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US explains how countries can avoid tariffs
News Agencies, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on April 2 will give trading partners a proposed US tariff rate based on their own rates, non-tariff trade barriers and other factors — along with an opportunity to negotiate to avoid a “tariff wall”, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday.
‘I’m alive’: Russian Kursk evacuees reunite with families
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» RUSSIA - Russian pensioner Olga Shkuratova trembled, clutching a scrap of paper bearing a handwritten phone number for her son.
Trump and Putin set for 'very critical' Ukraine call
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak by phone on Tuesday in a potentially crucial step toward halting the war in Ukraine, over three years into Moscow's invasion.
China media praises Trump funding cuts to Voice of America, Radio Free Asia
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — China's state-owned newspaper Global Times joined officials from Donald Trump's administration on Monday in hailing cuts to the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees broadcasters like Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) known for reporting that has been critical of Beijing.
Legalising magic mushrooms under Trump? Psychedelic fans remain sceptical
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) — Dressed in a floral shawl, Benji Dezaval carefully places hallucinogenic mushrooms on the tongues of the faithful of his Colorado "psychedelic church," as if they were communion wafers.
Bach's successor needs cool head to guide Olympics through stormy seas: experts
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» PYLOS (GREECE) - Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.
Trump touts control over famed arts venue
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - He addressed the masses, or at least the media, from the presidential opera box. He led a board meeting. He said he never really liked the smash hit musical Hamilton.
All eyes on crucial Fed interest rate meeting
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/03/2025
» The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, scheduled for March 18-19, is expected to be a crucial indicator of the stock market's direction alongside precious metal prices, following spot gold's record high of US$3,004.86 per ounce on Friday.
Astronauts finally to return after unexpected 9-month ISS stay
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - After more than nine months aboard the International Space Station, a pair of astronauts are finally set to depart for Earth early Tuesday, ending a prolonged mission that has captivated global attention.
Built to last?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2025
» Re: "Five killed in beam collapse on Rama II Road", (BP, March 16).