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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Memorial Day draws attention to veteran sacrifice
Varied ways to lift up the memory of veterans who provided the ultimate sacrifice occurred in different places in different ways Monday as area communities found ways to commemorate Memorial Day. The ceremonies varied as much as the communities that sponsored them. Many continued traditions started decades ago and are repeated each year as a reminder of the abiding care for veterans. The village of Rock Creek showed up in force and marched south on Route 45 from High Street to Union Cemetery complete with the Jefferson Area High School Marching Band providing music. Ceremonies took place throughout the county, including Evergreen Cemetery in Geneva, Conneaut's War Memorial and Ashtabula's War Memorial as well as many small townships in between.
Arab News
17 hours ago
- General
- Arab News
Saudi Arabia elected vice chair of WHO Executive Board
GENEVA: Saudi Arabia was elected Friday as vice chair of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Executive Board for the 2025–2028 term. The election was held during the board's first meeting of its 57th session in Geneva following the conclusion of the 78th session of the World Health Assembly. Saudi Arabia's delegation to the session was led by Rakan Khalid Bin Dohaish, Ministry of Health undersecretary for international cooperation, reporesenting Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel, SPA reported. Composed of 34 members from various member states, the WHO Executive Board is responsible for implementing the resolutions and recommendations of the World Health Assembly — the supreme decision-making body of the WHO. The Executive Board oversees priority health programs and policies at both regional and international levels. Elected chairman of the Executive Board was Australia, represented by Blair Comley, secretary of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Also elected to the Board's three other vice chair positions were Norway, Togo and Thailand. A statement by the Saudi delegation, quoted by SPA, said the Kingdom's election to the WHO Executive Board underscores "the growing international confidence in the Kingdom's leadership and its significant role in advancing global public health." According to the WHO, Saudi Arabia has since 2018 consistently supported the organization, contributing over $385 million to global health initiatives and emergency-related operations in various countries including the occupied Palestinian territories, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
Al Jazeera
18 hours ago
- Automotive
- Al Jazeera
Trump says China ‘violated' Geneva deal with US on tariffs, minerals
United States President Donald Trump has accused China of violating an agreement to mutually roll back tariffs and trade restrictions for critical minerals, as he suggested China was in 'grave economic danger' until he agreed to cut a deal earlier this month. Posting on his Truth Social platform on Friday evening, Trump said he made a 'fast deal' with China for both countries to back away from triple-digit tariffs for 90 days to 'save' Beijing from a 'very bad situation'. The US leader said his tariffs of up to 145 percent on Chinese imports had made it 'virtually impossible' for China to trade with the US market, resulting in closed factories and 'civil unrest' in the country. 'China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!' Trump added. Trump did not specify in his post how China had violated the agreement – made following trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, in mid-May – or what action he planned to take at their alleged failure to comply with its terms. Asked by reporters about the China deal later on Friday in the Oval Office, Trump said: 'I'm sure that I'll speak to [China's] President Xi [Jinping], and hopefully we'll work that out.' Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, told reporters that China's failure to fulfil its obligations 'opens up all manner of action for the United States to ensure future compliance'. Miller added that Trump hoped China would open up to American business in a similar manner to the way the US has been open to Chinese business 'for a very long time now'. China's embassy in Washington said Beijing has maintained communication with its US counterparts since the Geneva talks, but said they had concerns about recently imposed US export controls. 'China has repeatedly raised concerns with the US regarding its abuse of export control measures in the semiconductor sector and other related practices,' embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement. 'China once again urges the US to immediately correct its erroneous actions, cease discriminatory restrictions against China and jointly uphold the consensus reached at the high-level talks in Geneva,' Liu added. Earlier this week, media reports suggested the Trump administration had ordered US firms offering software used to design semiconductors to stop selling their services to Chinese groups. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the US Department of Commerce confirmed that it was reviewing exports of strategic significance to China, and 'in some cases … suspended existing export licences or imposed additional licence requirements while the review is pending'. On Friday, shortly after lamenting China's lack of compliance with the Geneva agreement, President Trump also announced plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel from 25 percent to 50 percent on June 4. The agreement two weeks ago dialling back tariffs for 90 days prompted a massive rally in global stocks, as it effectively lowered the US tariff rate on Chinese goods to the mid-teens from about 25 percent in early April. As part of the deal, China also agreed to lift trade countermeasures restricting exports of critical metals needed for production by US semiconductors, electronics and defence industries. But Trump administration officials have publicly stated that China has been slow to adhere to their Geneva commitments and have so far failed to comply. The Reuters news agency also reported on Friday that global auto executives are sounding the alarm on a looming shortage of rare-earth magnets from China that could force car factories to close within weeks. 'Without reliable access to these elements and magnets, automotive suppliers will be unable to produce critical automotive components, including automatic transmissions, throttle bodies, alternators, various motors, sensors, seat belts, speakers, lights, motors, power steering, and cameras,' the Alliance for Automotive Innovation said in a letter to the Trump administration.
Wall Street Journal
a day ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Heard on the Street Recap: Trade-Truce Trouble
U.S. officials traveled to Geneva earlier in May for trade talks with China. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone/EDA/Reuters)
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Donald Trump says China has ‘totally violated' trade deal with US
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of having 'totally violated' a 90-day trade truce reached just weeks ago in Geneva but later said both sides could 'work that out' when he next speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping The deal announced on May 12 lowered US tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 per cent to 30 per cent and Chinese tariffs on US goods from 125 per cent to 10 per cent. The Trump administration recently hailed the 'asymmetric' agreement as a significant victory for the US. According to the administration, China also agreed to lift the countermeasures it had imposed in response to US tariffs Trump ordered in April, such as an export restriction on some critical minerals Trump on Friday said he made a 'fast deal' to 'save China' from 'grave economic danger' caused by the tariffs. 'Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilised and China got back to business as usual,' Trump said in a social media post. 'Everybody was happy! That is the good news.' 'The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, has totally violated its agreement with us,' he added. 'So much for being Mr. nice guy!'
