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China Imposed Import Tariff On US Products Worth 50 Billion Dollars

Trade tensions between the US and China are heating up. This is marked by China's immediate response when the US plans to impose new tariffs on more than 1000 products from China. China said it would impose 25 percent tariff on 106 products from the US. Among these products are soybeans, cars, and orange juice drinks. The plan was announced by China just hours after the White House releases details about 1,300 products that will be subject to import tariffs of 25 percent. Products targeted by the US include television and motorcycles made in China. The White House said the plan was a response to China's unfair intellectual property practices. Mutual repayment between China and the US is causing the European stock market plummeted because of the selling action of investors in an instant. In New York, the Dow Jones index is expected to open lower around 550 points. Earlier, Beijing said it is strongly opposed the plan of imposition of import tariffs made by the US. Ch

France Court Commands Princess Hassa, Daughter of the King of Saudi Arabia Arrested

French court issued an arrest warrant against Princess Hassa bint Salman, daughter of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz for beating by her bodyguard against a Paris home decorating worker. Princess Hassa's arrest order has actually been issued in December last year. But notices to the French media just made this week. Worker who were beaten and had death threat by a 42-year-old female bodyguard reported the incident to police after being allowed get out of the Saudi daughter's home. The worker also submitted the photos of violence and death threats from the Saudi women's bodyguard through his cell phone. According to the New York Times, Princess Hassa was dissatisfied with the work. She, said the victim to the police officer while complaining about the incident, then yelled to her bodyguard. "This dog must be killed. He doesn’t deserve to live." the princess said as soon as his bodyguard arrived. The guard then strangled and hit the victim at the head

The family of the late Joanna Demafelis Refused The "Peace Money"

The family of the late Joanna Demafelis, 29, a Filipino migrant worker who was killed by her employer in Kuwait, asked for legal justice and refused the peace money or also called the successor blood of the perpetrator. "We do not need that. We want justice especially for our parents, "said Jojet Demafelis, Joanna's eldest brother, in Iloilo City, Philippines According to Jojet, the family feels somewhat calm after the two perpetrators are caught. They are waiting for the two to be extradited to Kuwait. As reported by Al Jazeera media, a criminal tribunal in Kuwait decided hanging for both Joanna's employer, who was killed Joanna and hide her body in a refrigerator in an unused apartment. Kuwaiti law enforcement pursues both employers who fled to Syria. Both employers are Nader Essam Assaf and his wife Mona Hassoun. After being pursued by Interpol, Assaf, who is a Lebanese national, was caught in Syria and handed over to Lebanon. While Mona is still detain

Youtube Shooter Is Known To Be Animal Rights Activist

San Bruno Police, United States (US) announced the identity of the perpetrators of attacks at the headquarters of YouTube on Tuesday (3/4/2018). Proclaimed by Sky News on Wednesday (4/4/2018), the shooter was identified as Nasim Aghdam, and aged 39 years. She has her own YouTube channel, and is known to be an athlete, artist and animal rights activist. Before the shooting took place, Aghdam had uploaded a YouTube video and complained that she deemed unfair. Later, she also criticized YouTube through her written statement. According to her, the video sharing sites are targeting certain accounts, and eliminate their videos so that others can not see it. Previously, the shooting at the YouTube headquarters appeared from a social media account of one of the staff there at 19:57 local time. Aghdam was reportedly carrying a gun-type weapon, and injured three people. After the incidents, she committed suicide by shoot herself. President Donald Trump said the central government ar