Trade war, fall in the scholarships, dismissal of the South Korean president … News from this Friday, April 4-Liberation
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The trade war launched Wednesday evening by Donald Trump experienced his first big replica, coming from China this Friday. Beijing has announced that the country will impose a customs rate of 34 % to products imported from the United States from April 10. A reciprocal perfect for new customs duties announced on the night of Wednesday to Thursday by the US head of state. Our direct day.
In the world, scholarships are panicking. The various European clues plunged this Friday, swept away by the panic wind on the markets after the firm response from Beijing to American customs duties. In Paris, the CAC40 fell 4.26 %, signing its worst session since March 2022. Around 6 p.m. French time, the three main Wall Street indices, the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, also tumbled.
The explosion of joy is commensurate with the severity of the crisis crossed by South Korea. In Seoul, shortly after 11:20 am this Friday, the thousands of protesters gathered began to shout, dance, sometimes cry at the announcement of the decision of the Constitutional Court validating the dismissal of President Yoon Suk-Yeol. The curator had plunged the country into an unprecedented crisis on December 3, by declaring martial law.
The general prosecutor of Israel, Gali Baharav-Miara, announced this Friday, April 4 Having concluded that a fundamental vice in the government’s decision to dismiss the chief of the Shin Bet (internal security), also judging Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in a conflict of interest in this case.
The threat had been brandished at the end of March, it is now implemented. The South Rail Syndicate This Friday calls TGV controllers to go on strike Friday 9, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May, in the midst of a bridge weekend of 8-May, to denounce the degradation of their working conditions.
Deletion of ZFEs: the government will propose to refocus the obligation around Paris and Lyon
Sounded by the vote at the end of low -emission zones last week in committee in the Assembly, the executive plans to submit a lightened version by amendment. Objective, to at least save the restrictions in the two agglomerations concerned. Read here.
Kirill Dmitriev, the special kremlin emissary behind the call between Trump and Putin
The financier, close to the Russian president, met, on Thursday, April 3, representatives of the administration of the US head of state in Washington, in full rapprochement between Russia and the United States. Profile.
« Transfers of shame »: Sea Shepherd goes up to the niche to defend the future of the orcas and dolphins of Marineland
Ten days before their departure from the Antibes water park, fourteen marine mammals, which should have found refuge in a sanctuary, could finally continue the shows in Spain, with the approval of the French government. The association tries to prevent these « Transfers of shame ». Our article.
