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EU steels itself with new tariffs aimed at protecting domestic industry The European Union has announced that it will impose tariffs on steel imports into the blocas part of its response to the US imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum products. The measures are not just retaliatory, but a way to help shield the EUʼs market from a glut of steel heading to the continent after the US imposed its tariffs on imports of the metal. The 25 percent tariffs will not be levied on all steel imports but rather will come into effect once import levels across a range of steel categories exceed a certain quota, set at the average import level of the past three years. This system, known as a tariff rate quota, is designed to guardagainst a surge of steel imports into the blocthat would otherwise have been headed for the US market were it not for the recent imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump.
EU steels itself with new tariffs aimed at protecting domestic industry The European Union has announced that it will impose tariffs on steel imports into the blocas part of its response to the US imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum products. The measures are not just retaliatory, but a way to help shield the EUʼs market from a glut of steel heading to the continent after the US imposed its tariffs on imports of the metal. The 25 percent tariffs will not be levied on all steel imports but rather will come into effect once import levels across a range of steel categories exceed a certain quota, set at the average import level of the past three years.
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Spain drops extradition requests for Carles Puigdemont, other Catalan separatists They were wanted on rebellion charges
Spainʼs Supreme Court has withdrawn its extradition requests for six Catalan separatist politicians, including ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont who is in Germany.
Volvo shifting some production to better navigate tariffs The Swedish carmakerʼs secondquarter sales and profits are up substantially, despite global trade tensions. Nonetheless, it is shifting production within its factories around the world to try and avoid stiff duties. Volvo Cars, whose Chinese owner Geely is reportedly considering an initial public offering of the traditional Swedish carmaker, said it was on track for another sales record despite rising trade tensions. Operating profit for the second quarter increased by 28.6 per-
cent compared to the same period last year to 4.2 billion Swedish crowns (€408 million, $474 million) on 66 billion crowns in revenue. The carmaker delivered 317,639 vehicles in the first half of the year, a 14 percent increase over last year. Read more: In the Trump era, can the concept of ʼfree tradeʼ survive? Acquired by Geely in 2010, the maker of premium cars such as the XC90 SUV and S60 sedan has notched up four straight record sales years, raising its game against larger rivals Mercedes and BMW.
MoMA showcases Brutalist architecture of former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia was nestled between the capitalist West and the socialist East. The countryʼs location influenced its architects immensely. As New Yorkʼs Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which is hosting the exhibition "Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980," wrote on their website: "The architecture that emerged – from International Style skyscrapers to Brutalist ʼsocial
condensersʼ – is a manifestation of the radical diversity, hybridity, and idealism that characterized the Yugoslav state itself." This is the first time the work of socialist Yugoslaviaʼs leading architects is being shown to an international audience, with the exhibition focusing on "themes of large-scale urbanization, technology in everyday life, consumerism, monuments and memorialization."
Germany sees sharp rise in ʼfake scienceʼ journal publications Over 5,000 scientists at German universities and other higher education institutes have published the results of their research in journals run by quasi-scientific publishers, according to a media report on Thursday. When researchers publish their results in a scientific journal, the expectation is that their research questions, methods and data have undergone a rigorous review by other scientists in the field in a process known as peer review. The process acts as a form of quality control, ensuring that studies are scientifically sound before being released to the public.
Berlin prosecutors confiscate Lebanese clanʼs properties Berlinʼs state prosecutors have claimed they have made a major sweep against one of the large organized crime families in the German capital: a"clan" of Arab-Lebanese originknown simply by their initial R. to comply with German privacy law. At a press conference on Thursday, Berlin chief state prosecutor Jörg Raupach said that 16 people were being investigated on suspicion of money-laundering, all of whom were part of the network of R. family network. Authorities confiscated some 77 properties, worth an estimated €9.3 million ($10.8 million). The sweep came after financial crime investigators had searched 13 apartments and commercial properties last Friday.
