Trump Orders New Census That Excludes Undocumented Immigrants
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – President Donald Trump said Thursday he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new U.S. census that would exclude people living in the…
Trump Tariffs Hit Swiss Exports Hard; Bern Opts for Diplomacy Over Retaliation
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE— Switzerland said Thursday it will not retaliate against sweeping U.S. tariffs that threaten nearly 60 percent of its exports, choosing instead to pursue diplomatic negotiations with Washington. The…
Kennedy Jr. Slashes $500M in U.S. Vaccine Development Funding
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to cut $500 million in vaccine development funding, affecting dozens of projects aimed at…
New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many
Niven Winchester, Auckland University of Technology The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has now entered its latest phase. President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement placed…
Trump Proposes Tariff-Based Dividend for Americans
President Donald Trump is considering offering a dividend to U.S. citizens using revenue generated from tariffs on imported goods. Speaking after returning from a visit to his golf club in…
As Trump has pulled back from the highest tariffs, this chart shows the economic shock has eased
James Giesecke, Victoria University and Robert Waschik, Victoria University It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States…
Trump Administration Announces U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO
President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO, the UN’s cultural and educational agency, citing its support for “woke” and divisive social policies that the White…
Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and US
Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London Governments around the world are hustling. European policymakers, for example, are eager to boost the region’s industrial relevance in a world where the US and…
Ethiopia seeks new coffee markets after Trump tariffs bite
The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) has said that it is changing its market strategy following the 10 percent tariff imposed by the U.S. government on the country’s coffee…
Venezuelan migrants return home after prison release; Maduro thanks Trump
Two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants landed in Caracas on Friday after the group was freed from a notorious prison in El Salvador, where they had been detained for months. The…