Postal traffic to U.S. fell 80% after Trump administration stopped exemption on low-value parcels

[ad_1] Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday. The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties, or taxes, after…

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Indonesia finds radiation at clove farm in probe sparked by Cesium-137-tainted shrimp and spices in U.S.

[ad_1] Jakarta — Indonesian authorities found traces of radioactivity at a clove farm on Sumatra island, a government spokesperson said Tuesday, as Jakarta expanded an investigation launched after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected Cesium-137 contamination of spices from Indonesia. The FDA recently said it had detected the presence of Cesium-137 in a sample of…

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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison after Brazilian supreme court panel convicts him of attempting a coup

[ad_1] A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro is currently under house arrest in Brasilia. He can appeal the sentence. The sentencing came after…

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