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Microsoft and Meta beat estimates as AI outpaces Trump's tariff woes
Microsoft and Meta both exceeded market expectations in their March quarter earnings, lifting shares in extended trading. The results suggest robust demand for artificial intelligence is helping offset the negative impact of tariff-driven economic uncertainty.
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South Africa: Police Find Parts Linked to Slain Officers' Car - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2025
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Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:NGOs push for UN to take control of aid policy after huge EU and US cuts
Amid huge cuts to development aid budgets in the Europe and United States, NGOs are pushing for the United Nations to take over responsibility for aid policy from the Paris-based OECD β ahead of a major aid summit next month in Madrid.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Election quiz: have you been paying attention?
Itβs time to test your election campaign knowledge.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Whoβs eating publishersβ lunch? The rising costs and shrinking margins of Australian books
Books may seem expensive in Australia, but theyβre cheap when you take costs into account. For independent publishers, times are tough. What can we do?
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:This startup turns trash into designer objects β which have been featured in Vogue
Charlie Rudkin-Wilson's homeware designs are for sale at luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason and have been featured in the likes of Vogue magazine.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Auto giants ditch financial guidance as industry reels from Trump tariff chaos
The corporate updates come shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. earlier in the month.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Israeli reservists speak out against Gaza war as pressure on Netanyahu grows
Thousands of reservists have joined calls to end the Gaza war and bring the remaining hostages back.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:What message is Clive Palmer trying to send? | Fiona Katauskas
Heβs certainly sending a lot of themSee more of Fiona Katauskasβs cartoons here Continue reading...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:No winners, all losers in US-China trade war
The United States and China remain in a standoff in their tariff war. Neither side appears willing to budge. After US President Donald Trump imposed massive 145% tariffs on Chinese imports in early April, China retaliated with its own tariffs of 125% on US goods. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this week itβs up [β¦] The post No winners, all losers in US-China trade war appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy could help serious liver condition that has no cure-all treatment
There are currently no drugs approved in the European Union to treat the liver condition known as MASH, but a new trial of semaglutide has shown βexcitingβ results.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | May 1st β Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:International students are rethinking coming to the U.S. Thatβs a problem for colleges
Miro, a 17-year-old high school senior living in Dubai, has dreamed of studying at an American college for as long as he can remember. After being accepted to several U.S. colleges earlier this year, he was weighing which to attend, proud to be heading to a country where he believed heβd meet people from around [β¦] The post International students are rethinking coming to the U.S. Thatβs a problem for colleges appeared...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:In some states, colleges face a double dose of DOGE
Oklahoma wants some of its less-expensive universities to cut travel and operational costs, consolidate departments and reduce energy use β all in the name of saving money. Already, earning a degree at one of these regional institutions is relatively inexpensive for students, costing in total as much as $15,000 less per year than bigger state [β¦] The post In some states, colleges face a double dose of DOGE appeared...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Major YouGov poll has Labor easily winning a majority of seats in election
YouGovβs central forecast is Labor winning 84 of the 150 lower house seats for an 18-seat majority.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Pakistan Weighs Its Options, as India Readies For War
Pakistanβs defense minister has invoked its weapons of last resort, issuing a thinly-veiled reminder of its nuclear deterrent.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Which medications are commonly prescribed for autistic people and why?
The core features of autism canβt and donβt need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic peopleβs physical and mental health conditions.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Friday essay: at 42, my mother discovered her half-sister. Would her childhood have been bearable if they grew up together?
Heather Taylor Johnsonβs mother had a difficult, lonely childhood. How would it have been different if her half-sister had grown up with her?
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:βInviting a recessionβ: Kamala Harris assails Trump over economy, democracy in return to stage
Harris delivered her most direct rebuke of Trumpβs second term during a speech to hundreds of Democratic donors in San Francisco.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:The Brooke Bellamy accusations join a long tradition of cookbook scandals βΒ from Belle Gibson to bone broth formula
A second author has come forward to accuse Brooke Bellamy of reproducing one of her recipes. Cookbooks are big business β and no stranger to scandals.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:50 Years After Cambodiaβs Cataclysm, Itβs Time to Invest in Frontline Justice
Civil society groups have helped push the country's judiciary in the direction of greater accountability. They are in dire need of international support.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:US: Repeal Alien Enemies Act
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in New York City protest outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations on April 24, 2025, demanding the release of Venezuelan detainees deported by the Trump administration and jailed in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center or CECOT prison. 2025 Sipa via AP Images The Trump administration is the first in US history to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Trump campaign chief tells undercover reporters he advised Liberal party ahead of election β video
Footage of the undercover conversations between veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita and undercover reporters shows LaCivita claiming he visited Australia to advise the Liberal party ahead of the election. LaCivita says he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise theLiberal partyabout 'structural issues' related to Peter Dutton. 'I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Voters deserve to know what election promises cost. So why has the Coalition left its costings to the last minute? | Kylea Tink
If the opposition is going to indeed deliver a βbetter budgetβ, I need to know that more than 48 hours before I cast my ballotPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastWeβve all been there: the deadline for an...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:US missiles fall short in long-range game with China
The US is arming up for a Pacific missile race but China may already be playing on a larger board. Last month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled legislation stating that the US Army will receive significant funding boosts for medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) programs under [β¦] The post US missiles fall short in long-range game with China appeared...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Microsoft passes its first test on U.S. tariffs with limited product exposure
If rising costs do push businesses to boost efficiency, Microsoft, with its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant, could be helpful, CEO Satya Nadella said.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Peter Dutton has 'been very clear about that' many, many times during election campaign β video
What are Peter Dutton's plans for the future of 41,000 civil service jobs, healthcare, working from home, combating Trump's tariffs, climate change and fixing up Labor's mess? He says he has been very clear about that during the 2025 federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Meta says China retailers are reducing digital ad spend
Chinese online retailers have cut back their spending on Facebook and Instagram ads in reaction to President Donald Trump's tough trade policy with the country.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:For βBread, Work, Freedom,β Afghan Women Are Still Resisting
Click to expand Image Afghan women work in a sewing workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 6, 2023. 2023 Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo It has been over three and a half years since Afghan women from all walks of life first took to the streets chanting βBread, Work, Freedom,β a fierce assertion of their right to work and to be free from the Talibanβs systemic oppression. This International Workersβ Day, their call is more...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:How will Carney take on Trump?
One hundred days into Donald Trumpβs second presidency and heβs already swung another election. How will Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, emboldened by his victory at the polls, take on Trump? Host Anne McElvoy talks to Ralph Goodale, who has been at the centre of Canadian politics for several decades and now holds one of [β¦]
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:How do candidates skirt Chinese social media bans on political content? They use influencers
Popular Chinese apps WeChat and RedNote are a tool for political campaigning β but such content is banned. Hereβs how parties work around it, including by avoiding proper disclosures.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Thailand Protests Moodyβs Decision to Downgrade Its Economic Outlook to βNegativeβ
The ratings agency says that the recently announced U.S. tariffs "risk aggravating the trend decline in the country's potential growth.β
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Britainβs shrinking fraud watchdog
Political forces β from Trump's deprioritization of bribery to Britain's dash for growth β mean the Serious Fraud Office is in a fight for relevance.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal
The White House has been pushing for the agreement as a prerequisite for further military assistance.
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