President Trump’s steep global tariffs have supercharged efforts to evade them. Some U.S. companies say the government is ill equipped to keep up.
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Hong Kong’s Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs On (for Now)
Metal has begun to replace this distinctive latticework, which is seen on towers across the city. Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo master, takes pride in the ancient craft.
Starmer Pledges to Cut U.K. Immigration
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was “taking back control of our borders,” weeks after a right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., made gains in municipal elections.
Starmer Pledges to Cut U.K. Immigration
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was “taking back control of our borders,” weeks after a right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., made gains in municipal elections.
On Remote Scottish Island, a Smoking Opportunity Awaits
A “serial business creator” and owner of a fish smokery on Colonsay, population 125, says he’s willing to give away his business, free.
India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World
Global wariness of Chinese solar and E.V. domination offers India an opening. The government is spending money to try to catch up, but it has a long way to go.
Strawberries Aren’t Ripe for Africa? His Farms Disprove That, Deliciously.
Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for the old, poor and uneducated. His success is making the profession “sexy.”
How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Are Landing in an English Car Making Town
President Trump’s auto tariffs remain in place even after he paused many other levies. In Solihull, where Jaguar Land Rover employs 9,000 people and has suspended exports to the United States, residents are anxious.
Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
But exactly what the country will do remains unclear and the scale of the current disruption makes decision-making difficult.
When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex
Women say that embassy officials added a new level of indignity to the abuse they suffered while working abroad.