British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced that the United Kingdom has reached an agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs on a range of goods, following a recent wave of so-called "reciprocal tariffs" introduced by Washington.
Speaking at a press conference, Starmer said the deal will eliminate tariffs on British steel and aluminium exports to the United States. It will also lower tariffs on up to 100,000 British-made vehicles per year, from 27.5 percent to 10 percent.
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British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
In return, the British government said there would be "reciprocal market access on beef," with British farmers given a tariff-free quota for 13,000 metric tons, and Britain would scrap tariffs on American ethanol imports.
British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
British PM announces tariff deal with US
The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has risen to eight by Monday morning as search and rescue operations continued for another 28 missing people.
The landfill collapse occurred on Thursday as dozens of sanitation workers were working at the site. The disaster has already caused injuries of 18 people.
Family members of the missing people said the rescue progress is slow, and the hope for the survival of their loved ones is fading.
"For me, maybe I’ve accepted the worst result already because the garbage is poisonous and yesterday, it was raining very hard the whole day. Maybe they’ve been poisoned. For us, alive or dead, I hope we can get their bodies out of the garbage rubble," said Maria Kareen Rubin, a family member of a victim.
Families have set up camps on high ground near the landfill, awaiting news of their relatives. Some people at the site said cries for help could still be heard hours after the landfill collapsed, but these voices gradually faded away.
Bienvenido Ranido, who lost his wife in the disaster, said he can't believe all that happened.
"After they gave my wife oxygen, my kids and I were expecting that she would be saved that night because she was still alive. But the night came and till the next morning, they didn't manage to save her," he said.
Death toll in central Philippine landfill collapse rises to eight
