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Brazil has won wider access to the world’s biggest beef market after China recognised the entire country as free of foot-and-mouth disease, though a new quota will still cap prices.
The decision was announced on Tuesday by China’s General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and was communicated during Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira’s visit to Beijing.
After a risk analysis, Beijing lifted the restriction on northern Brazil and recognised the…

US President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday, which asked technology companies to voluntarily share advanced models before they are released, signalling a shift in the administration’s largely laissez-faire approach to the industry.
The voluntary framework allows the government to vet powerful new AI systems up to 30 days before their public release, but stops short of mandating review regulations, which were reportedly considered.
It…

Baltimore City Council president was trolled for his Hindu wife and 'HinJew' family photo. Baltimore City Council president Zeke Cohen was trolled mercilessly after he posted a family photo, taking pride in his Hindu-Jewish family and calling it 'HinJew'. Social media users commented that it is just an Indian-American family and their children are not Jewish. “Love my HinJew blended family. Baltimore, nothing beats being your City Council President! Except for being their Dad,” Cohen posted.The reactions to the photo on X were mostly racist and hateful.”I mean, they're not really Jews anymore are they?” one wrote.”You mean Indian Hindu family. Those aren’t Jews. You know that,” another wrote. “Your kids are 0% Jewish,” a third user wrote targeting the kids.”You're Jewish, they're Hindu. Important to keep that organized,” another wrote.Before becoming the city council president, Cohen was a councilor in District 1. He was sworn into the Baltimore City ..

Dave Fiji, an Indian-origin pilot with Delta Air Lines, was killed in a helicopter crash in Georgia, United States, hours after marrying his long-time partner, Jesni.The couple boarded a Robinson R66 helicopter following their wedding ceremony in Dawsonville on Friday night. The aircraft was scheduled to fly to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport as part of a post-wedding send-off, according to Atlanta News First.The helicopter crashed shortly after take-off in a heavily wooded area near the wedding venue. The helicopter pilot was also killed. Jesni survived the crash and is recovering in hospital.Around 400 guests attended the wedding at The Revere in Dawsonville.According to family members, Dave and Jesni met through church connections between South Carolina and Georgia and later began a relationship. Dave's father, George Fiji, described them as friends who became life partners. The crash triggered a search operation in the wooded area. George Fiji said it took rescuers several hours to l..

US President Donald Trump’s US$1.8 billion ⁠fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation” has been put on hold, two sources familiar with the plan said on Monday.
The fund emerged from a legal settlement between Trump and the ‌Justice Department to resolve an unprecedented lawsuit in which the president had sued the Internal Revenue Service for US$10 billion over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.
The US$1.776 billion was meant to pay people who said they had been the…

China’s SAIC Motor plans to set ⁠up a car ⁠factory in Spain’s ⁠northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in the European Union, the regional government said on Monday.
Galicia’s leader Alfonso Rueda said his administration ‌had given strategic priority to the project, with an initial investment envisaged at around €200 million (US$232 million).
The project, which includes a logistics hub, still requires the central government’s approval for foreign direct…

Damanjeet Singh and Pardaman Singh Two men have been arrested and charged in Canada following a shooting at a home in Surrey that police say is linked to extortion threats.The incident took place on April 22 at around 12:40 am in the 13400 block of 87A Avenue, according to the Surrey Police Service. Officers responded after reports of gunfire and later confirmed damage to both a residence and a vehicle. No one was injured.Damanjeet Singh, 22, and Pardaman Singh, 30, were arrested during the operation. Both have been charged with discharging a firearm into a place knowing or being reckless as to whether someone was present, as well as possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence.Police said both men have been remanded in custody. Damanjeet Singh was due in court on May 19, while Pardaman Singh is scheduled to appear on June 1. Surrey Police Service also confirmed that both accused are foreign nationals and said the Canada Border Services Agency has been engaged in ..

(Source: WJAR) A Rhode Island couple who spent more than $600 on a Donald Trump-branded watch were left shocked when the product arrived with a mistake.Tim Petit bought the watch as a gift for his wife, Melanie, after hearing a radio advertisement featuring US President Donald Trump's voice promoting a range of luxury watches.Browsing the website, Tim found a silver-and-pink model that he thought his wife would love and paid $640 for it. But when the watch arrived, the couple noticed something was wrong.Instead of displaying Trump's full surname, the watch read “Rump”.“I noticed it right away,” Melanie told WJAR.She added: “How could they process this and go through something without checking their work?”The watch featured a pink face along with Trump's signature and images of fireworks, but the missing “T” turned a special gift into a disappointing experience.According to the couple, Melanie was so upset by the mistake that she cried after seeing the watch.Tim said he h..

Syrian President ⁠Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone ⁠call with US President Donald Trump in which they discussed supporting the Syrian economy and the latest regional developments, the Syrian presidency said ‌on Sunday.
During the call, Sharaa said lifting the remaining US sanctions on Syria was essential to reviving the economy and attracting investments, according to the statement.
The United States says some sanctions remain in ⁠place despite dismantling most of its Syria sanctions regime and…

A family of four from Massachusetts were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia as they were travelling to a wedding.
The family wedding will go forward on Sunday in South Carolina but it also will be a time to mourn the loss of Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children, Emily and Mark, a relative said Saturday.
“A son, a father – the whole family – everyone that has been dear to us,” Carolina Bublik said.
The Doncevs were killed when a coach caused a…