Pressionado pelas eleições, Trump reduz tarifas sobre a carne

O presidente americano, Donald Trump, anunciou nesta sexta-feira (21) que os Estados Unidos permitirão a importação, sem impostos, de até 300 mil toneladas de carne moída nos próximos 90 dias, em um esforço para reduzir os preços para os consumidores. O presidente não especificou de quais países viriam as importações, mas indicou que a carne seria […]

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UN holds second informal poll of secretary-general candidates

The UN’s most powerful body, the Security Council, met Friday for another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to succeed Antonio Guterres as the embattled organization’s next secretary-general. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner last month when the 15-member Security Council held a first informal vote, behind closed […]

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The ‘hedgehogs’ leading Poland’s defences on Russian border

Military trucks sped across winding roads through farmland and quiet villages to one of Europe’s most strategic borders, separating Poland and the Russian exclave Kaliningrad. Polish and German soldiers worked for five weeks at the frontier to dig trenches, lay barbed wire and place long lines of concrete barriers known as “hedgehogs” across the landscape. The […]

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US, Canada try to wrap up trade deal before latest Trump deadline

The United States and Canada were headed back to the negotiating table on Friday seeking a deal to end months of trade tensions before punishing new tariffs kick in at midnight. President Donald Trump threatened to impose new 50-percent duties on a range of Canadian products by Wednesday, but issued a last-minute delay, citing major […]

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Gericht: Blitzerergebnisse dürfen auch im Saarland ohne Rohdaten verwertet werden

Auch im Saarland dürfen Daten aus Blitzern ohne Speicherung der Rohmessdaten verwertet werden. Die bisherige Rechtsprechung des Verfassungsgerichtshofs des Saarlandes werde durch eine höherrangige Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs überholt, wie das Saarländische Oberlandesgericht am Freitag in Saarbrücken mitteilte. Temposünder können im Saarland nun trotz Widerspruchs auch dann verurteilt werden, wenn das Messsystem keine Rohdaten speichert. (Az.: […]

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UK court orders Prince Harry, others to pay Daily Mail £9.5mn

A UK court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information gathering and privacy invasions claim against Associated […]

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Pope to visit San Marino, address Italian political event

Pope Leo XIV will travel to the tiny republic of San Marino on Saturday before attending a cultural and political event organised by an influential Catholic group at an Italian seaside resort. The pontiff is to spend the morning in the 60-square-kilometre (24-square-mile) enclave of 33,000 people in the Apennine Mountains in what will be the […]

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Romania holding suspected ‘low-level agent’ after pistols found near Berlin: Germany

Romania is holding a suspected “low-level agent” accused of preparing attacks, following the discovery of handguns and ammunition in a forest near Berlin, Germany’s interior minister said Friday. Germany has faced a surge in attack plots, sabotage and espionage cases, with suspicion often falling on Russia due to Germany’s support for Ukraine in its fight against […]

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“Anstiftung zur Subversion”: Organisatoren von Tiananmen-Mahnwachen in Hongkong verurteilt

Ein Gericht in Hongkong hat zwei bekannte Demokratie-Aktivisten wegen “Anstiftung zur Subversion” verurteilt. Die beiden Organisatoren jährlicher Mahnwachen zum Gedenken an die Niederschlagung der Proteste auf dem Pekinger Tiananmen-Platz hätten andere Menschen zu “illegalen” Aktionen angestachelt, erklärten die Richter am Freitag in der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungszone. Ihnen drohen jeweils bis zu zehn Jahre Haft. Die 41-jährige Chow […]

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