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Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates newsthirst.

Steel coils are pictured in the yards of the steelmaker Ternium plant as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel imports entering the United States, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico February 11, 2025. Daniel Becerril | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came…

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Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers demand he is returned to the Philippines after ICC arrest | Rodrigo Duterte newsthirst.

Lawyers for the former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte have demanded that he be returned to Manila in a petition filed to the supreme court, as victims of the former leaders’ bloody “war on drugs” expressed jubilation. Duterte, who was flown to The Hague on Tuesday night to face charges of crimes against humanity in relation…

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Gonzaga gets payback vs. Saint Mary’s to win West Coast Conference Tournament title newsthirst.

Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary’s, beating the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (25-8) secured the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though both teams were safely in the field regardless of the outcome. They got some…

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Microsoft is open to using natural gas to power AI data centers to keep up with demand newsthirst.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images HOUSTON — Microsoft is open to deploying natural gas with carbon capture technology to power artificial intelligence data centers, the technology company’s vice president of energy told CNBC….

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Indigenous leaders celebrate as court rejects appeal in landmark Yunupingu compensation case | Indigenous Australians newsthirst.

Traditional owners say justice has been served for their people as the high court dismissed a commonwealth appeal in a landmark compensation case. The commonwealth lost the high court battle over whether it may be liable for up to $700m in compensation for bauxite mining at Gove in north-east Arnhem Land. Gumatj leaders Djawa Yunupingu…

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Ray Dalio warns growing U.S. debt will lead to ‘shocking developments’ newsthirst.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a significant supply-demand problem regarding U.S. debt could have a profoundly disruptive impact on the global economy. It is the latest in a series of stark warnings about America’s mounting debt from the U.S. hedge fund billionaire, with the country’s national debt currently standing at more than…

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