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Genetically Modified Pig Liver Works in Patient for 10 Days

Transplant in China is a step, researchers say

(Newser) - Efforts to transplant animal organs into humans reached a milestone, when researchers in China reported that a patient received a genetically modified pig liver that functioned for 10 days. "This is the first time we tried to unravel whether the pig liver could work well in the human body...

Trump Plans to Punish Venezuelan Energy Customers

The nations will face 25% charge on goods entering US, post says

(Newser) - Countries that buy or sell gasoline from Venezuela soon will be looking at a 25% tariff on goods they export to the US, President Trump said in a social media post Monday. The move appears to be punishment for what reasons that Trump said include sending thousands of criminal migrants,...

Hegseth: Musk Didn't See 'Secret' War Plan on China

President Trump also denies that DOGE leader was privy to classified plan

(Newser) - A Thursday report in the New York Times claiming Elon Musk would be briefed by the Pentagon on top-secret war plans against China is now getting pushback, including from President Trump. First, per the Guardian , Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday denied Musk saw any such plans during an early...

Pentagon Will Brief Musk on Plan for Hypothetical War: Report

Elon Musk set to be briefed on the plan for a potential US-China war, sources say

(Newser) - Two US officials tell the New York Times that Elon Musk will be at the Pentagon Friday, getting briefed on the US military's plan for a hypothetical war with China. A third official confirmed a China-focused briefing is happening, and a fourth confirmed Musk will be at the Pentagon...

Canada Says China Has Executed 4 Canadians

Dual citizens were executed this year despite top-level pleas for leniency, Canada's foreign minister says

(Newser) - Canada's foreign affairs minister says China executed four Canadian citizens earlier this year despite the intervention of herself and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mélanie Joly said the four Canadians were dual citizens and faced "charges linked to criminal activities, according to China, linked to drugs,"...

Trump: US to Return to 'Clean' Coal Power

President complains China has gained an advantage with its coal-fired power plants

(Newser) - Appearing to dismiss environmental concerns around coal power, President Trump says he's authorizing his administration "to immediately begin producing energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL." Trump made the comment late Monday on Truth Social , noting "other countries, in particular China," have been able "to gain...

Germany's Spies: COVID Likely Started in a Lab

Nation's spy agency says the virus almost certainly came from a leak out of China

(Newser) - Germany's spy agency is in sync with the CIA in regard to the origins of COVID: Both think it likely originated in a lab in China. After its own analysis, Germany's BND foreign intelligence service thinks there's an 80% to 90% chance that the virus accidentally leaked...

Chinese Unions: Don't Question Female Applicants on Marriage

At the same time, government is calling for a population increase

(Newser) - The Chinese government wants the birth rate to increase for the good of the state, with one planning association contending that marriage and childbirth are not private matters. Several state-backed trade unions just reminded employers that they are, NBC News reports. Companies are not to "inquire or investigate the...

Marking Uprising's Anniversary, Tibetans Scuffle With Cops

Protests in India honor the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising

(Newser) - Dozens of Tibetan protesters clashed with police outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on Monday as Tibetans living in exile marked the 66th anniversary of their uprising against China that was crushed by Chinese forces. As in past years, police blocked the protesters from entering the embassy and briefly...

Costco Trims Canada Inventory in Response to Trump's Tariffs

Remaining products from affected countries will cost more

(Newser) - Shoppers will find fewer goods from Canada on Costco store shelves now that President Trump has imposed tariffs, the chain's chief executive said, and the products that are there will cost more. The warehouse retailer also will look for more products to import from nations that have not been...

China Ready for 'Trade War, or Any Other Type of War'

'Bullying does not work on us,' foreign ministry spokesman says after Trump doubles tariffs

(Newser) - Some tough talk from China in response to President Trump's tariffs: "If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war, or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Tuesday...

China, Canada Retaliate as Trump Tariffs Take Hold

President imposes 25% penalties on Canada, Mexico, additional 10% on China

(Newser) - There was no last-minute reprieve this time in regard to President Trump's tariffs as three new ones took effect at midnight Eastern. A look:
  • Canada: Trump imposed a 25% tariff on most imports. Canada responded by imposing 25% tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods immediately, a total
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A Fast-Food Chain Has Dethroned McDonald's

Chinese chain Mixue is now the world's largest chain

(Newser) - Sorry, McDonald's, you're not No. 1. China's Mixue is the largest fast-food chain in the world, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ice cream and bubble tea chain has more than 45,000 stores across a dozen countries, compared to more than 43,000 McDonald's locations...

Trump: Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China Coming Tuesday

And look out, rest of the world, on April 2

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China, reports the AP . Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said that illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the...

Crash Injured Her Parents, but She Had to Pay Tesla

AP looks at how the company successfully sues its critics in China

(Newser) - Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father's panicked voice: The brakes don't work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a...

China Is Hiring for 'Planetary Defense Force'

Job posts follow discovery of an asteroid with a small chance of hitting Earth

(Newser) - China is not taking the 2% chance of a large asteroid colliding with Earth in 2032 lying down. Weeks after the discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which we still know little about, China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) has listed 16 available...

As Plant Opens, China Celebrates 'Tesla Speed'

Tariff tensions don't hurt official reception, despite Elon Musk's Trump administration role

(Newser) - Tesla's $200 million battery plant in Shanghai has launched production, complicating Elon Musk's unique position atop the Trump administration as it engages in a trade fight with China while his company further invests in the giant economic rival of the US. China's state news agency posted photos...

USPS Stops Accepting Packages From China
USPS Flips, Will Accept
Packages From China
UPDATED
Feb 5, 2025 8:37 AM CST

USPS Flips, Will Accept Packages From China

After announcing on Tuesday that it wouldn't

(Newser) - The United States Postal Service's decision to stop accepting packages from China and Hong Kong was a very short-lived one. "Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts," it said in an updated...

China Retaliates as US Tariffs Take Effect
China Retaliates
Against US Tariffs
Feb 4, 2025 12:00 AM CST

China Retaliates Against US Tariffs

Implements its own tariffs, and makes other moves

(Newser) - China countered President Trump's tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs of its own on multiple US imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures, the AP reports. Trump reportedly plans to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next few days....

Stock Market Is Going to Open in a Foul Mood

Dow futures down more than 600 points on worries over tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump warned that his coming tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China may cause some "pain," and it's showing up on world markets:
  • In the US: Dow futures were down more than 600 points before Monday's opening bell, reports CNBC . The broader S&P 500 index
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