- Trump tariffs spark "Boycott USA" backlash against U.S. goods Axios
- ‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading | Trump administration The Guardian US
- Boycott USA! Trump tariffs prompt backlash against US goods DW (English)
- Swedes launch boycott of US goods in response to recent policy shifts Euronews
- London grassroots movement looks to go national with call to boycott U.S. products CBC.ca
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of US imports
Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday.
The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach and institute 25% tariffs on American imports, including steel, computers and sports equipment.
Continue reading...Two women face court charged with manslaughter after home-birth death of NSW baby
Police allege 41-year-old woman was practising as an unregistered midwife while another woman, 51, held no medical qualifications and was also unregistered when baby died
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Two women who police allege practised as unregistered midwives have been charged with manslaughter after a baby died after a home birth on the New South Wales mid north coast.
The women, aged 41 and 51, appeared in Coffs Harbour local court on Wednesday in relation to the newborn boy’s death in 2022.
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Continue reading...A man called Bombshell fires up Zimbabwe’s succession battle
Zimbabwe's leader faces a backlash from key allies over efforts to extend his time in office.
“Guitar shark” and snail with venomous “harpoons” among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean – CBS News
- "Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean CBS News
- Video: See ‘guitar shark’ discovered by scientists during expedition CNN
- Scientists just spent 16 months exploring Earth's oceans – what they found is breathtaking BBC Discover Wildlife
- Over 800 new species discovered in world's biggest ocean mission Oceanographic Magazine
- 866 New Species Discovered in the Ocean, Including Deep-Water Guitar Shark Surfer
Key takeaways from Irish leader Michael Martin’s visit with Donald Trump
Trump once again used 'Palestinian' as an insult against his rivals, while describing Ireland's housing crisis as good.
SpaceX launch that aimed to get stranded astronauts home postponed
Nasa's SpaceX mission will could try again on Thursday as part of the effort to retrieve Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants – The Associated Press
- Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants The Associated Press
- Austria freezes family reunifications for asylum claimants Reuters
- Austria to temporarily halt family reunification for migrants Euronews
- Austrian government suspends family reunification for migrants amid security fears Ynetnews
- Austria's new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants Oil City Derrick
Atmospheric river to wallop California as study finds storms getting worse
Thunderstorms and high winds forecast for San Francisco Bay while southern California under flood watch
A powerful atmospheric river storm was set to wallop California on Wednesday evening, drenching large swaths of the state with rain and bringing several feet of snow to the mountains – the latest in a wave of intense storms that new research shows are getting worse.
Much of northern California was under a winter storm warning because of the gusty winds and heavy snow in the forecast that the National Weather Service (NWS) said would lead to “difficult to impossible travel conditions”. Severe thunderstorms and high winds were predicted across the San Francisco Bay area, according to reports.
Continue reading...Campaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parents
Surrey was region of UK with most sign-ups for Smartphone Free Childhood’s parent pact, launched last year
An online campaign committing parents to bar their children from owning a smartphone until they are at least 14 has garnered 100,000 signatures in the six months since its launch.
The Smartphone Free Childhood campaign launched a “parent pact” in September in which signatories committed to withhold handsets from their children until at least the end of year 9, and to keep them off social media until they are 16.
Continue reading...US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs
The price of China-made smartphones, TVs and laptops could rise in the US and elsewhere, experts warn.
Decision not to classify Southport killer as a terrorist was right, says UK watchdog
Review concluded extending definition to cover extreme violence by ‘loners’ such as Axel Rudakubana is unhelpful
The decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK’s terror watchdog has concluded.
Jonathan Hall KC wrote that the “legal definition of terrorism is already wide and should not be changed any further” in his post-Southport review of how extreme violence is legally classified. Expanding the definition would “increase the possibility of inaccurate use and, in theory, abuse”, he said.
Continue reading...‘Do you feel guilty?’ – Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade
Quentin Sommerville gains access to a cartel's operation as the US grapples with hundreds of thousands of opioid deaths.
‘Do you feel guilty?’ – Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade
Quentin Sommerville gains access to a cartel's operation as the US grapples with hundreds of thousands of opioid deaths.
New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia
Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change as security issue
Vanuatu’s new prime minister has said his government intends to “revisit” a security agreement with Australia, arguing it does not reflect his country’s priorities including climate change and travel mobility for its citizens.
Jotham Napat, who was elected in February, said the pact with Canberra had to be taken “back to the drawing board” as he sought a “win-win situation” in a renegotiated deal.
Continue reading...Real Madrid beat Atletico in Champions League
Real Madrid beat Atletico on penalties in Champions League; Arsenal, Villa, Dortmund also advance to quarterfinals.
Schumer says no to Republican funding bill as US shutdown risk intensifies
Senate minority leader says Democrats will not provide votes for stopgap measure and calls for bipartisan effort
Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said on Wednesday that Democrats would not provide the necessary votes to pass a stopgap funding bill, dramatically raising the risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.
Announcing the decision in a speech on the Senate floor, Schumer urged Republicans to consider a shorter funding extension that would give congressional negotiators more time to consider a bipartisan path forward.
Continue reading...Dead and dying Port Pirie birds and bats exposed to lead at 3,000 times acceptable levels
South Australia’s EPA did not open a formal investigation into the source of the lead poisoning, despite referral from the Department of Primary Industries
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South Australia’s Environment Protection Authority did not open a formal investigation into what may have killed dozens of birds in Port Pirie, despite tests showing some of the animals had been exposed to 3,000 times the acceptable level of lead.
In July 2024, residents of the industrial town raised the alarm when they found dead and dying native birds and flying foxes in local parks and green spaces.
Continue reading...Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks
Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public health
Donald Trump’s administration is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health, a move that threatens to rip apart the foundation of the US’s climate laws, amid a stunning barrage of actions to weaken or repeal a host of pollution limits upon power plants, cars and waterways.
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an extraordinary cavalcade of pollution rule rollbacks on Wednesday, led by the announcement it would potentially scrap a landmark 2009 finding by the US government that planet-heating gases, such carbon dioxide, pose a threat to human health.
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