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Steep tariffs would be part of joint effort to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, according to reports.Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025United States President Donald Trump has urged the European Union to slap 100 percent tariffs on China and India as part of his efforts to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, US and British media have reported.Trump made the call after dialling into a meeting of US and EU officials in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, according to the reports.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Financial Times, which first reported the news,…

Flagship carrier Korean Air says plane could depart for Atlanta, Georgia, as soon as Wednesday.Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025South Korea plans to dispatch a chartered plane on Wednesday to return hundreds of citizens detained in last week’s immigration raid in the US state of Georgia, Korean Air has said.Korean Air, South Korea’s flagship carrier, said on Tuesday that it would operate a flight to Atlanta, Georgia, to repatriate the workers following their arrest at the construction site of a South Korean-operated electric-vehicle battery plant.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Korean Air is planning to operate a charter…

Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025United States President Donald Trump has warned foreign companies against violating immigration law following the detention of hundreds of South Korean workers at the construction site of a Hyundai plant in the US state of Georgia.In a post on social media on Sunday, Trump urged companies investing in the US to “please respect” the law.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible…

Tech giant fined for third time in a week after being hit with multimillion-dollar penalties in US and France.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025The European Union has imposed a penalty of 2.95 billion euros ($3.45bn) on Google for favouring its own advertising services, marking the fourth time the tech giant has been fined in its decade-long fight with the bloc’s competition regulators.The European Commission accused Google of distorting competition in the 27-nation bloc after investigating a complaint from the European Publishers Council, moving to rein in the tech firm despite threats of retaliation from United States President Donald Trump.Recommended…

Canadian PM Carney also announced a fund of $5 billion in Canadian dollars ($3.6bn US) to help firms in all sectors hurt by tariffs.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025Canada will waive a requirement that 20 percent of all vehicles sold next year be emissions-free, part of an aid package designed to help companies deal with damage done by tariffs from United States President Donald Trump.Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe 20 percent target was mandated by the Liberal government of then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2023.Carney, Trudeau’s successor, said waiving…

Vancouver, Canada – Nearly three weeks after flight attendants went on strike against Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada workers are voting on a contract to resolve the dispute, which galvanised the country’s labour movement.Roughly 10,500 flight attendants launched a three-day strike on August 16, during the country’s peak month for air travel. After a day on picket lines, Ottawa ordered them back to work — but union leaders refused, risking jail and fines.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listNow the tentative agreement they reached on August 19 is up for a vote among union members. Voting ends Saturday, and results…

US tech giant says jury decision misunderstands its products and it will appeal.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025Google has been told by a US jury to pay $425m for violating the privacy of tens of millions of users who opted out of a feature tracking app use.The jury in San Francisco handed down the verdict on Wednesday after a group of Google users accused the tech giant of continuing to collect data from third-party apps even when they changed their account settings to prevent the practice.Google said the decision misunderstood how its products work and that it planned to appeal.“Our privacy…

OpenAI has announced plans to introduce parental controls for ChatGPT amid growing controversy over how artificial intelligence is affecting young people’s mental health.In a blog post on Tuesday, the California-based AI company said it was rolling out the features in recognition of families needing support “in setting healthy guidelines that fit a teen’s unique stage of development”.Under the changes, parents will be able to link their ChatGPT accounts with those of their children, disable certain features, including memory and chat history, and control how the chatbot responds to queries via “age-appropriate model behaviour rules”.Parents will also be able to receive…

United States President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook amid unproven claims of mortgage fraud, an unprecedented move that immediately raised fears for the central bank’s independence.In a letter posted on social media on Monday night, Trump said Cook, one of the seven members of the Fed’s Board of Governors, was being sacked “effective immediately” in accordance with his powers under the US Constitution and the 1913 Federal Reserve Act.Citing claims aired last week by the US federal mortgage regulator, Trump said there was “sufficient reason to believe you may have made false statements…

United States President Donald Trump has said he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over unproven claims of mortgage fraud, an unprecedented step which could test the boundaries of presidential power over the central bank’s independence.In a letter posted on social media on Monday, Trump told Cook he has “sufficient cause to remove you from your position”. Trump claims that Cook misleadingly indicated that she intended to live in two homes as her primary residence in 2021.Cook, appointed to the Federal Reserve (or Fed) board in 2022 by former President Joe Biden, has yet to provide a detailed account of…