The Italian annual inflation rate rose slightly less than initially estimated in April. The Japanese April PPI rose +2.3% m/m and +4.9% y/y. Japan’s monthly wholesale inflation jumped in April by the most in 12 years. The U.S. import price index jumped +1.9%.
Trump appeared to struggle to recall the name of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. “The last thing we need right now is a war that’s 9,500 miles away,” Trump said. Trump did not respond publicly, refraining from mentioning Taiwan while in Beijing.
Pittsburgh's tick season peaks in June. Deer ticks, American dog ticks, lone star ticks and groundhog ticks are the most common. Pennsylvania is also among the worst states for Lyme disease, ranking at No. No. 2. The state saw 29.2% of all reported cases in the country between 2 and 5 years ago.
Grover removed Tickle from the app after spotting "male facial features" on Tickle's profile photo. Grover lodged an appeal against that verdict, but on Friday, the Federal Court dismissed it. The full court found that Grover had engaged in unlawful direct discrimination, saying she had treated Tickle less favourably than a person designated female at birth.
Xi tells Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to 'dangerous' place. U.S. position of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan has set the two nations on a collision course, Chinese state media reported. "The Taiwan question is the most important issue," Xi told Trump, according to a readout.
A new Ebola outbreak has killed 65 people and infected at least 246 others in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An Ebola outbreak from 2018 to 2020 in eastern Congo killed more than 1,000 people. A new outbreak has been confirmed in a remote province of eastern Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo. It is the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976. The Ebola Zaire strain was prominent in Congo's past outbreaks, including the 2018 to 2020 outbreak that killed more than 1,000 people.
Jerome Powell's legacy will be the post-pandemic inflation surge. Consumer prices rose by a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022. Powell and other Fed officials initially said the inflationary surge was "transitory" Powell pivoted as inflation began to spread into items such as apartment rents.
Locals flock to airport to watch Trump depart after visit that fascinated Chinese capital. While the Chinese capital regularly hosts world leaders, few command the sort of attention that comes with a visiting U.S. president. Both sides trade praise and tout progress in stabilizing what they agreed is the world's most important relationship.
Under Commons rules, new MPs must register current financial interests and any registrable benefits received in the 12 months before their election within one month. Reform UK says Farage bought a £1.4m property using money he received for taking part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Streeting claimed it is clear that Starmer will not lead Labour into the next general election, due in 2029. The green tycoon said: “As somebody who was really excited by the prospect of a Labour government after 14 years of Tory misrule, I’m very disappointed.”
The month-long trial was centred around whether Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a hotel room more than a decade ago. Mann testified that she willingly had some sexual encounters with Weinstein but that he forced her to have unwanted sex in March 2013, despite her repeatedly saying no. Mann also testified that Weinstein had allegedly raped her at a Los Angeles hotel later in 2013, though Weinstein isn't charged for that attack.
Monica Montefalcone, 51, was a marine biology professor at the University of Genoa. Her husband, Carlo Sommacal, described her as "one of the best divers in the world" Her daughter, Muriel Oddenino, and graduate Federico Gualtieri were also killed.
Trump said nothing publicly about Taiwan, even as his Chinese counterpart suggested the island was the most important aspect of U.S.-China relations. Before the trip, Trump demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term, raising questions about whether he might be open to dialing back support for the island democracy.
Trump said he discussed arms sales to Taiwan “in great detail” with Xi. He said he would make a decision about a long-delayed $14 billion package “shortly’ Trump’s repeated comments about discussing those arms sales with Xi have alarmed Taiwan supporters. Some experts say that would violate longstanding U.S. policy prohibiting such consultations.
Manuel Neuer extends Bayern Munich contract at 40 years old. Neuer joined Bayern in the summer of 2011 for a fee of €30 million (roughly $35 million at today's exchange rates) Neuer made his Bundesliga debut on August 19, 2006, at the age of 20.
Turkish authorities face an uphill battle in winning widespread buy-in to partner with the US. “The Chinese will give you whatever you want on paper, and then keep Turkey occupied for years just to prevent the country from developing anything with any other partner,” says one expert. The US has long eyed the possibility of partnering with Turkey on rare earths.
UAE to fast-track construction of second oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. New pipeline will link UAE export hubs in the west to Fujairah, becoming the second corridor to transport crude oil to the key port there for shipment through the Gulf of Oman.Construction of this pipeline — which runs 235 miles from Habshan, an oil- and gas field in southwestern Abu Dhabi — began in 2008.
Gold traded at 4,544.53 dollars an ounce on Friday, down from 4,688.75 dollars on Thursday. The pound fell against the dollar to 1.3319 dollars on Friday afternoon from 1.3480 dollars. The price of silver was 8.5% lower from the day before and copper 5.0% lower.
Court-appointed lawyers called Trump’s lawsuit against his own administration “unprecedented” in a court filing. They said there was “no blueprint” for resolving his $10 billion claim against the IRS. The legal experts also pointed out that the government failed to point to potential defenses against the laws.
The Supreme Court ultimately dismissed the case on the grounds that the challengers did not have legal standing to bring the claim. The case now returns to the 5th Circuit, which has signaled how it is likely to rule on this question. The Justice Department did not weigh in on how it thought the Supreme Court should rule, even though the case is about federal regulations.