By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1830 EAT on Thursday 10 2025 Rather than a fight on all fronts against the world, this now looks far more like a fight on familiar Trumpian territory: America v China. The 90-day pause on the higher “retaliatory” tariffs levied on dozens of countries still leaves a universal…
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Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 98
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1010 EAT on Wednesday 9 April 2025 At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital Santo Domingo, officials have said. A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were…
Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1206 EAT on Monday 7 April 2025 A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles. US…
Sometimes you have to take medicine: Trump defends sweeping tariffs
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 11:35 EAT on Monday 7 April 2025 US President Donald Trump has defended sweeping tariffs on imports that sent shockwaves through global stock markets, saying “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something”. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One late on Sunday, he said jobs and…
South Korea’s president has been removed from power
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 18:28 EAT on Fiday 4 April 2025 South Korea’s president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The…
US markets open lower as Trump says China played it wrong by retaliating to tariffs
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 18:15 EAT on Friday 4 April 2025 The hundreds of billions wiped off shares the companies such as Apple and Nike this week demonstrate the possible damage to the economies they source from. It’s nations like of Vietnam and Cambodia, which have built their prosperity in recent decades…
Red Cross outraged over killing of medics by Israeli forces in Gaza
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 15:35 EAT on Monday 31 March 2025 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said it is “outraged” that eight Palestinian medics were killed along with six Civil Defence first responders and a UN staff member by Israeli forces in southern Gaza earlier…
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as military government says more than 1,700 killed in quake
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 15:12 EAT on Monday 31 March 2025 Early analysis of Friday’s earthquake that hit Myanmar and the surrounding region has revealed why the event has had such devastating effects hundreds of miles from the epicentre – in Bangkok. Scientists who are currently examining data from a global network…
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