Japan posts record decline in population

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency  ANKARA – Japan’s already dwindling population has posted its largest annual decline on record, falling by 898,000 people as of last October...

U.S. tariffs are about to trigger the greatest trade diversion the world has ever seen

By Wolfgang Alschner, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, The Conversation United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs have shaken the global trading system. Canadians have rightly been preoccupied...

Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent

By Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, The Conversation Same-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the case known as Obergefell...

Trump says no tariff exception granted for electronics

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency ISTANBUL – US President Donald Trump denied reports that his administration had granted a tariff exception for electronics like smartphones and...

US exempts smartphones, computers from sweeping tariff scheme

By Yonhap, Philippine News Agency SEOUL – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and several other electronic devices from a sweeping set of...

US tariffs will squeeze the UK economy. Could the government buy itself some breathing space?

By Linda Yueh, University of Oxford, The Conversation “Iron-clad” and “non-negotiable” is how UK prime minister Keir Starmer recently described the country’s fiscal rules. The government...

In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand

China retaliates, raises tariffs to 125% on imported US products

By Xinhua, Philippine News Agency BEIJING – China will raise the additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to 125 percent, effective Saturday, the...

Global push to regulate kid’s digital habits gains momentum

Anadolu, Philippine News Agency ISTANBUL – Countries are increasingly imposing restrictions on children and adolescents due to concerns about the amount of time spent online, which has...

U.S. and China Trade War Heats Up Again with Higher Tariffs

PCI Tensions between the U.S. and China over trade have flared up again. On Friday, China raised tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125% in...