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LeBron James, one of the most iconic figures in modern sports, has made history once again – this time in the toy aisle. Mattel has announced the release of a new Barbie in Mr James’ likeness, making him the first professional male athlete to be honoured as a Ken doll….

For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted they were fully committed to their decision to impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries. They even derided a report on Tuesday that said the president was considering a 90-day pause – news that triggered a brief stock…

James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine Correspondent BBC “The best salesman in history.” This was what Donald Trump once called Volodymyr Zelensky because of the amount of aid the US has given Ukraine. Whether or not a fair comparison, Zelensky’s role in keeping his country in the spotlight and convincing allies to…

Emma Woollacott Technology reporter Intuitive Machines Data centre firm Lonestar recently sent its test equipment to the Moon on this lunar lander It sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but Stephen Eisele is confident that one day his company will open a data centre on the Moon. “The…

US markets shot up like a rocket on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on the implementation of higher tariffs, meaning a “universal 10%” levy will be in place for most countries. But the US president hit China with even higher tariffs of 125% due to…

Nikhil Inamdar Thousands of neighbourhood stores, unable to compete with online apps, have closed down, according to reports The corner shop Ramji Dharod has manned for over six decades is now on the brink of closure. The store sits in a bylane in the central Indian city of Mumbai’s busy…

US shares have rocketed after US President Donald Trump said he would suspend steep tariffs on goods from most countries, and instead impose a 10% import tax rate. The White House said it was backing off on higher levies for trade partners that had agreed to negotiate, although Trump said…

A new feud over tariffs is playing out in The White House between two of Trump’s top advisors – Elon Musk and Peter Navarro. Navarro recently suggested on CNBC that Musk’s cars are not ‘American’ enough, while Musk responded with a rant of insults against Navarro on X; after calling…

President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs, but escalated a spiralling trade war with China. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners came into effect, Trump said he was authorising a universal…

“It’s all the president’s decision,” said his Treasury Secretary. World trade again hangs on the whims of one man, argue François Picard’s panel after Donald Trump reverses course with a 90-day moratorium on most reciprocal tariffs, but increases import duties on China to 125-percent. Will it be enough to ease…