Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs from June 1
The American president is getting tough with Brussels, deeming trade negotiations to be at an impasse. Europe retaliates by preparing taxes on 95 billion euros of American imports.
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“The Waning Enthusiasm for mRNA Vaccine Technology”
The enthusiasm for mRNA vaccine technology is waning in the face of major scientific challenges and growing public distrust. Analysis below by Jay BHATTACHARYA, new director of the NIH (National Institutes of Health).
Trump gives in to China
Technology items (computers, smartphones, microprocessors, etc.) have been removed from the list of Chinese products taxed at 145% by the United States. A setback that will be followed by others. And heralds the decline of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
Trump imposes massive tariffs: Europe and Asia in the crosshairs
The American president has just announced a considerable increase in customs duties on imports, causing concern among his trading partners. The European Union is already preparing its response.
Putin : “no missiles in front of the door”!
Truce negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are taking place in Riyadh under the aegis of the United States, without Europe. But lasting peace will only be achieved when Moscow is assured that NATO is no longer a threat to the Russian Federation.
Tariffs: war declared between Europe and the United States
Washington is threatening to tax European, and therefore French, wines and spirits by up to 200% in retaliation for Brussels’ measures.
Ukraine: EU unveils 800 billion euro plan
As Washington suspends military aid to Ukraine, Brussels proposes a massive investment plan for European defense. Ursula von der Leyen presents an ambitious strategy for EU military autonomy.
Big clash between Trump and Zelensky
The Ukrainian president left the White House in a hurry after an unprecedented heated exchange with his American counterpart.
Ukraine: revelations from a Spanish ambassador
In an unfiltered interview, former Spanish ambassador José Zorrilla offers a critical analysis of the Ukrainian crisis, and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in European diplomacy.
Ukraine: a new world is taking shape before our eyes
American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”.
Healthcare in the USA: a new team takes the helm!
With the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and the appointment of a team of professionals critical of the current system, the Trump administration is poised to make a major shift in US healthcare policy, according to BAM news.
Justice: Private conversations spied on by Apple
The Siri voice assistant is accused of massively recording and processing private conversations without users’ consent.