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Tit-for-tat tariffs as Trump escalates trade war
News, Kate Sullivan & Josh Wingrove, Published on 08/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift reprisals that plunged the world economy into a deepening trade war. Yesterday, Mr Trump backtracked and postponed Canada and Mexico tariffs for a month.
New approach to debt required
Oped, Kate Hampton & Hannah Wanjie Ryder, Published on 11/02/2025
» The world is in the midst of a financing crisis. As world leaders work to mobilise trillions of dollars to meet climate and development goals, expensive public debt is limiting governments' ability to make long-term investments. A long-term framework for low-interest financing of global public goods is urgently needed.
Life of pain for toxic syrup survivors
Reuters Special Report by Stanley Widianto, Willy Kurniawan, Kate Lamb and Jennifer Rigby, Published on 23/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Devouring books from a young age, Sheena Almaera Maryam had been excited about her first day of kindergarten near Jakarta.
Act now to end food insecurity
News, Kate Hampton & David Miliband, Published on 20/11/2023
» In London today, the United Kingdom hosts the Global Food Security Summit and launch a new strategy for international development. Despite pressing crises like the conflict in Gaza, we must stay focused on other parts of the global system, where ongoing crises of hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity demand an urgent response. Faced with immense suffering around the world, we need a UK government that is willing and able to offer solutions.
UK govt makes humiliating tax cut U-turn
Kate Holton and Kylie MacLellan of Reuters, Published on 03/10/2022
» LONDON: The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn, reversing plans to cut the highest rate of income tax that helped to spark a rebellion in her party and turmoil in financial markets.
What about the UN? Coming down off that high
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, King-Oua Laohong and Nontipat Bangwaek, Published on 12/06/2022
» Kob, a university student, has grown cannabis plants in his room to make pressed dried cannabis for sale over the past two years.
Convicts to clean capital’s sewers
News, Supoj Wancharoen and King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/06/2022
» Some 1,000 convicts will be used to clean Bangkok’s sewers beginning July 1, in a bid to reduce flooding risks in the capital during the rainy season.
Licking its post-poll wounds, PPRP faces downgrade to 'medium' status
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Mongkol Bangprapa and King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/05/2022
» The results of the gubernatorial race and the city council election on May 22 are troubling developments for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) with political analysts agreeing the ruling party is unlikely to repeat its 2019 poll success in Bangkok.
Wife of disappeared Karen activist ‘still waiting for justice’
King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/05/2022
» The wife of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, a victim of a 2014 forced disappearance who is now believed dead, on Thursday renewed her call for legal action in the long-delayed case.
Macy's Is Betting Even Bigger on Smaller Stores
Business, Kate King, Published on 09/05/2022
» Macy's Inc. is accelerating its rollout of smaller department stores, betting that it can attract more shoppers with fewer products and more digital services at stores closer to where customers run their daily errands.