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BEIJING: China and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday (Apr 10). In a video call on Tuesday, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic the restart of talks on trade relief and to immediately carry out negotiations on electric vehicle price commitments, the Chinese ministry statement said. The conversation came shortly before United States President Donald Trump’s additional tariffs on China started taking effect. Trump has on Wednesday said he would temporarily lower…

The New England Patriots have won six Super Bowl titles, but, in recent years, the Patriots have experienced more losses than wins.New England has finished four of the past five seasons with a losing record. Mike Vrabel, who played linebacker for the Patriots for eight seasons and won three Super Bowls with the team, is now tasked with turning the once proud franchise around.During his playing days, Vrabel learned what it took to reach great heights in the NFL. This week, the first-year Patriots coach laid out some of the expectations he has for players. New England Patriots head coach…

Charles tells Italy’s parliament that peace is ‘never to be taken for granted’ before a surprise visit to Pope Francis.Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, the Vatican has announced. The British royals’ visit on Wednesday was the pope’s first known meeting since his return to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital for life-threatening double pneumonia. Francis had planned to have an audience with Charles, but the official state visit to the Vatican was…

Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.McMaster, who had served as national security adviser during President Trump’s first term and was ousted after 13 months, was surprised to hear from Mr. Trump at all.Just a day earlier, on March 2, Mr. Trump had lobbed his latest insult at McMaster, blasting him on social media as a “weak and totally ineffective loser.” …

President Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders punishing two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm, continuing a campaign of retribution that he has gleefully carried out since his inauguration.Two executive orders targeted Christopher Krebs, who as a senior cybersecurity official oversaw the securing of the 2020 presidential election, and Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security during Mr. Trump’s first term and anonymously wrote a high-profile opinion article for The New York Times in 2018. Among other measures, the orders directed Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and Kristi Noem,…

Saskatoon has emerged as a mining hub in Canada, fostering innovation and growth within the industry. Saskatchewan’s annual Mining Supply Chain Forum showcased the advancements.

New details have emerged after a group of men found guilty of gang raping three teenagers during a bucks party are fighting their sentences.

EDUCATING PARENTS, CHILDREN In Bogor, one preschool educates and supports parents in providing children with nutritious meals. For instance, better-paid parents help out if others are unable to provide a food item for their child, said Nur Hikmah, principal of Paud Sehat Ceria (Healthy and Happy Preschool in English). “Those who are unable to afford it are those whose parents’ income is below US$300,” she added.  “If, for example, those with higher salaries make cross subsidies, they help children who are less able to afford it.” The preschool in Bogor’s Bojonggede village is funded by the Foundation for Mother and…

Soon after he took up his post in El Salvador, U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson forged an unusually close relationship with the country’s president.President Trump had nominated Mr. Johnson in 2019 as his ambassador to the country shortly after the White House declared war on El Salvador’s notoriously violent gangs, including MS-13.The relationship between Mr. Johnson and the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, was close enough that it worried some officials. The two posted photos on social media of their families spending weekends together and tweets highlighting their “personal friendship.”That bond remained firm even in 2020 when the Salvadoran president was accused…

For the past week, President Trump has been urging calm in the face of the financial chaos that he created and resisting calls for him to rethink his approach.“I know what the hell I’m doing,” he told Republicans on Tuesday as the massive tariffs he had imposed sent global markets into a tailspin. “BE COOL!” he said in a social media post on Wednesday morning. “Everything is going to work out well.”At 9:37 a.m. Wednesday, the president was still bullish on his policy, posting on Truth Social: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!”But in the end, it was the…