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US Tariff Threat Raises Stakes For Europe As Trade War Fears Grow

US Tariff Threat Raises Stakes For Europe As Trade War Fears Grow

The United States over the weekend threatened the European Union with 30 percent tariffs, jolting Brussels just as it thought a transatlantic trade deal was close. The bloc still hopes an agreement can be struck before the August 1 deadline, when...

Crypto Market Update: House of Representatives Advances Motion to Consider Crypto Bills

Crypto Market Update: House of Representatives Advances Motion to Consider Crypto Bills

Here's a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (July 16) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin price performance, July 16, 2025....

Messi's multi-goal streak ends as Cincinnati beats Miami 3-0

Messi's multi-goal streak ends as Cincinnati beats Miami 3-0

Lionel Messi's Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine star forward had scored a brace, two goals, in five consecutive...

In Argentina, one in four households is now a 'single-person household.'

In Argentina, one in four households is now a 'single-person household.'

A new report elaborated by researchers at the Universidad Austral and colleagues from other countries in the region gives a detailed account of the major social and demographic changes hitting Argentina and the rest of Latin America. For example,...

Trump expands trade war, proposes 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico

Trump expands trade war, proposes 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico would be in force starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between Washington and two of its biggest trade partners. Trump...

Vulgarity of Money

Several times, the question arose of whether Menachem Begin saw any comparison between the struggle of the Palestinians and the Jews’ War of Independence. Once, Mike Wallace, the well-known American interviewer asked him directly, “Mr. Prime...

Goal & Highlights: Walsall 1-0 Aston Villa in Friendly Match

Goal & Highlights: Walsall 1-0 Aston Villa in Friendly Match

Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for live coverage of the Walsall vs Aston Villa friendly match in real time. We wish you all a happy afternoon and stay tuned to VAVEL.com. 89' After a strong counterattack, the Walsall...

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major U.S. trading partners

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major U.S. trading partners

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade...

Second rocket launch from Oman's spaceport called off but momentum builds

Second rocket launch from Oman's spaceport called off but momentum builds

Oman's ambitious mission to develop a commercial rocket launch site to put the country at the centre of the region's growing space sector is taking shape, even after a recent test mission setback. Oman's plans to carry out a second rocket launch...

Keller Williams Expands to Singapore

Keller Williams Expands to Singapore

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...

How Brazil won the 1962 World Cup: With Garrincha coming to the fore after Pele injury

How Brazil won the 1962 World Cup: With Garrincha coming to the fore after Pele injury

This is the seventh in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. The previous six articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and Italy again in 1938, before Uruguay won it for a second time in 1950....

Youth voter turnout falls across Latin America

Youth voter turnout falls across Latin America

A voter casts his ballot during the presidential primaries in Santiago, Chile, on June 29. Photo by Elvis Gonzalez/EPA July 10 (UPI) -- A far greater percentage of voters over 60 have turned out to vote than younger voters, often by margins of 10...

TikTok Boom!  

TikTok Boom!  

Illustration by Adam Maida July 15, 2025 Share this article Claire Ricks likes to keep up with current events. She follows mainstream news websites and considers herself an avid newspaper reader. The 29-year-old had mostly regarded social media as...

Darwin Nunez's 'Napoli move is OFF' as Serie A champions 'line up alternative' - with Liverpool preparing record bid for Alexander Isak

Darwin Nunez's 'Napoli move is OFF' as Serie A champions 'line up alternative' - with Liverpool preparing record bid for Alexander Isak

By HARRY BAMFORTH Published: 04:13 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 04:13 EDT, 16 July 2025 Napoli have pulled out of the race to sign Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez due to a significant gap in valuation between the two sides, according to reports....

Trump announces 30% tariffs against two of the US' biggest trade partners

Trump announces 30% tariffs against two of the US' biggest trade partners

Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union...

War on Terror Redux

War on Terror Redux

I didn’t want to write this article. In fact, I had something relatively uplifting planned: an Independence Day piece about the rich implications for the present moment to be found in the Declaration of Independence. But other excellent writers...

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling U.S. trading partners

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling U.S. trading partners

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade...

Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Could Impact Beef and Coffee Trade

Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Could Impact Beef and Coffee Trade

By Ryan Hanrahan Bloomberg’s Ilena Peng, Dayanne Sousa, and Mariana Durao reported that “President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50% tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef...

Southern South America hit by exceptional cold spell

Southern South America hit by exceptional cold spell

On 30 June, both Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, excluding the polar regions. It was due to the persistence of a powerful polar-origin anticyclone which extended into parts of Paraguay and Uruguay, causing unusually...

ECA Seeks Tangible Support For SDGs’ Implementation

ECA Seeks Tangible Support For SDGs’ Implementation

News Investigators/ The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for urgent and tangible actions to move from global declarations to concrete outcomes on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ECA’s Executive Secretary, Claver...

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