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Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the U.S. economy. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.3% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The numbers were right…
James Cook Scotland Editor Reporting fromTórshavn, Faroe Islands Cara Berkley BBC News Reporting fromTórshavn, Faroe Islands BBC The 18 islands which make up the Faroes are connected by 23 tunnels, four of which run below the sea Shetland wants to ditch ageing ferries and replace them with undersea tunnels connecting five islands including Unst, the…
Bangkok — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China — a reversal of administration policy. The news came in a company blog post late Monday. Huang also spoke about the coup on China’s…
Emergency Lawyers says paramilitary force set fire to villages, killing dozens, including children and pregnant women. A group of human rights lawyers in Sudan have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of raiding and setting fire to villages in the state of North Kordofan and killing nearly 300 people, including children and pregnant women….
High rise buildings, including the China Zun or CITIC Tower (L, back) is seen at the Central Business Distric (CBD) from the Tuanjiehu park in Beijing on June 2, 2025. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter, keeping the country on track to meet…
ATLANTA — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an…
Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service Bloomberg via Getty Images India heavily relies on coal to meet its daily energy demands India has always taken a hard position on coal, arguing that it is crucial for its energy security and developmental needs. But energy experts and environment campaigners are increasingly saying it should…
The U.S. government said Monday it is placing a 17.09% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes, after negotiations over alleged unfair trade practices ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry and ensure that produce eaten in the United States is also…
Cuomo says he will challenge progressive Zohran Mamdani in general election after being trounced in the Democratic primary. Andrew Cuomo has said that he will run as an independent in the race for New York City mayor, following a stinging loss to progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic Party primary last month. The former…
An Electron rocket launches the Baby Come Back mission from New Zealand on July 17, 2023. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab stock soared 8% Monday, building on a strong run fueled by space innovation. Shares of the space infrastructure company have nearly doubled over the past two months following a slew of successful launches and a…
