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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'![]() ![]() Palm Beach, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2025 President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests. After weeks of uncertainty, Trump on Saturday signed off on broad 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada - despite a regional free trade pact - while hitting China with a 10-percent tariff in addition to levies already in place. The announcement capped an extraordinary second week of Trump's new term, with the pre ... read more |
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![]() Lisbon (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 The Portuguese parliament on Friday took a first step towards banning deep-sea mining in the country's territorial waters, which would be a first in Europe. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 The question of what defines life continues to challenge the biological sciences, with its vast complexity and diversity making it difficult to distill into a single definition. A new study proposes ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 An international team of researchers, led by the University of Gottingen, has introduced a new technique to observe the formation of dark excitons - elusive energy carriers with potential applicatio ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 Electrons are well known for their negative charge, a key factor in electrical currents. However, they also possess an intrinsic property known as spin, which has significant implications for data s ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 The second law of thermodynamics, a cornerstone of physics, posits that systems will move toward greater disorder over time. It asserts that entropy, a measure of this disorder, increases in every c ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 Harnessing static electricity as an energy source has long intrigued scientists, and a recent study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) takes this concept a step further using everyday materials. ... more ![]() ![]() Coral Gables, FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 A typical road is made of rocks and sand held together by petroleum to create the smooth surfaces we drive on every day. But some of these materials come at a cost: during the production and install ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 Japan's SoftBank Group will form a joint venture with US tech giant OpenAI to offer advanced artificial intelligence to businesses, the two companies announced on Monday. ... more |
![]() Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Friday that China, Canada and Mexico would not be able to forestall Washington's fresh tariffs due this weekend, adding that levies on oil and gas could come around mid-February. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Tuzla, Turkey (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from merchandise trade. ... more ![]() ![]() London (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a "historic win" for two environmental groups. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday, after arguing that Americans may feel economic "pain" from the 25 percent duties but that it will be "worth the price." ... more ![]() ![]() Bangkok (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. ... more |
![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 Asian stocks tanked and the dollar surged Monday after Donald Trump signed off huge tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and warned the European Union would be hit "pretty soon". ... more ![]() ![]() Zurich (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 Shares in Swiss watchmaker Swatch slumped Thursday after it reported lower-than-expected earnings on the back of weak sales in China. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 The PIPEON project is set to revolutionize the maintenance and monitoring of Europe's sewer systems through the development of autonomous robots and AI-driven analysis tools. These advanced technolo ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer a promising advancement in renewable energy due to their high efficiency, lightweight, and flexible properties. However, their commercial viability is challenged ... more |
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![]() Dateline: Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Plastic pollution is a pervasive problem, with petrol-based plastics found in various everyday products, from packaging to clothing. These plastics, once discarded, break down into microplastics tha ... more ![]() ![]() Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 Last year the Earth exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial times, a threshold beyond which wildfires, droughts, floods, and other climate impacts are expected to escalate in fre ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2025 A humanoid robot gyrates to pulsing music at a shopping mall in Beijing, part of an exhibition harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance the flavour of China's biggest annual festival. ... more ![]() ![]() Marseille (AFP) Feb 1, 2025 Three data centres squatting alongside the cruise ships and freighters in French Mediterranean port Marseille are testing water-saving cooling methods by pumping out an old coal mine. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Manila (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Philippine authorities arrested around 100 people on Friday in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila they said extorted victims. ... more |
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![]() London (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 UK prosecutors on Thursday defended lengthy prison sentences handed down to 16 environmental activists, telling London's Court of Appeal that their actions posed a danger to the public. ... more ![]() ![]() Oslo (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, Amnesty International said Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip giant Nvidia, met Friday with President Donald Trump as the company suffered a rough week on Wall Street over competition with China and the threat of tariffs on semiconductors. ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Meta is considering whether to move its incorporation to Texas, a US state seen as amenable to companies run by big shareholders like Mark Zuckerberg, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. ... more |
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