Officials drastically understated outbreaks and deaths, depriving citizens of help, two U.S. research groups report, citing interviews with people inside North Korea.
A photograph released by North Korean state media showed a worker disinfecting a vehicle while a civilian had his temperature checked as a precaution against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2020.
2025年4月2日｜宣布“对等关税”：特朗普4月2日在白宫玫瑰花园举行“让美国再次富有”（Make America Wealthy Again）记者会，宣布“对等关税”措施。美国对大多数国家征收10％的基准关税，但针对特定国家征收更高税额。中国、欧盟和越南分别面临34%、20%和46%的关税； 日本、韩国、印度、柬埔寨和台湾，分别受到24%、25%、26%、49%和32%进口关税的打击。
President Trump left a Group of 7 summit in Canada after joining other leaders in a statement criticizing Iran. He had earlier refused to sign, but did so when the language was adjusted.
President Donald Trump has signed documents to reduce tariffs on UK cars being imported to the US, which will bring into force parts of a tariff pact agreed between the two countries last month.
Speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the move a "very important day" for both countries.
The pact was the first that the White House has announced since it imposed tariffs on various goods entering America from around the world earlier this year.
But a 10% levy remains in place on most goods, including cars, arriving to American shores from the UK.
As agreed last month, the US said it would allow up to 100,000 cars into the US at a 10% tariff, instead of the 25% import tax imposed by Trump on all car imports earlier this year.
The document said the US would set up a similar system for steel and aluminium, but did not specify what it would be.
"We're gonna let you have that information in little while," the US President said when asked if steel tariffs would be axed for the UK - a major part of the original tariff pact.
The order also agreed to remove tariffs on certain kinds of aerospace products.
Sir Keir said the deal "implements on car tariffs and aerospace", and described the agreement as a "sign of strength" between Britain and America.
The deal will come into effect seven days following its official publication.
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the announcement was "the result of work happening at pace between both governments to lower the burden on UK businesses, especially the sectors most impacted by the tariffs".
"We will update parliament on the implementation of quotas on US beef and ethanol, part of our commitment to the US under this deal," he added.
US beef exports to the UK had been subject to a 20% tariff within a quota of 1,000 metric tons. The UK has scrapped this tariff and raised the quota to 13,000 metric tonnes.
But the UK government has insisted there will be no weakening of food standards and that any US beef imports will need to meet food safety requirements.
Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned.
The trade union's annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission.
This could distract staff or make them feel uncomfortable and anxious, the society said.
Sharing material on social media also risks publicising the private medical data of other people who may be in the same room or area of the hospital.
"I had one patient whose relative started filming while I was trying to set up," said Ashley d'Aquino, a therapeutic radiographer from London.
"It wasn't the right time - I was trying to focus on delivering the treatment."
Ms d'Aquino, who is also a local union representative, said she had recently been contacted by other colleagues in a similar situation.
"We had a member of staff who agreed to take photos for a patient," she said.
"When the patient handed over her phone, the member of staff saw that the patient had also been covertly recording her, to publish on her cancer blog."
Most NHS staff wear identity badges and their names and job titles may be visible on videos posted online.
The union said another of its members, a department assistant from the south coast of England, was inserting a cannula as part of a cancer procedure, when the patient's 19-year old daughter started filming on her phone.
"She thought it would be entertaining on social media but she didn't ask permission," said the member of staff.
"I spent the weekend afterwards worrying: did I do my job properly? I know I did, but no-one's perfect all of the time," she added.
"I don't think I slept for the whole weekend."
NHS 'needs policies'
Ms d'Aquino said there were valid reasons for patients to record the audio of medical consultations - so they could listen back to the detail, for example.
"The difficulty is that our phones have become so much a part of our day-to-day life that recording and sharing has become second nature," she added.
Dean Rogers, the director of strategy at the SoR, is calling for NHS trusts to have clear policies in place that stop patients from filming without permission.
"As healthcare professionals, we need to think: does that recording breach the confidentiality of other patients? Does it breach our ability to deliver care?" he said.
"There are hospital trusts that have very good policies around patients taking photos and filming procedures but this is something all trusts need to have in place."
Prof Meghana Pandit, co-national medical director at NHS England, said it was vital that, if patients want to record any part of NHS care, they discuss it with staff first and it remains for their personal use only.
"Recording other patients inadvertently and without their permission risks breaching patient confidentiality – the information and treatment provided to other patients on NHS premises should never be recorded, let alone posted to social media," she added.
It is one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion
At least 14 people have been killed overnight and dozens more wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials say.
It was one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
Ukraine's interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles had been launched at the country.
Meanwhile, Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow's defence ministry said.
