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Victims in Britain have finally gained a measure of justice – elsewhere the fight has had varying outcomes
On Monday, infected blood victims in the UK finally felt they had , nearly 50 years after the scandal began. Yet questions remain over the compensation scheme and whether criminal charges will be brought. Here is what happened in some other countries.

Comments come as Commission president hints EU could impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Janet Yellen, the US treasury secretary, has urged the EU to intervene urgently to dampen the growing export levels of Chinese cut-price green technology including solar panels and wind turbines, pushing European leaders to move to a full-scale trade war.
At the same time she urged German bank executives on Tuesday to step up efforts to comply with sanctions against Russia and shut down efforts to circumvent them to avoid potential penalties themselves that could see the US cut them off from dollar access.

The showcase Sunday featured top high school players from the West Coast and included a 44-point outburst by Harvard-Westlake’s Robert Hinton.

But if student activism and faculty interest were all it took to achieve curricular change, Asian American studies and related fields would have been popping up on campuses long ago. At Amherst, ...

Mapping important historic Asian American and Pacific Islander landmarks in the nation’s capital for AAPI Heritage Month.

The Tiburon Diversity Inclusion Task Force presented the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival on Saturday. The free event at Zelinsky Park included lion dancers, hula dancers, origami ...

The Greenwich Japanese School in Riverside will be honoring Japanese culture for Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month through a schoolwide dance performance. Students are in the rehearsal stages of ...

Community members gathered at Harris Hall to hear Asian American Studies Program students showcase their theses and capstone projects at the annual senior symposium Monday. A panel of four seniors ...

President Biden has been playing into China’s hands with his electric vehicle mandates. A tariff won’t fix the problem. But a ban just might.

Bim Afolami’s comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US
The UK cannot afford to give the “cold shoulder” to China, the City minister said on Monday, in comments that will distance the British government from the Biden administration’s protectionist crackdown.
Addressing financial services bosses at the City Week conference in London’s Guildhall, Bim Afolami said it was “crucial” to engage with strategic competitors such as Beijing, and that the UK risked losing control of its economic future if it failed to find common ground.

As one student speaker put it, “Ignorance is a darkness which touches each of us negatively. And education is the light that can lead us out.

A.I.-manipulated videos on Chinese sites use young, supposedly Russian women to promote China-Russia ties, stoke patriotism — and make money.