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The Dolphins will be without forwards Felise Kaufusi and Jeremy Marshall-King for the away trip to Canberra as prop Frank Molo nears a club debut.

US trade officials finalised steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods. The case was brought last year by Korea’s Hanwha Qcells, Arizona-based First Solar Inc and several smaller producers seeking to protect billions of dollars in investments in US solar manufacturing. The petitioner group, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, accused big Chinese solar panel makers with factories in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam of shipping panels priced below their…

Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year.Haiti is approaching a “point of no return” as it struggles to respond to escalating gang violence, the top United Nations official in the country has said. Maria Isabel Salvador, the UN special representative to the Caribbean nation, delivered the warning to the UN Security Council on Monday. “As gang violence continues to spread to new areas of the country, Haitians experience growing levels of vulnerability and increasing scepticism about the ability of the state to respond to their needs,”…

A showdown in federal court in Denver could help shape the future legal landscape surrounding deportations nationwide.A high-stakes hearing concluded Monday morning in a case filed by immigrants’ rights groups against the Trump administration. Attorneys for the administration argued that people facing deportation should only be allotted 24 hours’ notice to be able to fight their deportation order in court, but attorneys for the ACLU and Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network argued that 24 hours isn’t “reasonable,” as ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court. “The government wants to give as little notice as possible so they can pull people out of…

A Texas politician was stabbed and her husband was killed after their grandson allegedly attacked them at their Lewisville home early Monday morning.Republican Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, 76, and her husband were stabbed early Monday morning by their grandson, according to police. Fred Mitchell, Bobbie Mitchell’s husband, was pronounced dead just after 5 a.m. Bobbie Mitchell was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive her injuries.The Lewisville Police Department said on Facebook that the double stabbing happened on Monday at 3:53 a.m. Mitchell Blake Reinacher, the couple’s 23-year-old grandson, was arrested at the house and is…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 21, 2025 5:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province’s fire marshal is investigating after man was found dead in a limousine that caught on fire last week in Whitby, Ont. Durham Region police say officers responded to the scene near Consumers Drive and Brock Street just before 9 a.m. on Thursday to assist with a fire call. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. They say firefighters were on…

A man was allegedly shot and a woman died in chaotic scenes that unfolded on Queensland roads on Easter Monday.

ENVIRONMENTAL WARNING SIGNS Tourism is a vital economic engine for Malaysia, contributing about 15 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. It is also Malaysia’s biggest employer, hiring about 4 million people or about 20 per cent of the labour force. But focusing too much on tourist numbers can strain local infrastructure, harm fragile ecosystems and lead to long-term environmental damage. This approach is shortsighted, especially in the face of escalating global warming and environmental degradation. Malaysia’s ecosystems are already under immense strain from climate change and human activity. Floods, deforestation, mangrove disappearance and wildlife poaching are just some…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US Federal Trade Commission has sued ride-hailing app Uber, saying it made “false or misleading” claims about its subscription service, in the latest sign that Donald Trump’s administration is embracing an aggressive stance against Big Tech groups. The regulator alleged the company’s Uber One service failed to deliver promised savings and proved difficult to “cancel anytime” as promised, according to a complaint filed in a California court on Monday. “Americans are tired of getting signed up for unwanted subscriptions that seem…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Nomura has agreed to buy Macquarie’s US and European public asset management business as part of its strategy to take advantage of a generational shift in Japanese investment habits.The $1.8bn all-cash deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year, will entail Nomura buying a business with about $180bn in assets under management across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.The acquisition will expand Nomura’s existing investment management division to roughly $770bn, with more than 35 per cent being managed…