The strikes on Kyiv lasted more than nine hours – sending residents fleeing to underground shelters from before midnight until after sunrise.
Officials said a ballistic missile hit a nine-storey apartment building in one district, with a total of 27 districts of the city coming under fire.
"Waking up in utter nightmare: people trapped under rubble and full buildings collapsed," Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko wrote on X.
Klymenko said rescue teams were still working to free people.
Loud explosions rocked the city, along with the rattle of the machine guns used by mobile Ukrainian air defence units to shoot down drones.
More sirens later in the morning disrupted rescue operations in the city, hampering emergency workers searching the rubble for survivors.
Russia has intensified its air attacks against Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, with a tactic of sending large waves of drones and decoys designed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences.
Kyiv was hit by a barrage of strikes overnight into Tuesday
President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's most recent wave of strikes "pure terrorism".
He accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of carrying out the large scale strikes "solely because he can afford to continue this war".
"It is bad when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to this," he said, adding: "It is the terrorists who should feel the pain, not normal, peaceful people."
Drone strikes also hit the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, Klymenko said.
Zelenksy had been hoping to speak with the US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Tuesday but Trump cut short his stay amid the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
The news will come as a blow to Zelensky and his administration, which had been hoping to secure US support at the conference for Ukraine's strategic and military goals.
Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.
The Federal Reserve’s stance that it can afford to takes its time before taking any action on interest rates is likely to endure throughout the summer.
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.
Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month that there were “all manner of provisions” that could help the president cut spending, even without the help of Congress.
The Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger, is raising far more cash than her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, in a state where federal work force cuts are being acutely felt.
Former Representative Abigail Spanberger, left, a Democrat, is facing off against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, for governor of Virginia.
A year after four major dams were removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth began a 310-mile kayak trip to celebrate the restoration of a river considered the lifeblood of area tribes.
In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined, Nielsen said. It is the first time that has happened over a full month.
The Haitian government has turned to drones to go after gang leaders who have captured much of the capital. But legal experts say that violates international law.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will back Mr. Mamdani, joining Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in endorsing the front-runner of progressives.
A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, shown in a photo released by the British Parliament, said on Monday that the government would carry out the recommendations of a review of a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of young girls by groups of men.
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2025年2月1日 ｜对墨、加、中加征关税：特朗普上任后首次大规模加征关税：自2月1日开始对美国三大贸易伙伴加拿大、墨西哥和中国加征关税。特朗普宣布对邻国加拿大和墨西哥进口商品加征25%的关税，指责两国未能阻止非法移民进入美国；对来自中国商品加征10%的关税，指责中国在芬太尼生产中扮演重要角色。
2025年2月10日 ｜加征钢铝关税 无例外豁免：特朗普2月10日签署行政令，对所有进口至美国的钢铁和铝制品加征25%关税，并取消加拿大、墨西哥和巴西等钢铝主要供应国的免税额度。
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2025年4月9日｜暂缓关税90日 中国除外：特朗普4月9日在大规模“对等关税”上路不到24小时后出现政策大转弯，宣布暂缓征收“对等关税”90天，在此期间，税率将统一降至10%的基准关税。但中国被排除在暂缓名单之外，不仅如此，还将对中国的关税加码至145%，其中包含了美国此前指控中国打击芬太尼不力而征收的20％关税。
2025年5月4日 | 对美国境外制作的电影征收100%关税：特朗普5月4日以“国安威胁”为由，宣布将对非美国制作的电影征收100％关税，理由是要“拯救美国电影业”。
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5月23日 对阵欧盟：特朗普威胁自6月1日起对欧盟商品加征50%的统一关税。他同时警告苹果公司，若其在美国销售的手机是在海外生产的，将面临25%的关税。两天后，特朗普收回了对欧盟加征50%关税的威胁，他表示，与欧委会主席冯德莱恩通电话后，同意将美国和欧盟的谈判期限延长至7月9日。
5月28日 美国法院裁定特朗普对等关税“越权”：美国联邦国际贸易法庭裁定，特朗普今年4月2日对多国征收的对等关税，以及早前向中国、加拿大和墨西哥加征的报复性关税都属于“非法”。判决认定，特朗普征收全球关税的行为超出了《国际经济紧急权力法》（IEEPA）赋予总统的权限。美政府表示将对该裁决提出上诉。
5月29日 美国上诉法院暂准特朗普关税恢复执行：美国联邦上诉法院一天后推翻该判决，让特朗普的关税政策得以持续实施。上诉法院指出，为了审理特朗普政府的上诉，将先暂缓此前法院的裁决，并命令原告及特朗普政府分别在6月5日和6月9日前提交回应文件。
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