administration previously insisted the new rates were here to stay.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:War has changed Zelensky - but now is the time for him to transform again
As the "coalition of the willing" meets at Nato headquarters today, pledging to support Ukraine with a peacekeeping force, how have the last three years shaped the wartime president - and where does he go from here?
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:UK royals attend state dinner hosted by Italian President at Quirinale Palace in Rome
The event coincided with the royal couple's 20th wedding anniversary and came as part of the UK monarch's four-day state visit to Italy.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US to check social media as it seeks to bar non-citizens suspected of antisemitism
The scrutiny will apply to foreign students, people applying for green cards β or seeking any other kind of immigration benefit.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:President Macron announces potential recognition of Palestinian state in coming months
"We must move toward recognition, and so, in the coming months, we will move towards that," the French President said in an interview with French media.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Relief sweeps Capitol Hill after Trumpβs tariff U-turn
βIt sounds like they are getting some good results,β Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Boycott USA! Trump tariffs prompt backlash against US goods
The Trump administration's changing position on trade tariffs appears to have sparked a trend in opposition: boycott campaigns against American products from consumers and companies.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump authorizes 90-Day pause on most tariffs
Facing a a global market crisis, the US President decided to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days. He also raised the tariff rate for China to 125%. DW has more.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump authorizes 90-day pause on most tariffs
Facing a a global market crisis, the US president decided to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days. He also raised the tariff rate for China to 125%. DW has more.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump hits pause on trade war
China tariffs will go up to 125 percent while other countries get a 90-day reprieve.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook
After introducing landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe now wants to reduce the burden.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump authorises 90-day pause in tariffs on most countries except China
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was imposing a steeper tariff rate of 125% on Beijing because of 'the lack of respect China has shown the World's Markets.'
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