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Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard after it rejected THESE demands
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Harvard University has rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration to crack down on campus activism.
US: Meta's landmark antitrust trial gets underway; Zuckerberg defends Instagram-WhatsApp acquisition
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Social media giant Meta is facing trial in Washington over allegations it has monopolized social media platforms by buying up Instagram and WhatsApp. The lawsuit could remain open for years.
Katy Perry blasts off on Bezos rocket with all women crew, kisses the ground on return from space (VIDEO)
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
A rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' firm Blue Origin took off on a short flight carrying an all-woman crew to the edge of space. Pop star Katy Perry is among the passengers, along with Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez.
Trump in 'excellent' health, says White House doctor after medical exam
Monday, 14 April 2025
President Donald Trump has been given a clean bill of health following a routine medical. A White House report put the 78-year-old's health down to his "active lifestyle" and also found no cognitive issues.
Brazil: Bolsonaro flown to capital after abdominal pain linked to 2018 stabbing
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Bolsonaro's doctors said the pain was caused by complications linked to a knife attack during his presidential campaign in 2018. They said his condition is stable and did not need emergency surgery.
China: High winds see flights canceled and trees felled, world's first humanoid robot half marathon postponed
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Potentially record-breaking winds were predicted in capital Beijing and northern China over the weekend. Almost 700 flights had to be canceled and 300 trees were toppled by severe weather.
US to grant tariff exemptions for smartphones, computers
Sunday, 13 April 2025
The White House announced the removal of "reciprocal tariffs" from a range of electronic goods.
Trump replaces Obama portrait with one of himself
Saturday, 12 April 2025
US President Donald Trump has replaced an official portrait of former US President Barack Obama with a painting of himself surviving an assassination attempt.
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Trump tariffs: China slaps new 125% levy on US goods
Friday, 11 April 2025
The world's two largest economies appear locked in a tit-for-tat tariff escalation as Beijing announces a massive new levy on US imports. Markets continue to be rattled amid the global economic uncertainty.
Trump tariffs on hold — except China: What happens next?
Friday, 11 April 2025
Stock markets remain turbulent as rising tariffs on Chinese and US exports wipe out bilateral trade. How could the trade war now play out?
VIDEO: Siemens CEO, wife, 3 kids killed as helicopter crashes in New York's Hudson River; chopper propeller and tail had come off mid-air
Friday, 11 April 2025
Three adults and three children died when the helicopter broke apart mid-air and crashed in the Hudson River. Germany's Siemens said a company executive was killed in the crash along with his family.
White House clarifies US is tariffing China at 145%
Friday, 11 April 2025
The White House clarified Thursday that the overall tariff imposed on most goods imported to the United States from China is 145%.
Prostate cancer: A new at-home saliva test beats blood test
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk.
Wall Street rallies after Trump tariffs pause announcement
Thursday, 10 April 2025
US stocks spiked in the last hours of trading, in reaction to President Donald Trump's latest announcement on tariffs.
Trump authorizes 90-Day pause on most tariffs, raises taxes on Chinese imports to 125%
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Facing a a global market crisis, the US President decided to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days. He also raised the tariff rate for China to 125%.
Beijing vows to 'fight' as Trump tariffs kick in, including 104% on China
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
The US president has sent mixed signals, saying countries are "dying" to make a deal, while at the same time saying the tariffs could be "permanent." Markets are reeling amid fears of a global trade war.
Dominican Republic: At least 98 die, including singer Rubby Pérez and former MLB player Octavio Dotel, after nightclub roof collapse
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
At least 98 people are known to have died after a roof collapsed at a high-profile nightclub in the Dominican Republic, with the search still underway for survivors. Among those who died was a provincial governor.
Trump tariffs: China vows to 'fight' new 50% tariff threat, calls US a 'bully'
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
China has called the US a "bully" as Trump threatened to slap an additional 50% tariff on its biggest economic rival. Beijing has promised countermeasures but urges Washington to engage in dialogue.
Trump’s tariffs trigger alarm over looming recession
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
As stock markets remain volatile, investors are worried the global economy is on the verge of a slump. DW explores the impact of Trump's tariffs on US, Chinese and world growth.
USA: Second child dies of measles in Texas, hundreds sick
Monday, 7 April 2025
A measles outbreak in southwestern United States has claimed the life of a second child, officials confirmed on Sunday.
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