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How PM might tackle impact of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” expected from US President Donald Trump’s recent wave of tariffs. A 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports into the US and a 25% tariff on car imports have now come into effect. But…
How Tariffs Work—And What Economic Studies Show about Their Real Impact
The Science behind Tariffs and How They Work President Donald Trump is threatening steep tariffs on virtually all imports. Here’s what that means and what economics research suggests would be the impact By Meghan Bartels edited by Jeanna Bryner Container port, Shenzhen, China. Confusion over tariffs has largely shaped the first months of President Donald…
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it By Tim Johnson, Chris Kirkland, Jonas Kaempf & The Conversation US Shatter cones in ancient rocks of the Pilbara, Western Australia. The following essay is reprinted with…
How Trump’s Canada Tariffs Could Impact Both the U.S. and Canada
Tariffs President Trump’s plan to apply 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports is set to start on Tuesday. They would deal a brutal blow to Canada’s economy. By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa It is not an exit anyone would have expected. Justin Trudeau will end his final days as Canada’s prime minister with the…
‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded
‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again Asteroid 2024 YR4’s risk of hitting Earth is shifting with new data, astronomers say By Lee Billings edited by Dean Visser The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s illustration. But astronomers…
‘I closed my eyes to brace for impact’: the man who escaped a whale’s mouth
Adrián Simancas encountered a humpback off Chile’s coast – but scientists say he was never at risk of being swallowed Adrián Simancas had been paddling for two hours in the calm but icy seas of the Strait of Magellan, off the coast of Chilean Patagonia, when something massive emerged from the water and dragged him…
Black boxes on crashed South Korean plane cut out before impact, inquiry finds
Recording of flight data ceased four minutes before Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, says transport ministry Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people, stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at Muan airport, the…
Talk of future did not impact Alexander-Arnold – Van Dijk
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s honours at Liverpool include the Champions League and Premier League Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk does not believe team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold’s poor performance against Manchester United was because the right-back was impacted by talk about his future. Alexander-Arnold gave the ball away prior to United taking the lead at Anfield on Sunday, and…
Study: Cash handouts have a dramatic impact on the deadliest infectious disease
By Gabrielle Emanuel What if the best medicine isn’t a pill or vaccine — but it’s cold cash? There’s a growing body of research that suggests economic programs that give money to very poor people can have major health benefits. Now, a new study — out on Friday in Nature Medicine — proves this approach…
‘He’s frozen’: Babies dying in Gaza as cold weather compounds the impact of war
Sila was less than three weeks old when her mother Nariman realised she wasn’t moving. “I woke up in the morning and told my husband that the baby hadn’t stirred for a while. He uncovered her face and found her blue, biting her tongue, with blood coming out of her mouth,” says Nariman al-Najmeh. In…
Mireia Belmonte Returns to Competition at the Spanish Winter Championships
Renowned Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte has announced her return to the pool after a two-year hiatus due to a chronic shoulder injury. She will make her comeback at the Spanish Winter Championships, held at Madrid’s M86 pool from November 14 to 17, 2024.