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April 09, 2025
THE PITS
Trump loosens coal mining restrictions as part of efforts aimed at 'unleashing American energy'



Washington DC (UPI) Apr 8, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to make the United States "energy dominant" and "unleash" the nation's energy reserves, including coal. "Today, we took historic action to help American workers, miners, families and consumers," Trump said Tuesday in a Truth Social post. "We're ending Joe Biden's war on beautiful, clean coal once and for all, and we're going to put the miners back to work!" Trump announced his support for coal mining while signing se ... read more

TRADE WARS
Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Hong Kong (AFP) April 9, 2025
Equities and oil plunged Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 percent as sweeping measures against the United States' dozens of partners came into effect. ... more
TRADE WARS
China ready to fight trade war, EU seeks to cool it; as 104% tariffs take effect on China
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came in force Wednesday, including over 100 percent in levies against Chinese goods, dramatically ramping up a devastating global trade war. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Author of explosive Meta memoir to star at US Senate hearing
San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2025
The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before US senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Yemen rebels say four killed in US strikes on west
Hodeida, Yemen (AFP) April 8, 2025
Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday said US strikes on the western province of Hodeida killed four people and wounded 13 others, a day after the group said it targeted Israel and US warships. ... more
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Talks with Trump a necessity for sanctions-hit Iran
Tehran (AFP) April 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump appeared to catch Tehran off guard on Monday when he announced "direct talks" between the arch-foes over Iran's nuclear programme, having previously threatened to bomb the Islamic republic. ... more
TRADE WARS
Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes
Shanghai (AFP) April 8, 2025
A raucous group of elderly investors held court at a Shanghai securities company on Tuesday, chatting loudly about the stock prices flickering on LED boards as Chinese markets stutteringly recovered from the brutal day before. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook
Paris (AFP) April 8, 2025
Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after recently introducing restrictions on Instagram. ... more
TRADE WARS
'Malignant stupidity', 'weak': Economists on Trump's tariffs
Paris (AFP) April 8, 2025
A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz, which has sparked a trade war that experts say could lead to a global recession. ... more

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OIL AND GAS
US trade delegation in Iraq to boost economic ties
Baghdad (AFP) April 8, 2025
A US trade delegation representing 60 companies was visiting Iraq to sign economic cooperation agreements with the private sector, Washington's embassy in Baghdad said Tuesday. ... more
CAR TECH
China's BYD forecasts record first-quarter net profit
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD expects to see record profits in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary results published on Tuesday, as booming sales saw it ship more than a million cars. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides Londoners
London (AFP) April 8, 2025
For Londoner Beau Boka-Batesa, air quality has drastically improved in the British capital following the rollout and expansion of a contested car pollution toll two years ago. ... more
TRADE WARS
Hong Kong firm did not uphold Panama Canal ports contract: Panama audit
Panama City (AFP) April 8, 2025
The Hong Kong firm in charge of two key Panama Canal ports has flouted the terms of its contract, according to a Panamanian audit released Monday, as US and Chinese firms fight for business on the waterway after President Donald Trump threatened to seize it. ... more
TRADE WARS
China central bank says backs sovereign fund for 'smooth operation' of market
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2025
China's central bank on Tuesday vowed to back major state-backed fund Central Huijin Investment in stabilising the market, as bourses in Asia were roiled in a trade war launched by Washington. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Trump's tariffs loom over maritime emissions-cutting talks
London (AFP) April 7, 2025
A decisive week for decarbonising global shipping began on Monday at an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London, against a backdrop of trade tensions that could make reaching a consensus difficult. ... more
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CAR TECH
Starmer unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector
London (AFP) April 7, 2025
UK leader Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "shelter British business from the storm" of global economic disruption as he loosened electric vehicle targets for carmakers impacted by US President Donald Trump's tariffs. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Tajikistan to jail people for illegal electricity use
Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) April 7, 2025
Tajikistan has introduced 10-year prison sentences for the illegal use of electricity, as a decades-long energy crisis caused by water shortages worsens in the poor Central Asian country. ... more
TRADE WARS
China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment
Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2025
A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a "promising land" for foreign investment, Beijing said Monday, after it slapped 34 percent tariffs on US imports. ... more
TRADE WARS
Market panic deepens as China retaliates against Trump tariffs
Tokyo (AFP) April 7, 2025
World markets crashed on Monday with Asia leading the rout, as US President Donald Trump held firm on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder. ... more
TRADE WARS
Dominican Republic steps up forces on Haiti border
Santo Domingo (AFP) April 7, 2025
The Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader said Sunday he was deploying more troops to the country's border with Haiti, which is suffering a grave security crisis. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Venezuelan army on 'alert' for alleged false-flag attack
Caracas (AFP) April 7, 2025
Venezuela's army said Sunday it was in a "state of alert" after the government warned of a suspected plot to blame Caracas for an attack on oil giant ExxonMobil in neighbouring Guyana. ... more
OIL AND GAS
US jury orders Chevron pay $745 mn for pollution
New York (AFP) April 6, 2025
A US jury has ordered oil giant Chevron to pay $745 million for polluting marshland near New Orleans and subsequently failing to rehabilitate the affected area. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairs
Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom (AFP) April 6, 2025
The shelves lining Luke Malpass's home workshop are a gamer's treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of vintage Game Boys, Sega Mega Drives and Nintendos jostling for space and awaiting repair. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Yemen Huthi media say one dead in air strikes
Sanaa (AFP) April 5, 2025
Media aligned with Yemen's Huthi rebels on Saturday said one person was killed and several others wounded in air strikes in the north of the country that they blamed on the United States. ... more
TRADE WARS
India's Modi clinches defence, energy deals in Sri Lanka
Colombo (AFP) April 5, 2025
India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, seen as a move to counter rival China's growing influence in the region. ... more
TRADE WARS
US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?
Washington (AFP) April 5, 2025
US agricultural exports, fuels and manufactured goods are set to take a hit from China's blanket retaliation against President Donald Trump's sharp tariffs, with both sets of measures due to take effect next week. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Belgium charges eight in Huawei graft probe
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 4, 2025
Eight people have been charged in a probe into suspected corruption in the European Parliament involving Chinese tech giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors said on Friday. ... more
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CYBER WARS
Trump gives TikTok extra 75 days to find buyer
Washington (AFP) April 4, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Friday extended the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the United States, allowing 75 more days to find a solution. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump tariffs offer opportunity for China
Washington (AFP) April 4, 2025
In unleashing global tariffs, President Donald Trump has vowed to remake the world to benefit US workers. One beneficiary could be the country he sees as the primary adversary - China. ... more
TRADE WARS
How can the EU respond to Trump tariffs?
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 4, 2025
The EU has "everything on the table" as a response to President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs - including possibly targeting US Big Tech and taxing more American goods - should talks with Washington fail. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump goads China as global trade war escalates
Washington (AFP) April 4, 2025
President Donald Trump goaded China on Friday after the US's chief economic rival retaliated against his tariffs, and he dismissed falling stock markets over the growing global trade war, touting it as a chance to "get rich." ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
Cienfuegos, Cuba (AFP) April 4, 2025
Not far from the ruins of an unfinished nuclear power plant in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos, hundreds of workers are hastily installing 44,000 solar panels as the island seeks once again to reduce its reliance on oil to escape an energy crisis. ... more
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