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China and Vietnam expressed their support for maintaining a multilateral trade regime centered around the World Trade Organization, in a joint statement issued on Tuesday at the end of a two-day visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source link
By Douglas R. Melin What are you going to do when you retire? That’s usually the first question after the big announcement comes out. Everyone has plans, but retirees often discover that these were not as sustainable, lasting or rewarding as they’d thought, and they have empty hours to fill. At this point, developing meaningful alternatives can be overwhelming. Time passes, and opportunities are lost. So well before I retired, I started a list of activities that I could do and might want to do in retirement if I got bored. It quickly reached 16 pages without much time or…
What to see and where to see it…It’s back. One of the biggest, boldest, and most unmissable events on the global art calendar, Art Dubai is where creativity, culture, and cutting-edge ideas collide. Expect jaw-dropping installations, world-class galleries, and a serious dose of inspiration. But it’s not just for art insiders, there’s a packed schedule of talks, performances, digital art explorations, and even fun activities for the little ones.All of this unfolds over three electric days at Madinat Jumeirah from April 18 to 20, with previews on April 16 and 17. So, ready to dive in?Here’s your go-to guide to…
Hamas says it has “lost contact” with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location.The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander, has appeared in videos released by the group in recent days. Israel had asked for him to be released on day one of a new 45-day ceasefire proposal put forward last week which has been rejected by Hamas.Hamas on Tuesday did not indicate when contact had been lost and has not produced any evidence for their claim. Israel regularly asserts it avoids hitting locations where it believes hostages are being held.”We…
Sisters Hind and Heba Al-Hourani were being treated at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital on Sunday when Israel ordered everyone in the building to evacuate in the middle of the night, before targeting the hospital.”All of a sudden, [it felt like] everyone ran out and was going to leave us behind,” said Hind, 9, whose left leg had been amputated in an earlier airstrike that also left her sister critically wounded. “We ended up rushing to the street. We were scared.”Heba said once they got out onto the street, they didn’t know where to go.”We were praying in the streets, we…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 15, 2025 at 10:33 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, April 15, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 15, 2025, 10:33 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/the-morning-read-for-tuesday-april-15/ Source link
Home Daily News Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted… Law Firms Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted firms is ethics violation, Democrats’ letter says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 9, 2025, 2:40 pm CDT Two Democratic lawmakers are asking White House counsel David Warrington and six BigLaw firms for information related to deals made with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders. (Image from Shutterstock) Updated: Two Democratic lawmakers are asking White House counsel David Warrington and six BigLaw firms for information related to deals made with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut…
A ‘museum city’ in the sea…If there’s one structure in the UAE capital that will catch your eye when you’re driving along Saadiyat, it has to be Louvre Abu Dhabi. Home to a series of stunning year-round and limited-time exhibitions, the trailblazing structure, inaugurated in November 2017, has become an architectural jewel in Abu Dhabi. And since it’s World Art Day, when better to discover more?Here are 10 facts you must know about Louvre Abu Dhabi’s stunning design.1. The visionIn the words of Jean Nouvel, the mind behind Louvre Abu Dhabi’s architecture: “All climates like exceptions. People do not resist…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Broken Promises: A Trump administration freeze of funds designated to help new refugees is causing chaos for families and forcing nonprofits to cut promised services. Frustrated Families: Immigrants receiving less help from caseworkers are struggling to find work and navigate health care systems. Overwhelmed Volunteers: Church members and other volunteers are filling some gaps, but they don’t have the same resources as the aid agencies that used…
Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said.Gérald Darmanin said prisons had faced “intimidation attempts” ranging from vehicle burning to automatic weapon fire. La Parisien reports that vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks, while a prison in Toulon was targeted by gunshots from an automatic weapon. The newspaper lists six establishments as being targeted: in Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luynes, Villepinte, and Nanterre.In a post on X, Darmanin said he was travelling to Toulon to offer his support to affected officers.Without directly attributing…