Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on United States; Names of 200 World War I servicemen added to suburban war memorial; And in cricket, Aussies collapse again as Bangladesh fights back in Mackay.
Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.
TRANSCRIPT
- Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on United States
- Names of 200 World War I servicemen added to suburban war memorial
- Aussies collapse again as Bangladesh fights back in Mackay
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods after trade negotiations with Washington failed to prevent new tariffs being imposed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U-S tariffs dollar-for-dollar from September the 8th, targeting products including steel, dairy, agricultural equipment and electronics.
The move follows Washington's imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of Canadian exports.
Mr Carney says the US introduced unacceptable demands in the final hours of negotiations, including restrictions on Canada's ability to make trade deals with other countries.
"REPORTER: “Why does it feel like today Mark Carney is going to war, trade war, the tone?”
CARNEY: “Because we were attacked. Like you're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked. The US put 30% and we waited until the United States decided to actually implement, these so-called 338l tariffs. That's fine. We've got the reserves, we got the resilience, we've got the plan, we've got the focus. We will respond. We're going to focus on what we can control. We're going to build.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has accused President Donald Trump of repeatedly changing the terms of negotiations.
.
Ukrainian rescuers are sifting through the wreckage of a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, after Russian strikes hit the area in recent days.
At least 16 people have been killed and around 130 injured.
Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded.
Head of Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, says the strike amounts to terrorism.
"You understand as well as I do—there couldn't have been any military or logistics facilities anywhere near this facility. It was just an entertainment centre, Friday night. There's no other way to describe it than as a terrorist attack."
.
Almost 200 First World War servicemen, whose names were left off a Sydney war memorial for more than a century, have finally been ho
Ron Glew, a veteran of two wars including Vietnam, says returned servicemen received little support in the past, and he believes the problem continues today.
"I came home in very poor condition with PTSD and it was my service members, who pulled me through. A lot of tough love. Service members require a lot of support and we were not getting much. We got little support when we returned home and it is important that we continue to support our members. "
.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine as authorities step up vaccination efforts.
The country's health ministry says the latest outbreak has infected more than 5,000 people and killed more than 2,300.
Health Minister Roger Kamba says the government has decided to add vaccination to existing measures including surveillance and treatment as the outbreak continues to spread.
.
Seven people, including two police officers, have been killed in a head-on crash in northeast England.
Police say a car was travelling the wrong way along a road near Middlesborough when it collided with a marked armed-response police vehicle.
All five people in the car and both officers in the police vehicle died at the scene.
Cleveland Police Chief, Constable Victoria Fuller, has named the officers as 37-year-old Matthew Blades and 38-year-old Tom Clough.
"These were brave officers protecting our communities, and serving our residents, who didn't return home to their families at the end of their shift. My thoughts and the thoughts of everybody here at Cleveland Police are with their families, friends, colleagues and loved ones "
Police say the five people travelling in the other vehicle have also been formally identified, and specialist officers are supporting their families.
The crash has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as required when a death is connected to a police incident.
.
In cricket, Australia's fast bowlers have bounced back from last week’s Darwin match, but the batters once again fell on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay.
Mitchell Starc was the star act for the hosts as Bangladesh were bowled out for 64 before Australia reached stumps at 8/165, leading by 101 runs.
Bangladesh made just one change to the side that won by nine wickets in Darwin, with left-arm quick Shoriful Islam replacing Ebadot Hossain.
Shoriful has recovered from a side strain that kept him out of the first Test.
He captured six wickets in an ODI against Australia in June and worried the top order.
