41 h. ago I live on cruise ships for FREE for half of the year, enjoying the same perks as passengers

Christine Kesteloo, 44, from the US, has explored over 108 countries and some of the world's most stunning destinations over the past 12 years.

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61 h. ago WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID

The World Health Organization's member countries agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis

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66 h. ago In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president | Rafael Behr

By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxesCompared with many countries around the world, the US is still a great democracy, but a much lesser one than it was four months ago. The constitution has not been rewritten. Checks and balances have not been dissolved. The difference is a president who ignores those constraints, and the impotence of the institutions that should enforce them.Which is the true US, the one enshrined in law or the one that smirks in contempt of law? If the latter, should Britain welcome its embrace as a kindred nation? That is an existential question lurking in the technical folds of a potential transatlantic trade agreement.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'I live on a cruise ship – I get free food but there's one weird rule I have to follow'

Christine Kesteloo has been able to visit a whopping 106 countries and see some of the most amazing parts of the world thanks to the unusual place where she lives

Society

8 d. ago Shares surge and FTSE climbs 6% after Trump pauses tariffs amid financial global chaos

In a dramatic climbdown, the US President said a blizzard of 'reciprocal' tariffs on countries worldwide would be put on hold to allow time for trade talks.

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8 d. ago Shares surge after Trump pauses tariffs amid financial global chaos

In a dramatic climbdown, the US President said a blizzard of 'reciprocal' tariffs on countries worldwide would be put on hold to allow time for trade talks.

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8 d. ago Travel blogger who has visited 100 countries names favourite place in the world

Gabriel Morris, who runs the YouTube channel Gabriel Traveler and has visited 100 countries, has named his favourite place in the world, and it's a popular tourist destination

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9 d. ago Donald Trump blinks... but doubles down on China: After market turmoil, President announces 90

In a dramatic climbdown, the US President said a blizzard of 'reciprocal' tariffs on countries worldwide would be put on hold to allow time for trade talks.

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9 d. ago Donald Trump's economic war on world with 60 countries in firing line from new tariffs

Countries around the world have been the targets of Donald Trump's tough new tariffs with 60 of the 'worst offenders' facing heavy charges, potentially pushing the world towards recession

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9 d. ago ‘Go Trump’: Florida shoppers back tariffs – but others are worried

Some Gainesville voters remain loyal to the president, while others cut back on buying and business owners hike pricesIn Gainesville, Florida, a small city in the north-central part of the state, small businesses and shoppers are bracing for the impacts of Trump’s sweeping tariffs.The Trump administration announced a baseline of 10% tariffs on nearly every country in the world last week, with much higher rates on countries such as China, Taiwan and Vietnam, and 20% tariffs on European Union countries. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago UK braced as more US tariffs kick in amid fears of widespread economic damage

Countries across the world are braced for potential widespread economic damage from Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

Economics

1 week ago UK braced as Trump’s tariffs kick in amid fears of widespread economic damage

Countries across the world are braced for economic damage amid fears of widespread economic damage from Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

Economics

1 week ago White House says nations are rushing to make deals with Trump before tariffs start

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated that foreign leaders should ‘keep their cool’ over the president’s sweeping global tariffs

Economics

1 week ago The countries with the world's best healthcare for expats revealed

New research from the expat experts at William Russell has revealed the countries with the best healthcare.

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1 week ago More countries will acquire nukes because the West has pushed the world to the brink of WW3 with proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, says ranting Putin ally

Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that more countries would get nuclear weapons in the coming years, blaming the West for pushing the world towards World War Three

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1 week ago The three destinations ranking above Maldives as the most expensive countries to travel to revealed

These are the three destinations that rank above the Maldives as the world's most expensive countries to travel to.

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1 week ago Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping

Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economiesPoor countries have accused the rich world of “backsliding” and betrayal of their climate commitments, as they desperately tried to keep alive a long-awaited deal to cut carbon from shipping.Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, more than a decade in the making, that could finally deliver a plan to decarbonise shipping over the next 25 years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Fundamentally wrong, brutal and paranoid’: how will the world respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs?

The US president’s sweeping, unprecedented tariffs on countries around the world are threatening to reshape the global economy – so, what exactly happens next?On Thursday evening, towards the end of a long week at a textiles factory on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Thi Dieu and her husband were watching the news. More than 8,700 miles away, US president Donald Trump was announcing sweeping, unprecedented tariffs on every country around the world. Nowhere was safe, even the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands off the western coast of Australia that, for some unexplained reason, were hit with a 10% tariff.His announcement launched a fierce global trade war and triggered a global market meltdown, including on Trump’s own cherished Wall Street, where hundreds of billions of dollars of stock values evaporated. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer speaks to world leaders as FTSE 100 plunges after Trump’s tariffs

Trading has been hammered in the aftermath of Donald Trump unveiling his full range of import taxes on countries around the world.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer to mount diplomatic blitz as Donald Trump's tariff war triggers meltdown

The global economy has been rocked by Donald Trump slapping tariffs on countries around the world - with the UK FTSE 100 suffering its worst day of trading since Covid

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