Mon 28 April 2025: Senior diplomats from BRICS countries will meet on Monday in Brazil to present a united front in the face of threats emerging from US President Donald Trump‘s aggressive trade policies. The meeting comes at a critical moment for the world economy after the International Monetary Fund this week slashed growth forecasts over the impact of the American leader’s […]
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Mon 28 April 2025: Rising risks around global trade, general policy uncertainty, and the sustainability of US debt topped the list of potential risks to the US financial system in a newly released Federal Reserve survey. The bi-annual Fed survey of financial risks was the first since Trump returned to office, and the impact of […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: Two organizations’ move against the slave-like conditions of coffee workers in Brazil may cause difficulties for coffee and fast-food giants Starbucks, Nestle, JDE, Dunkin’, Illy, and McDonald’s. International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) and the nonprofit watchdog organization Coffee Watch filed petitions on behalf of Brazilian farmworkers in the US District Court of Washington against the coffee giant, […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that his country’s position on its territories currently under Russian control remained “unchanged.” “Our position is unchanged. Only the Ukrainian people have the right to decide which territories are Ukrainian,” Zelenskyy told journalists in Kyiv. Zelenskyy’s remarks came as US President Donald Trump said […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: The 41-year-old’s family issued a statement, confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia. Virginia Giuffre – who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse – has died by suicide at the age of 41, her family has said. Giuffre was one of the most prominent victims […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that $946 billion will be spent through 2034 to maintain and modernize the country’s current nuclear military power. On Thursday, the CBO released its biennial report titled “Projected Costs of US Nuclear Forces,” which was based on budget plans from the US Defense and […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: The UK government has authorized the use of Pava spray — a powerful synthetic pepper spray — on children as young as 15 in young offender institutions (YOIs), prompting outrage from prison reformers and human rights groups. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed on Thursday that specially trained staff will be permitted […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: In the first quarter of this year, Tesla car sales in European Union (EU) countries fell by 45% compared to the same period last year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Tesla, owned by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, saw a decline in sales in the EU. In March, Tesla sold […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: Archaeologists in Barcelona revealed on Thursday the discovery of a well-preserved medieval ship at a construction site, providing a unique window into the city’s seafaring past. The ship was uncovered earlier this month during parking lot construction at the site of the former fish market, now being transformed into a scientific […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Prosecutors in the state of New Jersey announced Thursday they have charged a teen for igniting a blaze that sparked a massive wildfire in Ocean County that has already scorched 15,000 acres (1,070 hectares) of land. Joseph King, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with a wildfire. Investigators said on April 22, King […]
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