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Japanese officials are visiting Washington this week to negotiate with the Trump administration ahead of sweeping U.S. tariffs that are set to affect exports, including metals and cars, from Japan and a number of other countries.Japan’s trade minister, Yoji Muto, is scheduled to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday, according to a person familiar with the official’s itinerary who requested anonymity to discuss plans that could still change. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK also reported on the details of the meeting.The meeting is expected to take place two days before the United States is set to impose a 25…

There had been warning signs for months. There were the reports of dangerous flu-like symptoms in Asia. News of the lockdown that kept tens of millions of people inside their homes in China. Here at home, the growing ubiquity of blue surgical masks. The advice to sing “Happy Birthday” while washing your hands.In March 2020, Ren Navarro recalled seeing large bottles of hand sanitizer at a beer event in Guelph, Ont., where she was a panellist. The Queen of Craft crowd was thinner than it should’ve been. It was being live-streamed for people at home.“This was kind of like the…

The threat of cyclones hitting unusually south has sparked a call for the threat zone to be pushed south all the way to NSW.Tropical Cyclone Alfred hit southeastern Queensland islands off Brisbane on Saturday, the furthest south a cyclone has ventured in 50 years.The federal government has a $10bn-a-year cyclone reinsurance pool, to protect people in northern Queensland and Western Australia, as insurance is prohibitively expensive for those in the traditional cyclone alleys.Camera IconClimate Change Authority chair Matt Kean says the cyclone threat is moving further south. ABC Credit: SuppliedBut the unusually southern threat of Tropical Cyclone Alfred has prompted…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Bank stocks — Shares of major banks were under pressure Monday as worries over a possible U.S. economic slowdown weighed on them. JPMorgan Chase dropped more than 1% along with Citigroup , Wells Fargo , Bank of America , Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs . DoorDash , Coinbase — DoorDash added 3% on news that the food delivery company will join the S & P 500 effective March 24. Coinbase, meanwhile, shed 5% after being snubbed for inclusion in the index. Samsara — The software stock added 1.6% following an upgrade…

The Indian government sent a C-17 transport plane to carry the 266 men and 17 women back home, with a second batch of 257 due to be flown out on Tuesday. China has repatriated more than 2,000 of its nationals freed from Myanmar scam centres through Thailand since the three countries began their crackdown late last month. Scam centres have sprung up in Myanmar’s border areas in recent years as part of a criminal industry worth billions of dollars a year. Thousands of foreign workers staff the centres, trawling social media for victims to fleece, often through romance or investment…

Lebanon’s economy has been on a turbulent journey in recent years, with a triple crisis affecting its banking sector, economy, and currency. Israel’s recent war on the country only intensified the challenges, leaving Lebanon grappling with destruction and uncertainty. To understand the current economic landscape, it is essential to look back at key events over the past decade. The ‘WhatsApp tax’ protests, 2019 Although the 2019 protests were initially prompted by a proposed tax on WhatsApp calls, the underlying cause was deep-seated anger over the government’s failed policies, mismanagement, corruption, and the deep economic inequality that resulted. Public trust in…

President Donald Trump is expected to have another busy week back in the Oval Office, including rallying Republican Congressional support to pass a continuing resolution ahead of Friday’s government shutdown deadline.Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in the midst of hammering out a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government through Sept. 30 or face a shutdown at the end of the week. “I am working with the GREAT House Republicans on a Continuing Resolution to fund the Government until September to give us some needed time to work on our Agenda,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social…

A 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student is believed to have drowned in a big wave during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, a report says. Sudiksha Konanki, from northern Virginia, was reported missing last Thursday in Punta Cana after last being seen on a beach at the five-star Riu Republica Resort, according to a flyer being circulated online. Konanki was part of a group of six female University of Pittsburgh students traveling to the area, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. Konanki was seen walking on the beach with six people on March 5, prior…

The Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement arrives on Wednesday in a cloud of uncertainty thanks to a shifting trade war with the United States. Most economists expect the central bank will deliver another quarter-point rate cut while it waits to see how long the dispute with Canada’s largest trading partner lasts.The Bank of Canada faces a difficult task: setting monetary policy at a time when inflation has shown signs of stubbornness and the economy picks up steam, while risks of a sharp downturn tied to U.S. tariffs loom on the horizon.“It’s a very difficult position for the Bank of…

Tibetan protesters have scuffled with police outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of Tibetans’ uprising against China.