‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers

Bit by bit, the traces of Shanghai’s coronavirus lockdown in 2022 have disappeared from around Fu Aiying’s stir-fry restaurant. The smell of rotten eggs, from when officials carted her off to quarantine without letting her refrigerate her groceries, is long gone. The testing booths manned by workers in hazmat suits have been dismantled. Even her … Read more

Thursday Briefing – The New York Times

E.U. and Canada retaliated after Trump’s latest tariffs The trade fight widened yesterday as the E.U. and Canada announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, hours after President Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum imports took effect. Europe The E.U. said that tariffs would take effect on April 1, a response to … Read more

Thursday Briefing: A Widening Trade War

E.U. and Canada retaliated for Trump’s latest tariffs The trade fight widened yesterday as the E.U. and Canada announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, hours after President Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum imports took effect. Here’s the latest. Europe The E.U. said tariffs would take effect April 1, a response … Read more