She wrote on X that the tariff exemptions were on products that were “crucial to Maine’s agricultural industries, including blueberry, potato, apple, and seaweed producers”. Collins’ Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, responded: “Trump’s trade wars have made life harder and more expensive for Mainers. Susan Collins enabled this chaos, voted to confirm the people behind it […]
Continue ReadingThe US has warned its citizens against travelling to Kenya, while neighbouring countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia are also on alert. Ebola is a rare but deadly disease, external caused by a virus. As the disease progresses, vomiting and diarrhoea develop and it can lead to organ failure. Some, but not all, patients […]
Continue ReadingWhile the ballot measure has many supporters – including some billionaires like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang – it has faced fierce opposition from a variety of figures, from billionaires to the state’s liberal governor. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has given more than $100m to a political organisation funding ballot measures that could block the wealth […]
Continue Reading“Of course it was really sad, it’s a symbol of the republic, but what is more important: a town hall or people living in poverty?” asks Alexander, 24. It is student night at the Lord John pub, and Alexander is one of several wearing a faluche, a colourful, traditional French student beret. Many chatting under […]
Continue ReadingSix people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a funeral in central Jordan, a government spokesperson has said. Another 28 people were injured in the church in the Karak governorate on Friday. The unidentified gunmen are reported to have arrived in a car and began shooting inside the church before fleeing the scene. Security […]
Continue ReadingThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether Corey Lewandowski, who was a top aide to former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, personally profited from his role, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. Lewandowski worked closely with Noem as a special government employee until March, when the two were […]
Continue ReadingUS First Lady Melania Trump has “successfully secured” a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House has said. The statement said the truce in the “front-line war city on the brink of disaster” would begin on 29 October, though Ukraine and Russia have so far not commented. “Oleshky’s […]
Continue ReadingAt least seven people were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a funeral in central Jordan, the country’s state media report. Another 10 people were injured in the church in the Karak governorate on Friday. The unidentified gunmen are reported to have arrived in a car and began shooting inside the church before fleeing […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial affairs of Roman Abramovich, following revelations by BBC Panorama that accountancy firm Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to hide his wealth and evade tax. Serious questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich’s professional advisers were raised earlier this month in a joint report from […]
Continue ReadingThe Kenyan man had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi on 3 October. He later died, becoming Kenya’s first recorded Ebola death in the current outbreak. Although both patients passed through Entebbe airport on the same day, health officials have not established whether they met, used the same […]
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