An employee mounts a VW logo on a new Volkswagen Tiguan at the VW main plant. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Auto giants have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by announcing plans to raise prices, impose import fees, pause production and even layoff staff. As part of plans designed to…
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES In Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday… CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES Worshippers typically dress all in white. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP…
If the ball hits the stick and bounces back, what will happen to the stick? If you said the stick will recoil to the right, you’re correct. We can think of this as a collision. When two objects collide, they exert forces on each other. And per Newton, the forces are equal and opposite, keeping…
Libyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country’s ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered them to close their offices. Ten groups have been singled out – including Doctors Without Borders, the UN refugee agency, and Norwegian Refugee Council. “This plan to settle migrants of African…
Former Prime Minister Enrico Letta, speaks during ICAM in April 2025. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariffs are “madness, pure madness”, according to former Italian Prime Minister and Dean of the IE School of Politics Enrico Letta, who called the reciprocal levies “incomprehensible.”…
U.S. President Donald Trump holds “The Trump Card” as he speaks with journalists on board Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on April 3, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called liberation day for the country came and went. What, exactly, did his trade plans liberate the world’s largest economy…
Artificial intelligence robot looking at futuristic digital data display. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is projected to reach $4.8 trillion in market value by 2033, but the technology’s benefits remain highly concentrated, according to the U.N. Trade and Development agency. In a report released on Thursday, UNCTAD said the AI market…
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is expecting that country’s upcoming Songkran festival will generate more tourism revenue than it did last year, despite projections that the March 28 earthquake has dampened tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which epicentered in neighboring Myanmar, caused a building under construction near Bangkok’s famous Chatuchak market to…
Celebrity doctor and former TV host Mehmet Oz has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). On Thursday, he…
David Silverberg Technology Reporter Kelsey Krakora Kelsey Krakora made a career shift into live shopping After graduating college Kelsey Krakora worked full time in a steakhouse, bartending and serving meals. She had dabbled with selling clothes online, but only part-time. But in 2021 that all changed for Cleveland-based Ms Krakora. She switched to selling clothes…
