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Trump tariffs a remote, penguin-inhabited island in the Indian Ocean

3 avril 2025 à 20:29
When the White House published a complete list of its reciprocal tariffs — running over several pages and naming close to 200 countries and territories — it was topped by China, a country of more than 1.4 billion people and home to the second largest economy in the world, after the United States. Its reciprocal tariff rate was 37 per cent. Read More

Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

3 avril 2025 à 06:14
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.

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An Audi dealership’s showroom in Miami, on Saturday. Tariffs will be highest on cars manufactured abroad.

Canada Trump tariff exemption ‘like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank’, says business leader

3 avril 2025 à 01:47

Automotive industry and prime minister Mark Carney note that 25% tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles will still come into effect within hours

Canada’s exemption from Donald Trump’s global tariffs was “like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank”, say business leaders as other levies are poised to hit key industries that drive the country’s economy.

In a theatrical unveiling of tariffs on countries with “unfair” practices on Wednesday afternoon, Canada was noticeably absent, alongside trade ally Mexico.

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© Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters

© Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters

Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war

2 avril 2025 à 22:59

Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growth

Donald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe billions off economic growth.

The US president accused other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US, as he announced tariffs on economic rivals including 20% on the EU and 34% on China as part of what he dubbed “liberation day”.

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© Photograph: Carl Court/Reuters

© Photograph: Carl Court/Reuters

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Appeal dismissed in ‘leveraged donation scheme’ that bilked ‘hundreds, even thousands’ of Canadian taxpayers

2 avril 2025 à 23:26
The Tax Court of Canada has issued a set of public warnings in a case involving a "leveraged donation scheme" where prospective donors were lured with promises that their tax breaks would eclipse their contributions, but in reality they ended up ineligible for charitable donation tax credits. Read More

More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators

2 avril 2025 à 14:00

The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in Mexico

Imagine your body was the weight of a raisin, supported by just a pair of flimsy, gossamer wings. Now imagine that you had to fly for 3,000 miles, avoiding storms, highways and predators, to ensure your species continued.

Could you do it? Unless you’re a monarch butterfly, fortunately you won’t have to face such a challenge.

Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from more than 2,500 nominations. The voting for our 2025 invertebrate of the year will run from midday on Wednesday 2 April until midday on Friday 4 April, and the winner will be announced on Monday 7 April.

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© Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Alamy/Shutterstock

How a Small Violin Part Highlights Bigger Problems for the Global Economy

2 avril 2025 à 16:15
A family business in Ottawa that makes special shoulder rests for violins is imperiled by both Trump’s tariffs on Canada and potential Canadian retaliation.

© Chloe Ellingson for The New York Times

Kun Shoulder Rest factory, a family-owned business in Ottawa, makes ergonomic shoulder rests used by violinists worldwide, from New York to Berlin.

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy

President to impose ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest trading partners and says new charges will bring about ‘golden age’

Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has called “liberation day”.

Trump said he will impose a 10% universal tariff on all imported foreign goods in addition to “reciprocal tariffs” on a few dozen countries, charging additional duties onto countries that Trump claims have “cheated” America.

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© Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Neil Young says he may be barred from returning to US over Donald Trump criticism

2 avril 2025 à 04:05

The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be ‘barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor’ after his European tour, after years of speaking against Trump

Neil Young has shared his concerns of being barred from the US after his European tour later this year, thanks to his outspoken critiques of Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, on his website Neil Young Archives, the 79-year-old musician – who has dual Canadian-American citizenship – wrote of his fears after the recent spate of people being detained and deported upon entering the US. These incidents have been credited to vague or unspecified visa issues, but have frequently affected individuals who have criticised the Trump administration either publicly or in messages on their phone read by immigration officers.

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© Photograph: Gary Miller/Getty Images

© Photograph: Gary Miller/Getty Images

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