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| Hello. US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on more than 90 countries around the world have come into effect. Business reporter Osmond Chia has the details. Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf looks at how Hamas is paying civil servants' salaries during the war. And finally, a talking parrot provides key evidence against a drug gang. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Semi-conductors could face 100% US tariff |
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|  | Some major economies have reached agreements to get lower tariffs than Trump threatened in April. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock | New US tariffs against dozens of countries unveiled last week have come into force. Export-dependent economies in South East Asia were among the hardest-hit by the new tariffs. Manufacturing-focused Laos and Myanmar faced some of the highest levies at 40%, with some experts saying the Trump administration appears to have targeted countries with close trade ties with China. President Trump has also threatened a 100% tariff on foreign-made semi-conductors as he pushed tech firms to invest in the US. Major chipmakers that have made significant investments in the US appear to have dodged the new tariff, reports Osmond Chia. |
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| | | | - Apple investment: The tech giant plans to boost spending in its US supply chain by another $100bn (£75bn) after pressure from President Trump.
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| Trump and Putin agree to meet, Kremlin aide says | It follows Trump saying there was a "good chance" he could meet the Russian and Ukrainian leaders "very soon". | More details > |
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| Myanmar's figurehead president dies aged 74 | Myint Swe, who came to power after a 2021 coup, had been on medical leave for over a year due to declining health. | What to know > |
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| Australian croc wrangler on trial over deadly crash | Prosecutors allege Matt Wright urged friends to "torch" evidence after the crocodile-egg-harvesting disaster in 2022. | Read more > |
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| People returned to Pompeii after eruption, study says | New evidence suggests people returned to live among the ruins of the ancient Roman city after a devastating volcanic eruption. | Find out more > |
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | How Hamas pays civil servants' salaries |
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| |  | Hamas's military wing, the Qassam Brigades, operates through a separate financial system, financed mainly by Iran. Credit: EPA | Two years of war in Gaza have weakened Hamas's military and political leadership. Yet Hamas has managed to continue to use a secret cash-based payment system to pay 30,000 civil servants' salaries. Amid soaring inflation, the token salary - a fraction of the full amount - is causing rising resentment among the party faithful. With no functioning banking system in Gaza, even receiving the salary is complex and, at times, dangerous. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Keep calm and carry on | How a rediscovered WW2 propaganda motto became both cherished and mocked. | |
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