President Trump’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China included a little-noticed but significant change to how online purchases will be taxed when they enter the United States. One provision of Mr. Trump’s executive order will increase costs for more than 80 percent of U.S. e-commerce imports. The decision could shift the […]
Tim Dodd BBC News Climate and Science Zoological Society of London Some newborn froglets measured just half a centimetre Endangered male frogs with an unconventional approach to child-rearing have ‘given birth’ to 33 tiny young in the UK as part of an urgent mission to rescue the species from a devastating fungal disease. Southern Darwin’s […]
The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to lead the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, putting the former oil executive in a key position to help shape President Trump’s energy policies. Mr. Wright, the founder and chief executive of Liberty Energy, a fracking firm, was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 38, with support from […]
Sean McManus Technology Reporter Getty Images Many staff are said to be using unapproved AI at work “It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission,” says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology company. “Just get on with it. And if you get in trouble later, then clear it up.” He’s one of the […]
Shona Elliott and Ruth Clegg BBC News Investigations Watch the moment Ricky Sawyer is confronted by BBC reporter A self-styled “beauty consultant”, whose celebrity client list includes Katie Price, is offering potentially dangerous cosmetic procedures to clients and handing over medication illegally – a BBC investigation has discovered. Ricky Sawyer specialises in liquid Brazilian butt-lifts […]
The new campaign launching this month comes after a historic year in which the women’s national first team reached its highest ever FIFA World Ranking in December. Head Coach Lluis Cortes’ side begin 2025 with an eye on further records with the team’s first AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification campaign beginning in May, aiming to […]
President Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl shipments into the United States. The Chinese government swiftly announced a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to two biotechnology companies for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into people with kidney failure. If successful, these studies could lead to the broader use of cross-species transplantation, a dream of medical scientists for centuries. One of the companies, […]
Can a country ever be too big to fail? Waiting for global stock markets to open this morning felt grimly reminiscent of the beginnings of the sub-prime lending crash, the moment many finally understood the old cliche that when the US sneezes, everyone catches a cold. But when it threatens to hack its nose off […]
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent is seen here at the Capitol in Washington last month. J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury Secretary last week, has been named […]