World Archives - Page 185 of 277

U.S reimposes sanctions on Venezuelan oil industry

The U.S government is reimposing sanctions against Venezuela's oil industry that it eased 6 months ago. It comes after Caracas put restrictions on opposition candidates trying to run in this year's presidential election. Nick Harper reports from Washington.

18 April, 2024

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U.S president Joseph Biden wants to triple US tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, increasing the import tax to 25%.

U.S president Joseph Biden wants to triple US tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, increasing the import tax to 25%. Biden is visiting steelworkers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania as he looks to win over unions as part of reelection bid. Nick Harper reports from Washington.

18 April, 2024

World

U.N Security Council set to vote on Palestinian statehood

Plans are now afoot for the UN Security Council to vote on recognizing Palestine as a UN state. This comes after the council's admissions committee considering the application was unable to make a unanimous recommendation. The vote is expected to take place this week, however the United States has already indicated that it does not support the move. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

18 April, 2024

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Seven jurors selected in Trump hush money trial

More details are emerging about the jurors selected in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Seven jurors have already been chosen - jury selection resumes on Thursday, after a pause on Wednesday. This is the first criminal case of any US president in history. The former US president faces 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records - he's pleaded not guilty. Sally Patterson reports from New York.

18 April, 2024

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U.S. government gives assurances over Assange

The U.S. government has offered assurances to a British court over the treatment of Julian Assange if he is extradited. The WikiLeaks founder faces espionage charges for publishing thousands of classified documents.

17 April, 2024

Sport

Paris starts Olympic countdown with 100 days until opening

Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The final arenas are being readied in Paris, and to mark the date another 250,000 tickets have gone on sale. Ross Cullen reports.

17 April, 2024

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German police target China-linked human smuggling gang

Dawn raids have taken place across Germany, with police saying they busted a people smuggling ring. From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details.

17 April, 2024

Environment

Advancing the rights of girls and women promotes justice and is also effective climate action

By Grace M. Jaramillo, University of British Columbia Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of student researchers from the University of British Columbia to better understand why this is the case during field research in the Dominican Republic. Our team talked to 45 people, including key policy decision-makers on social […]

17 April, 2024

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Development finance: how it works, where it goes, why it’s needed

By Abdul Latif Alhassan, University of Cape Town and Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra Development finance is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes. These include improved infrastructure, better waste management and sanitation, financial inclusion, clean energy and sustainable agriculture. The goal of development finance is to create positive social, economic or environmental outcomes through […]

17 April, 2024