Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister discusses tariffs and education with Mike Hosking

Christopher Luxon is staying upbeat about New Zealand's trading relationship with the US. Donald Trump's threatening to raise tariffs against key trading partners if they don't reach trade deals before the end of the month. New Zealand goods...

Humans Have Blown Past 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’: Governments Alone Won’t Fix This

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion A boy drags possessions through the flooded streets of...

Assam evictions: Himanta Biswa Sarma government must not trade empathy for political expediency

Jul 21, 2025 08:00 IST First published on: Jul 21, 2025 at 08:00 IST The recent wave of eviction drives in Assam raises troubling questions. In the past month alone, the state has conducted five major drives across four districts, including...

Attock Refinery: cash-rich, policy-ready and poised for a once-in-a-generation upgrade

Arif Habib Ltd (AHL) has initiated coverage of Attock Refinery Ltd (ATRL) with a ringing “BUY” and a Rs1,136 per share June-2026 target price – implying 69% upside to last week’s close and valuing the company at barely 3.9 times FY-26 earnings....

A Promising Deal or a Pricey Pact? Rethinking the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement

Bangladesh (BD) is slated to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026. This achievement is inviting double-edged incidents. While satisfactory for the prestige, it means losing automatic duty-free access to developed markets like...

CUHK start-ups eye silver economy’s need for ‘wearable robotics’

A couple of health and medical device start-ups that got their start at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are seeking to enter the growing markets for elderly care and rehabilitation by selling their “wearable robotics” technologies. Established...

PM blocks review of net metering policy, again

• Power division told for third time to back off amid public criticism • Shelved plan sought to cut buyback rates from Rs27 to Rs11.3 per unit ISLAMABAD: For a third time, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has put on ice an official campaign against...

General : First Day Of Dewan Rakyat Focuses On Post ASEAN 2025 Foreign Policy, Cost Of Hajj

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament of Dewan Rakyat which opens today will see debates on the direction of the country's foreign policy after the ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship, digital...

President promises to transform Berbice into major economic, logistics hub in second term

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday pledged sweeping investments in his second term, promising to transform the country’s traditional rice and sugar belt into a major economic and logistical hub. Speaking at a packed rally of the incumbent People’s...

Commerce Secretary Says US Still Eyeing 10 Percent Baseline Tariff

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on July 20 that the...

Secretary of Agriculture Terminates COVID-era Program

The Secretary of Agriculture terminated a COVID-era program. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. This pandemic-era program under President Joe Biden was...

Inflation Numbers Expose Govt’s Economic Failure

Monday, 21 July 2025, 11:07 am Press Release: Green Party Today’s inflation numbers reveal more than rising prices; they expose a government failing by its own standards while our most vulnerable pay the price. “While Christopher Luxon talks about...

August 1 is ‘hard deadline’ for Donald Trump’s tariffs, Commerce Secretary Lutnick says

Government bracing for 'profound uncertainty' amid recession fears

It is shaping up to be a major week for the Government as it faces rising economic uncertainty. With fears of a recession and US tariffs looming, a new business support fund and major spending plans are on the table. Newstalk's Daniel Pitcher said...

Increasing union loudness comes at same time health workers are in pay talks with SA government

Standing outside the Royal Adelaide Hospital emergency department, nurses' union secretary Elizabeth Dabars did not mince her words. Three-and-a-half years after Labor was elected on a promise to fix the ramping crisis, one of the state's key...

The Persistence Of Benefit Cliffs: A Behavioral Look At A Policy Problem

Authored by Vladimir Snurenco via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), Benefit cliffs occur when earning slightly more—through a raise or extra hours—leaves people worse off because they lose government benefits. Many economists...

Government tries to contain fallout after Haredi exit, with Knesset recess days away

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is navigating a period of mounting uncertainty following last week’s exit of the ultra-Orthodox parties, which triggered a wave of ministerial resignations and left a long-sought bill to exempt Haredi...

Analysis: Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration

Other recent surveys find significant dissatisfaction with Trump’s handling of the economy. When he was sworn in, Trump promised a new “Golden Age”. It’s clear that, six months into his presidency, the public isn’t buying all the hype. Trump would...

Trump and Xi Jinping Possible Meeting at APEC to Ease US-China Trade War

This fall, U.S. President Donald Trump may hold a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled from October 30 to November 1 in South Korea. This information was reported by the South...

Inking of India-UK trade pact, ties with Maldives focus of PM Modi’s visit this week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from July 23 to 26, the government said on Sunday. While India and the UK are likely to formally sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the visit, Modi will be the...