Brazil vows to retaliate if US imposes 25% tariffs on some of its products

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President Lula’s office says US move is result of pressure on White House by family of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil has vowed to retaliate against Washington’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on imports of some Brazilian products.

The office of the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described the tariffs as “a regrettable milestone” in the history of relations between the two countries and said they were the result of pressure exerted on the White House by the family of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal – Al Jazeera

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  1. Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal  Al Jazeera
  2. Kyiv Endures One of the War’s Heaviest Assaults  JW.ORG
  3. Russian missiles strike Kyiv districts, killing two, officials say  Reuters
  4. Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses  AP News
  5. Kyiv's vanishing warning: The missiles are faster than the sirens now  Scripps News
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Fears for New Zealand’s native species as first bird flu case emerges

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Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach

The deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in New Zealand for the first time, sparking alarm that some of the country’s most beloved and vulnerable native birds could be wiped out if it spreads.

A single ocean-going seabird, a brown skua, returned a confirmed positive test on Wednesday, after it was found on Petone beach in Wellington on 10 July, said Andrew Hoggard, the biosecurity minister.

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China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds – Axios

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  1. China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds  Axios
  2. People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.  Pew Research Center
  3. China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds  The Washington Post
  4. China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time, Pew Finds  Bloomberg.com
  5. Many countries favor China and Xi over Trump and the US: Polling  The Hill
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Australia news live: Barnaby Joyce defends Pauline Hanson’s meeting with Tommy Robinson; police make arrest after man dies in Sydney house fire

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Michelle Rowland says mandatory minimum standards for datacentres don’t apply to existing developments

The attorney general, Michelle Rowland, told ABC News that mandatory minimum standards for datacentres would apply to new developments, not existing ones.

The scope and the timing of those is something that I think will be properly determined by national cabinet.

This is an issue that not only state governments but local councils have been dealing with as well.

It goes from being this hunched-over ball of fluff at the top of a tree looking down at you, to suddenly spreading out its limbs and flying over your head like a magical flying carpet, or this weird stingray-UFO thing in the sky.

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