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Apr 3, 2025 - World

Multimillion-pound project will also boost capacity by 20% and improve wheelchair accessibilityDifferent generations of tennis fans may disagree on its name – to traditionalists it will always be Henman Hill, millennials probably plump for Murray Mound and gen Z may know it as Raducanu Rise or even, regrettably, Jack’s Stack – but all ages can agree that bringing a little shelter to Wimbledon’s most famous viewing area can only be a good thing.Wimbledon’s Hill – which since 1997 has allowed tennis fans with a grounds pass to watch the action on No 1 Court live atop its grassy knoll – is getting a makeover, the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC) has announced. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Son of murdered academic calls on Facebook owner to ‘radically change how it moderates dangerous content’Meta faces a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) lawsuit accusing the Facebook owner of inflaming violence in Ethiopia after the Kenyan high court said a legal case against the US tech group could go ahead.The case brought by two Ethiopian nationals calls on Facebook to alter its algorithm to stop promoting hateful material and incitement to violence, as well as hiring more content moderators in Africa. It is also seeking a $2.4bn “restitution fund” for victims of hate and violence incited on Facebook. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was so adamant that neither Europe nor the UK would buy American-grown lobsters that he continued arguing even after CNN's Pamela Brown waved the proof right in front of him.Lutnick appeared on CNN Wednesday to defend President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs that economists fear could trigger a recession. "The world should stop exploiting the United States of America," Lutnick proclaimed. "Let our farmers sell their products, let our ranchers sell their products. They won't take lobster in Europe or the UK. I mean, why won't they take American lobster?""They do actually now. They do," Brown pushed back. "They didn't for a while, but now they do.""But they don't!" Lutnick continued. "They don't, because Downing Street said they're going to start — if they change their trade policy — they're going to start having lobster dinners in Downing Street. All right? So, that's what they told me."ALSO READ: The new guy in charge of USAID doesn't believe in foreign aidLutnick continued, "So, the point is, let's let American workers succeed and prosper. Let's build factories in America. Let's let us export to the world. You can't really fight with the United States. We are the customer of the world."Brown then shuffled through some papers, saying, "OK, let me just follow up with you. And by the way, in August 2020, the EU did agree to eliminate tariffs on fresh and frozen American lobsters. Just fact — quick fact check there."She continued, "But, hold on, hold on. No, no, no, no," as Lutnick continued to argue his point."It's not tariffs! It's non-tariff trade barriers! Come on, remember they wouldn't let — Korea wouldn't let french fries come in —"Brown interjected, "Secretary, I understand. Let me just follow up because I want to just be very clear here, because allies and adversaries alike are looking at everything you're saying right now about whether there's room to negotiate on these tariffs before they announce what they're going to do. What I hear from you is that there isn't room for negotiation. Is that right?"Lutnick claimed "the president is not going to back off," before declaring that the U.S. is "the sumo wrestler of this world. We are the biggest economy, the biggest customer. You can't fight back against your customer."Watch the clip below via CNN or click here.

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Canadian prime minister says country will impose taxes on US vehicles not compliant with continental free trade dealCanada will retaliate against “unjustified, unwarranted” tariffs imposed by the United States with a 25% tax on US vehicles, says Mark Carney.On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on dozens of countries, but did not add new trade levies to Canada or Mexico. Despite the reprieve, however, the US has placed 25% taxes on Canadian steel, aluminum and vehicles. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Police say man landed on island in attempt to meet the Sentinelese people – a tribe untouched by the industrial worldIndian police said on Thursday they had arrested a US tourist who sneaked on to a highly restricted island carrying a coconut and a can of Diet Coke to a tribe untouched by the industrial world.Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, set foot on the restricted territory of North Sentinel – part of India’s Andaman Islands – in an attempt to meet the Sentinelese people, who are believed to number only about 150. Continue reading...