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WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that he may “give a lot of countries breaks” on tariffs, as his April 2 deadline to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S. trading partners draws closer. “I may give a lot of countries breaks, but it’s reciprocal,” Trump told …

The immediate effects of the tariffs are already evident. By imposing tariffs on goods from other countries, Trump’s policies have led to higher costs for businesses, which are often passed on to U.S. consumers in the form of increased prices for everyday goods like clothing, electronics and household items. COMMENT …

NUUK, Greenland | Xinhua |  “That day, the entire city of Nuuk stood united!” said Gustav Petersen, a member of Naleraq, the second-largest party in Greenland’s parliament, referring to the anti-U.S. protest held on March 15. “I never imagined that what would bring Greenlanders together was a protest against the …

ROME | CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ROME | Pope Francis has today made an appearance at the balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, and waved to hundreds of faithful.  He soon after left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of hospitalization. He was driven off in his little white Fiat, from …

Paradoxically, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish could catalyse greater international cooperation COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | Of all the geopolitical stunts Donald Trump has pulled since returning to the White House, the United States’ votes at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 4 stand …

  HARARE | Xinhua |  From winning her first gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 to becoming the first woman and the first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry has been an inspirational figure to Zimbabweans. Affectionately known as Zimbabwe’s “Golden Girl,” the 41-year-old …

ROME, ITALY | TASS | Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized with double pneumonia since February 14, will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, March 23, doctors treating him at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital said. However, the doctors added that the 88-year-old pontiff would continue to receive rehabilitation treatment, which …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan were among several others who had their security clearance revoked. …

GAZA | Xinhua | At least 130 Palestinians were killed, and 263 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip over the past 48 hours, the Gaza-based health authorities said on Saturday. This brought the death toll to 49,747 and injuries to 113,213 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out …

GENEVA | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people’s health from its devastating impacts. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental …