The children of Hong Kong’s jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai are voicing new alarm for his health, saying his condition has continued to deteriorate. Lai, who turns 78 next Monday, has been behind bars since late 2020 as China clamps down on the financial hub to which it promised a separate system when Britain […]
Read MoreComputer tycoon Michael Dell and his wife Susan said Tuesday they were giving $6.25 billion to children’s trust funds under a scheme set up by US President Donald Trump. So-called “Trump accounts” containing $1,000 for all children born after January 1, 2025 were part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that the Republican president pushed […]
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A Venezuela denunciou nesta terça-feira (2) que um tribunal dos Estados Unidos autorizou a venda de sua petrolífera nesse país, a Citgo, em um processo de leilão em benefício de seus credores que ainda necessita de autorização do governo americano. A filial da estatal venezuelana PDVSA estava sob o controle de uma diretoria nomeada pela oposição […]
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Os protagonistas da economia mundial — Estados Unidos, China e zona do euro — vão registrar um crescimento maior do que o previsto inicialmente em 2025, apesar do impacto das tarifas e das incertezas políticas, segundo as previsões atualizadas divulgadas pela Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) nesta terça-feira (2). A organização, no […]
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Die USA haben weitere Angriffe auf Boote mutmaßlicher Drogenschmuggler angekündigt. “Wir haben gerade erst damit begonnen, Drogenboote zu versenken und Narko-Terroristen auf den Meeresgrund zu schicken, weil sie das amerikanische Volk vergiften”, sagte Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth am Dienstag während einer Kabinettssitzung mit Präsident Donald Trump. Die “Abschreckung” wirke aber – deshalb sei es inzwischen schwierig, […]
Read MoreIm Streit um das Rentenpaket der Regierung hat Hessens Ministerpräsident Boris Rhein (CDU) die Abweichler in der Unionsfraktion zum Einlenken aufgefordert. Zwar habe die Junge Gruppe der Union einige Punkte durchaus zu Recht angesprochen, sagte Rhein am Dienstag dem Podcast von Table-Briefings. Bei der Abstimmung im Bundestag am Freitag gebe es aber ein übergeordnetes Interesse. […]
Read MoreDer russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat am Dienstagabend in Moskau den US-Sondergesandten Steve Witkoff empfangen. Auf im russischen Fernsehen ausgestrahlten Bildern war zu sehen, dass an dem Treffen im Kreml auch der Schwiegersohn und Berater von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, teilnahm. Unmittelbar vor dem Treffen mit Witkoff hatte Putin heftige Vorwürfe gegen Europa erhoben […]
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O grupo italiano de moda Prada anunciou nesta terça-feira (2) ter concluído a aquisição da concorrente Versace, anunciada em abril por 1,25 bilhão de euros (7,75 bilhões de reais). A Prada informou em nota que o acordo com a americana Capri Holdings, proprietária da Versace, “recebeu todas as aprovações regulatórias necessárias”. O presidente da Versace será Lorenzo […]
Read MoreTop US negotiators vying to end the war in Ukraine met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in high-stakes talks happening as Moscow pressed battlefield advances. Putin, who received US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin, signalled earlier that his forces were ready to fight on […]
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