Category: Asia
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Are prices rising because of the tariffs? Here’s what we know
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For months, consumers have heard from manufacturers and retailers that President Trump’s flood of new tariffs on practically all imports would cost them dearly. But that didn’t happen, and the final blow hasn’t been dealt yet. The biggest tariffs are still being delayed In April, Trump imposed new tariffs on almost everything the US imports,…
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UNICEF Marks 75 Years of Work with Children and Adolescents
Upon completing 75 years in Brazil, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been one of the main partners in promoting and defending the rights of Brazilian children and adolescents. When it began its activities in the country, 158 out of every thousand children born died before completing one year. In other words, 16 out…
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Four Astronauts Splash Down in SpaceX Capsule to End Axiom Space’s Private Ax-4 Mission
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts on the private Ax-4 mission pierced Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday morning (15), passing parallel to the California coast and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, completing 20 days in space. The pre-dawn return, which shook parts of southern California with a sonic boom shortly before 2:31…
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Four Astronauts Splash Down in SpaceX Capsule to End Axiom Space’s Private Ax-4 Mission
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts on the private Ax-4 mission streaked through Earth’s atmosphere early Tuesday morning parallel to the California coast, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, ending 20 days in space. The pre-dawn return, which rattled parts of Southern California with a sonic boom shortly before 2:31 a.m. PT,…
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International Press Reports on Trump’s Tariff Hike Against Brazil
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Newspapers around the world reported on the imposition of a 50% tariff announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on all Brazilian products exported to the United States. In a letter posted on social media and addressed to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Trump says the tariffs will take effect on August 1st. In the…
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Trump Threatens Countries That Ally with BRICS with 10% Tariff
Amid the BRICS summit, a significant event in international relations, which is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, the President of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, threatened extra taxes on products from countries that align with the group, formed by 11 nations, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS summit is…
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BRICS Unites Aspirations of Brazil, India, and Africa for Security Council
The BRICS Leaders’ Declaration, released this Sunday (6) during the bloc’s meeting in Rio de Janeiro, brings together the interests of Brazil, India, and African countries to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UN). The inclusion of the different bids for the Council was one of the points of tension among the…
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Trump threatens countries that align with BRICS with 10% tariff
Amid the BRICS summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro, the President of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, threatened extra tariffs on products from countries that align with the group, formed by 11 nations, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The post was made on his Truth Social profile. “Any country that…
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Juliana Marins’ Body Retrieved from Crater in Indonesia
The body of Juliana Marins was retrieved on Wednesday from the crater of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia after more than seven hours of rescue efforts.
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‘Labubu’ Is a Plush Toy That’s Causing a Frenzy. Here’s Its Origin Story
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It’s a plush doll. It’s a bag keychain. It’s a collectible item that was recently sold for six figures. But no, this extremely popular creature is not a Gremlin or one of the monsters from Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are. Meet Labubu Labubus come in a variety of sizes as figures…