14 h. ago China retaliates with 84% tariffs as Trump says ‘great time to move companies to the US’ – business live

Stock markets down in UK and across Europe after steep declines in Asia, while turmoil spreads to bond market China announces 84% tariffs on all US goods in response to Trump’s 104%Bank of England warns Trump tariffs threaten global growth and raise risk of ‘severe shocks’Today’s tariffs follow Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including Australia, which came into effect at the weekend.US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday. Today’s measures are higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Trump tariffs threaten global growth and raise risk of ‘severe shocks’, says Bank of England

Levies have heaped pressure on government finances and increased chance of ‘further sharp correction’, report warnsTrump imposes new tariffs on dozens of partnersDramatic sell-off of US government bondsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have put global growth at risk, the Bank of England has warned, heaping pressure on government finances and increasing the likelihood of “severe shocks” to the financial system.The Bank’s financial policy committee (FPC) said its global risk environment had deteriorated and “uncertainty had intensified” since its last update in November, with US tariff announcements contributing to a “material increase in risks to global growth” and inflation levels. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Reviled wombat snatcher poses with her latest Aussie wildlife trophy just weeks after she fled the country in shame

Wombat snatcher Sam Strable has sparked fresh controversy by posing with more captured native Aussie wildlife - but all is not what it seems.

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52 h. ago Scandal of NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery: Thousands of men at greater risk of death as 96 trusts fail to meet target to start treatment, forcing hundreds to wait months for care

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease and start patients' treatment within 62 days of them being referred by a doctor.

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52 h. ago THOUSANDS of men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of early death due to scandalous postcode lottery

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease (pictured, file photo) and start treatment within 62 days of a patient being referred by a doctor.

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5 d. ago Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slump

On social media, the president said, ‘My policies will never change’, before suggesting possible change with VietnamDonald Trump doubled down on his decision to launch a global trade war, declaring that he would “never” back off from sweeping tariffs on US trading partners.The US president’s announced action sent shock waves around the world this week, prompting fierce threats of retaliation and sharp sell-offs in stock markets. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sweeping Trump tariffs shock global economy, drawing threats and calls for talks

Tariff hikes announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer

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1 week ago Tens of thousands feared dead as Myanmar earthquake could see worst quake death toll ever

Thailand and ­Myanmar were left shaken after a huge earthquake caused terror and destruction with at least 144 people confirmed dead and 732 hurt after the 7.7 magnitude quake

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1 week ago Over 150 confirmed dead in Thailand and Myanmar earthquake with death toll expected to enter the thousands after mega tremor destroys buildings and buries victims alive

The total number of fatalities is 'most likely to be in the range 10,000-100,000', scientists have warned, citing the United States Geological Survey 'PAGER' forecast.

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2 w. ago Nepo baby, 24, who is son of iconic 90s action star, enjoys night out with girlfriend... can you guess who?

This nepo baby is the son of a legendary silver screen star, who is best known for portraying James Bond.

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2 w. ago The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’The dwindling freedom in Hong Kong over the past few years has been described as “death by a thousand cuts”. Critics have been jailed, elections have been transformed into “patriots only” affairs, journalists have been harassed and hundreds of thousands of people have left.This week, an obscure legal development has, in the eyes of some legal experts, inflicted another cut on the city’s once revered legal system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inside China's brutal execution system: How mobile injection vans and firing squads are used to put thousands to death each year

In a disturbing development, China is said to have rolled out 'mobile death vans' in recent years to expedite its killings

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3 w. ago US influencer says she received death threats after wombat video

Sam Jones filmed herself taking the baby wombat from its distressed mother in an online video

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3 w. ago Influencer who stole baby wombat from its mum for video breaks silence on snatching animal

Sam Jones, an influencer from the US, was threatened with deportation from Australia after posting the video of her cradling a wombat joey and running away from its mother

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3 w. ago US influencer says she has received thousands of death threats for her shocking actions with baby wombat in Australia

Samantha Strable - who also goes by Sam Jones - was filmed earlier this week gleefully scooping a joey up from the side of a road as a man filming her laughs: 'Just caught a baby wombat.'

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3 w. ago Influencer who took wombat from mother claims she was just trying to get it off the road

Sam Jones defended herself after she received calls to be deported from Australia

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3 w. ago American influencer apologizes for snatching Australian baby wombat following outrage

An American influencer who sparked outrage after posting a video of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother while in Australia apologized for her actions, saying she had acted out of concern for the young animal’s welfare

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3 w. ago Who is Sam Jones? Influencer breaks silence after wombat video enrages Australia

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the social media star’s cruel act

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3 w. ago ‘Never been a better day to be a baby wombat’: US influencer who took animal from mother leaves Australia

Sam Jones has left Australia after sparking outrage for taking the marsupial from its mother

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3 w. ago US influencer who sparked outrage after snatching baby wombat flees Australia

Sam Jones quietly departed on Friday as the Australian government began reviewing her visa status

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