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Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.

The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual toll is growing – and Donald Trump wants to increase its use
The good news: Zimbabwe has just . While it should remove an exemption clause, which might allow for capital punishment’s return were a state of emergency to be declared, the decision is another welcome step in the global journey towards abolition: 113 states have now banned executions.
The bad news is that fewer countries have been killing more people in the last few years. Last May, Amnesty International in 2023, a 31% increase from the previous year and the highest level for almost a decade. (The figure is an underestimate since countries including China, to be the world’s largest executioner, do not publish data on the death penalty.) There was no letup in 2024. Iran reportedly executed . Saudi Arabia is believed to have killed another , compared with 172 in 2023.

At a Chinatown banquet on Friday night, San Francisco Supervisors Connie Chan and Chyanne Chen paid tribute to a constituency that was instrumental in making them the only two Chinese American ...

At a Chinatown banquet on Friday night, San Francisco Supervisors Connie Chan and Chyanne Chen paid tribute to a constituency that was instrumental in making them the only two Chinese American supervisors on the 11-person board in a city where almost a fifth of the population is of Chinese descent.

Hundreds of people were killed during Operation Just Cause. Trump has stoked fears the US could invade again
For Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s evokes painful memories.
The 79-year-old vividly recalls rushing her children inside her apartment on 20 December 1989 as US army helicopters and fighter jets screamed over Panama City, turning buildings to piles of rubble with rockets and gunfire.

Chancellor’s mission to Beijing weighted with greater expectations
Rachel Reeves hailed a new era of “respectful and consistent future relations with China” as pressure grew on the embattled ­chancellor to deliver on her government’s central promise to fire up UK economic growth.
After meeting China’s vice-­premier, He Lifeng, in Beijing, Reeves said Britain’s relationship with the world’s second largest economy would be “frank and open on areas where we disagree”, while stressing it would be pragmatic in ­“finding opportunities for safe trade and investment”.

UK chancellor made comments during visit to China where agreements were made worth £600m to UK economy
Rachel Reeves vowed to stand by her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules as she arrived in China for a overshadowed by market turbulence at home.
The chancellor said the trip was a in UK-China relations, adding that agreements had been reached worth £600m to the UK economy over the next five years.

At a Chinatown banquet on Friday night, San Francisco Supervisors Connie Chan and Chyanne Chen paid tribute to a constituency that was instrumental in making them the only two Chinese American ...

The chancellor has called for 'pragmatic cooperation' with countries such as China to help boost the UK's economic growth. Speaking in Beijing, Rachel Reeves announced trade agreements worth £600m to the UK economy over the next five years. 'Not every conversation will be easy', she added, citing UK concerns over 'rights and freedom' in Hong Kong among the challenges within the relationship

As inauguration day approaches, consumers scooping up iPads, building supplies, shelf-stable foods and electric cars
Tablets and appliances made in China, hybrid cars built in Canada, European wine. As Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president quickly approaches, Americans are stocking up on goods in anticipation of tariffs Trump plans to place on imports, according to a Guardian reader poll.
Since the election, Trump has promised to immediately impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, along with increasing existing tariffs on Chinese imports by 10%. On the campaign trail, Trump said he would put tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imports.

UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade
Rachel Reeves has said the UK “must engage confidently with China”, as she arrived in Beijing amid market turbulence at home.
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had China trip after the value of the pound plummeted to its lowest level in a year. But ministers argue that improved relations with the world’s second-largest economy will help boost growth, and that under the Conservatives the UK lagged behind the US and EU when it came to .

Administrator rejects Donald Trump’s claims that China controls canal or suggestion US could take it back
The Panama Canal will remain in Panamanian hands, and open to commerce from all countries, according to the administrator of the waterway, who rejected claims by president-elect Donald Trump that the US should take it over.
Ricaurte Vásquez denied Trump’s claims that China was controlling the canal’s operations, and said making exceptions to current rules concerning its operation would lead to “chaos”.