Has the dire wolf come back to life? Here is what we know
Their DNA is very close to that of the grey wolf. Here is all we know about Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, the pups.
How Trump tariffs could push Vietnam into the arms of China
The move has sent shock waves through a region of US strategic importance that had respected Trump as tough on Beijing
Vietnam had tried to appease Donald Trump: tariffs on US goods were reduced; regulations were passed to allow Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its Starlink in the country. The prime minister, Pham Minh Chinh, even joked in January that he would happily “play golf all day long” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida if it could “bring benefits to my country and my people”.
The strategies do not appear to have worked. Trump has inflicted an extraordinary 46% tariff on Vietnam that threatens to devastate its economic growth plans and undermine relations between the two countries. The tariff has sent shock waves through Vietnam, a manufacturing powerhouse where Trump has always been fairly popular, and across south-east Asia.
Continue reading...Two teenagers found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old man in Leicestershire park
Bhim Kohli, who was walking his dog, was racially abused, kicked and punched in ‘gratuitous’ attack
Two teenagers have been found guilty at Leicester crown court of the manslaughter of Bhim Kohli after the 80-year-old was attacked in a park near Leicester in September.
A 15-year-old boy, who kicked, punched and racially abused the 80-year-old man while he was walking his dog in a park, has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine protesters ‘shut down’ New York’s Grand Central station
Pro-Palestine protesters staged a demonstration at New York’s Grand Central station.
Armed agents almost sent to home of DoJ official ‘fired over Mel Gibson case’
US marshals sent to deliver letter warning Liz Oyer about testifying to Congress over actor’s gun case, lawyer says
The Trump administration-led justice department planned to send armed US marshals to deliver a letter warning a career pardon attorney about testifying to Congress after she says she was fired over a case involving the actor Mel Gibson, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.
“This highly unusual step of directing armed law enforcement officers to the home of a former Department of Justice employee who has engaged in no misconduct, let alone criminal conduct, simply to deliver a letter, is both unprecedented and completely inappropriate,” Michael Bromwich, a lawyer representing the fired pardon attorney Liz Oyer, wrote to the justice department.
Continue reading...Audit finds Hong Kong company breached Panama Canal ports contract
Report comes as US uses claims of Chinese meddling to push for control over strategic waterway.
More than 70 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub
Crews search for survivors after more than 160 injured at Jet Set in Santo Domingo
More than 70 people have died and about 160 others injured in the Dominican capital early on Tuesday after the roof collapsed at a nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.
The death toll reached 79 by the late evening as crews continued to search for survivors in the rubble at the one-storey Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.
Continue reading...South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row
The government initially denied entry to the man, saying he was Congolese, not South Sudanese.
The crisis in North Macedonia runs deep
The tragedy in Kocani cannot be explained away as another case of local corruption.
Penguins, vaccines: Can negotiations save Trump’s oddest tariff targets?
Barely inhabited islands, countries the US enjoys a trade surplus with, and a tariff formula that isn't about tariffs.
‘Fight to the end’: Are the US and China rushing into a trade war?
China seems prepared for a showdown even as other countries scramble to re-negotiate new tariffs with Washington.
Meta blocks livestreaming by teenagers on Instagram
Under-16s will be barred from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission
Meta is expanding its safety measures for teenagers on Instagram with a block on livestreaming, as the social media company extends its under-18 safeguards to the Facebook and Messenger platforms.
Under-16s will be barred from using Instagram’s Live feature unless they have parental permission. They will also require parental permission to turn off a feature that blurs images containing suspected nudity in their direct messages.
Continue reading...Serving Met police officer charged with rape and other sexual offences
PC Dion Arnold charged with four counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one of sexual assault
A serving Metropolitan police officer has been charged with multiple sexual offences including rape, the force has said.
PC Dion Arnold, attached to South West Command Unit, was charged on 31 March with four counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault after an investigation by Surrey police.
Continue reading...‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings
On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward
For the past two months, members of the Elon Musk-led “department of government efficiency” (Doge) have stalked the halls of the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Atlanta headquarters.
Several employees told the Guardian that if a Doge staffer walked through their offices and saw a badge at an untended workstation, its owner would be fired promptly. Firing someone for a security violation gave Doge an excuse to circumvent the defenses of civil service protection, or performance reviews, or seniority.
Continue reading...Main ticket seller and six tour companies fined £17m for Colosseum price-fixing
Illegal practices included use of bots to hoard tickets for attraction in Rome for resale at inflated prices
An Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) for illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost.
Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the practices, including using software bots to hoard tickets and resell them at higher prices, made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets online for site.
Continue reading...Scientists genetically engineer wolves that resemble extinct species
US scientists say they’ve used fossilised remains to “de-extinct” a species of wolf that died out 10,000 years ago.
Albanese accuses Coalition of ‘gaslighting’ public over energy as Dutton touts economic credentials in first leaders’ debate
Prime minister asks ‘how can you believe what they’ll do after the election’ as opposition leader accuses Labor of having the wrong priorities
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Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of “gaslighting” Australians on key Liberal policies in a spirited first leaders’ debate of the election campaign which focused heavily on energy, health and tax policies.
Neither man made a major misstep in the Sky News forum on Tuesday evening in western Sydney, where Albanese was voted the winner in a poll of 100 undecided voters. Albanese won 44 votes, Dutton won 35 and 21 remained undecided.
Continue reading...Beijing calls Vance ‘ignorant’ over ‘Chinese peasants’ remark
The sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump's tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.
US to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, Trump says
The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
Ukrainian troops advance into Russia’s Belgorod, Zelenskyy confirms – Euronews.com
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