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Aide to French President Emmanuel Macron caught beating protester in video French President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism on Wednesday, after Le Monde newspaper published what it said was a video of one of his top security officers hitting a protester online. Macronʼs office said Alexandre Benalla was suspended from his position for two weeks over the filmed incident, which shows Benalla wearing a police helmet and hitting a demonstrator with other police officers on May 1. Labor unions hold demonstrations every year on May Day in France, which often lead to police involvement. Read more: Opinion: Labor Day should prompt workers to create a new union-led counterbalance Benalla, who has previously worked as bodyguard, is not a policeman but had been given permission to "observe police operations" during a day-off for theMay 1 public holiday, said presidential palace spokesman Bruno Roger-Petit.
Paul Pogbaʼs late goal rescues slack France against Australia Paul Pogbaʼs late lob spared Franceʼs blushes after Les Blues were taken to the wire by unfancied Australia. Pogbaʼs intervention was neccessary after Mile Jedinakʼs penalty had levelled things up for Australia.
Farnborough Airshow: Brexit? What Brexit?! Sure, thereʼs been the odd mention of the UKʼs leaving the European Union at Farnborough, and the odd announcement that says "thereʼs still a great in Great Britain." But aerospace is so global, youʼre unlikely to care. When the UKʼs defense minister, Gavin Williamson, unveiled a fullscale model of a future combat aircraft at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, it was impossible to misread the message. "Weʼre coming out fighting," is what it seemed to say. "We might not get the deal we want from Brexit, but weʼre gonna throw all our money at a bright new future in aerospace." So for a stealthylooking aircraft, it was one for the eyes. The unveiling of "Tempest" co-
incided with a new combat air strategy and the unmistakable words of intent from the main players in "Team Tempest": Charles Woodburn and and Sir Stephen Hillier, heads of BAE Systems and the Royal Air Force respectively, along with the companies Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and RollsRoyce. Woodburn and Hillier were clear they expected more cash to come. It seems the only counter-balance to any chaos in which the government may find itself.
Australian researchers develop ʼworld firstʼ melanoma blood test Hailed as a "world first," the breakthrough could dramatically increases survival rates. Australian researchers have developed "the worldʼs first" blood test to detect early-stage melanoma, a development that they said could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The researchers from Edith Cowan University said the blood test could help doctors detect the skin cancer at early
stages when it is more easily treatable. "Patients who have their melanoma detected in its early stage have a five year survival rate between 90 and 99 percent, whereas if it is not caught early and it spreads around the body, the five year survival rate drops to less than 50 per cent," lead researcher Pauline Zaenker said in a statement. Melanoma is usually identified by doctors visually and suspected skin cancers are excised and biopsied.
It’s safe to say this match won’t be included in any "Best of" montage reels when all is said and done. France, so unimaginaive for practically the entire 90 minutes, are off to a winning start, but there is very little else they can be pleased with on an afternoon when they made life hard for themselves. That both France goals arrived thanks to the intervention of technology speaks volumes about how unnecessarily tight this game was.
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German ZDF and ARD public broadcasting household levy ruled constitutional A monthly fee levied on every German household to fund public broadcasters is legal, with one exception, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday. For years, critics have lashed out at the monthly fee to support public broadcasters and finally brought their case to the top court. The Karlsruhe-based court ruled that the fee was justified by the broad programming options offered and was levied "specifically for the financing of public service programing that is fundamental to democracy." However, the court upheld one complaint and ruled for a single exception. It deemed levying the fee more than once on owners of a second home was illegal. Th court ordered new rules to be drawn up by 2020 and in the meantime owners of multiple properties are no longer liable to pay the levy more than once. What is the broadcasting fee? Every house or apartment must pay a monthly fee of €17.50 ($20.35) to support independent public television and radio stations.
Resistance to genetically modified seeds in Africa Ghana recently hosted a conference focused on the question of genetically modified organism (GMO) seed varieties versus those that have traditionally spawned the continentʼs staple crops. The increasing commercialization of food and agriculture, the diversity of crops, food as part of culture and identity and sustaining food needs without a switch to GMO agriculture dominated their discussions. The meeting of experts and activists from Ethiopia, Kenya, Togo, South Africa and Zimbabwe took place in the northern city of Tamale, at the heart of a region in Ghana where agriculture is a driving force in the local economy. In Ethiopia, local farmers have rejected GMO agriculture – apart from the genetically modified insect-resistant Bt cotton – despite intensive lobbying, often by the purveyors of GMO seeds, multi-national giants.