An Australian clothing company, Nashie, recently received a six-figure refund from the US government, including 6% interest, for tariffs it had paid on US imports. It’s just one of thousands of businesses reclaiming tariffs imposed on what President Donald Trump called
By David Lawder July 23 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labor bans, just as a temporary 10% global tariff
The country is seeking to normalise ties with the regional bloc after years of being sidelined from top-level meetings.
Mark H. Rapaport’s new film “Godhead” is a master-class in ratcheting up tension. Shot in black-and-white with camerawork that makes the audience feel like a voyeur uncovering perverse secrets, the film blends faith, sex, lies and discomfort into an unknowable dance between its
The Japanese PM frequently leveraged her ties to Abe to rally support for her nationalist agenda.
Vahid Baniamerian's family only found out he was going to be executed when Iranian state media reports flashed on their phones, saying the supreme court would review his death sentence. "They did not give any warning. Even the lawyer didn't know," a close relative of
"There's an amazing story to be told about where Gladys comes from," the filmmaker told the Comic-Con crowd.
The number of chicks in the Coulman Island emperor penguin colony decreased by about 69% in 2025 compared with 2024, according to research published in Communications Earth & Environment. The authors suggest that a large iceberg, which grounded off the island between July 2025
The European Union adopted new legislation on plants obtained through certain new genomic techniques in June 2026. The new framework will apply after a two-year transition period. It distinguishes between two categories. Plants in Category 1 (NGT-1) have a limited number and
BEIJING, July 24 - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasised security cooperation in separate meetings with his Belarusian and Uzbek counterparts, his ministry said in two statements released on Friday.
Puerto Ricans share deep skepticism toward elected officials and a widespread sense of limited self-governance, according to a new study from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research and the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras.
Great comedies are in short supply these days, but “72 Hours” offers a reminder that a crime subplot can quickly ruin even a potentially average one. Directed by Tim Story (“Barbershop,” “Ride Along”) and written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (the “Harold & Kumar”
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series premiere of “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” now streaming on HBO Max. HBO Max’s “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” opens in a post-apocalyptic Pasadena, an alternative world where zombie hands poke out of the
The singer is facing charges he murdered Celeste Rivas Hernandez to cover up his sexual abuse of the 14-year-old girl
Microdrama viewership has grown 28-fold over the past two years, and it’s not just for women of a certain age anymore. More than two-thirds of users, male and female, watch romance-based series. And just like TV, microdrama viewership typically peaks on Sunday nights between
In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the “unit distance conjecture” had just been resolved by generative AI. Since then, there’s been a steady drumbeat of new results
Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that links two fundamental processes in mitochondria. The team, led by Julia Racho and Dylan Stobbe under the supervision of Professor Dr. Jan Riemer from the Institute of Biochemistry at
Sonam Wangchuk said that he ended a 26-day hunger strike after "a long negotiation on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country".
While Hollywood films seem to be rebounding at the box office - with recent projections hinting that this could be the first domestic $10 billion year since 2019 - production in Los Angeles is still sagging.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on $19.8 billion of exports take effect on Aug. 19.
Chiral molecules can exist in left- and right-handed forms. Although these mirror-image forms may look almost identical, they can behave very differently in chemical reactions, biological systems and advanced materials. Preparing one mirror-image form in high purity is
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sought to reassure Americans on Thursday that the nation’s food supply remains safe despite an ongoing cyclospora outbreak and the spread of the New World screwworm. “The food supply remains the best, the safest, the most affordable in the
Mary Kate Golding, a set decorator for shows including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goosebumps” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” died Tuesday in Queens, N.Y. after being stabbed. She was 34. Police were called to her apartment just after midnight. The NYPD said in a statement, “On
The filmmaker discusses Alan Ritchson, visual storytelling, unforgettable needle drops, and why "the first person to speak usually loses."
Drug development is among the slowest, most failure-prone processes in modern science, with about 90% of drug candidates never reaching the market. Today, artificial intelligence methods have accelerated the first step—plucking promising molecules out of endless
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for “Ebenezer,” starring Johnny Depp in his first major Hollywood role since his 2022 trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Directed by Ti West, the holiday film is described as a dark reimagining of the Charles Dickens’ classic,
Disney has partnered with Starlight Children's Foundation to screen the box-office hit at 400 children's hospitals, and distributed themed toys and character-inspired hospital gowns to children and families across participating hospitals.
The CJP protest began with exam paper leaks. It became India's biggest student movement in years - why?
Earlier toilet training and new recycling technologies are among expert-backed solutions to reduce the environmental impact of disposable diapers and other hygiene products, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Scuba diving is often presented as a success story for marine ecotourism.
This is the actor-turned-chief minister’s last movie as he devotes himself fully to politics.
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) committee on compounded drugs broke with agency scientists and voted in favor of adding peptides to the list of substances compounding pharmacies can make, despite concerns being raised over the lack of demonstrated
“Batman: Caped Crusader” has unmasked its Joker. “House of the Dragon” star Matthew Needham will voice the villain in Season 2 of the animated noir series after the Clown Prince of Crime was teased at the end of Season 1. (John DiMaggio, who voices Detective Harvey Bullock on
The White House this week dialed up its rhetoric against the Senate majority leader.
For more than 20 years, about 4,000 autonomous profiling floats have been drifting through the ocean. They form part of the international Argo program (Argo—global array of profiling floats). At regular intervals, they descend to a depth of 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) and, as
In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the "unit distance conjecture" had just been resolved by generative AI.
At least 12 babies have been trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore, but what will happen to them remains unclear.
The crowd is going nuts, they want their Dee Bradley Baker, they're chanting Matt Lanter's name: "Lan-ter, Lan-ter, Lan-ter!"
The singer was charged with assault last year after allegedly striking an employee in the face at Dramma Night Club in Times Square
A startling new study of a little-known, unpublished short story by Alan Turing challenges our understanding of the man who played a key role in cracking the Nazis' Enigma code, developed the theoretical underpinnings of the first computers and laid the groundwork for the
New orca behavior unlocked. They’ve been known to sink boats and wear salmon for hats; now they’re ramming fish so hard they explode . “Orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed…”
The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn
The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
Renewed tensions in the Middle East feed through to the costs faced by lenders, pushing up borrowing costs.
Hannah and Max continued to pool finances after Max was made redundant but took "drastic measures" to cut spending.
LG Electronics' latest pricey model of PC monitor has been automatically forcing ads for McAfee onto consumers' screens, among other things
Astronomers searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may have been missing alien signals in part of the radio spectrum that has not recently been explored.
