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Trump’s sweeping tariffs rattle Asian markets; Japan, Vietnam stocks tumble

April 3, 2025

Trump’s sweeping tariffs rattle Asian markets: Japan’s Nikkei down 4%

April 3, 2025

Aftershocks rattle earthquake-devastated Myanmar as military bombs rebel areas

Aftershocks rattle earthquake-devastated Myanmar as milit bombs rebel areas

March 30, 2025

One of the country’s leading Alzheimer’s projects is in jeopardy
SEATTLE — Andrea Gilbert thought she knew what would happen to her brain. The 79-year-old retired attorney, who has Alzheimer’s disease and receives care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, agreed to donate it for research in 2023. She hoped to help scientists unlock the keys to a disease that had left her writing notes…
Mountains of trash and ‘cat-size’ rats as garbage workers strike in U.K.’s second largest city
After the Labour Party came into power last year following 14 years of Conservative rule, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during his first speech on Downing Street, vowed to fix a country that had been drained of “hope, the spirit and the belief in a better future.” Last week, Starmer, whose party runs the Birmingham City…
Tariff war pressures U.S. economy, from tech to beef
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK — Tit-for-tat tariffs by the U.S. and China are expected to deal a heavy blow to American businesses and consumers, from threatening their access to rare-earth elements used in high-tech products to squeezing exports of American beef. “China wants a deal — they just don’t know how quite to go about it,” Trump…
Israeli milit strikes Gaza City hospital
Israeli airstrikes destroyed part of a hospital in Gaza City in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to local health officials. It is the latest in a series of attacks on healthcare facilities that have devastated the enclave’s health system, as Israel intensifies its milit operations on Gaza since breaking the ceasefire last month.…
Japan sets up task force for U.S. trade talks as tariff risk clouds economy
TOKYO () — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the U.S., headed by his close aide and Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa, who domestic media said hopes to visit Washington next week. While government officials have revealed little about Tokyo’s negotiating strategy with Washington, lawmakers…
The battle for the Senate takes shape, with both parties waiting on governors to boost their chances
The fight for the Senate in 2026 is beginning to take shape, with more candidates launching campaigns in recent days and additional announcements expected in the coming weeks. But both parties are still waiting to see if they can convince a governor to try to flip one of their top targeted states next year. Democrats…
Thailand’s tourism sector clouded by post-quake safety concerns
BANGKOK — Concerns over travel safety in Thailand after a recent earthquake have hit the country’s core tourism sector, clouding the government’s target of returning to the pre-COVID level of international visitors this year, industry officials say. Starting Saturday, Thailand enters a five-day holiday, known as the Songkran Festival, one of the peak seasons for its…
Xi Jinping to tour Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia amid escalating trade war
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on his first overseas tour of the year next week to Vietnam, then Malaysia and Cambodia, as he seeks to tighten economic relations in Southeast Asia at a time of broken trade ties with the U.S. Xi will be in Vietnam on Monday and Tuesday, before…
China’s loan rollovers keep Pakistan afloat amid record debt
ISLAMABAD — The continuous rollover of debt to China is keeping Pakistan’s economy afloat while Islamabad’s debt service to Beijing is expected to hit a record this year. Experts say that Islamabad’s economic reliance on China could jeopardize Pakistan’s self-reliance policy that has prevented Chinese security personnel from being able to protect their nationals in…