( Reuters)-Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to blockade the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine likely indicates a desire to contain resistance in Mariupol, a British military update said on Friday." A full ground assault by Russia on the plant would likely incur significant Russian casualties, further decreasing their overall combat effectiveness," the update added. Heavy shelling continued in the eastern Donbas as Russia seeks to advance further towards settlements, including Krasnyy Ly

mod= latest_headlines on Thursday. The tariffs on Chinese products paid by U.S. importers were imposed to ensure that Beijing fulfills its obligations under its 2020 Phase One trade pact with the United States.In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday, the business groups said that China had met" important benchmarks and commitments" in the agreement, the report added, including opening markets to U.S. financial institutions and reduci

The comedian was immediately dragged off by security, the videos showed.... Chappelle was performing at a new, 11-day comedy festival called" Netflix is a Joke," according to organizers. Chappelle's Netflix comedy special" The Closer" was criticized last year by some who saw it as ridiculing transgender people.... The onstage altercation comes a month after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars, for which he was banned from the event for 10 years....

But the scenes of death and destruction playing out in the region are yet another reminder of the urgency of climate change, experts say.... Hundreds of houses in hilly areas were swept away.... “ Climate change is real, and it is happening.” Hari Kumar contributed reporting from New Delhi, and Bhadra Sharma from Kathmandu, Nepal....

State government grants and contributions by gig workers will also be pooled into the fund. What is the' gig' economy?... Image source, Getty Images Image caption, India has millions of gig workers, many of them youngsters Gig workers even in the US and UK have been unionising to demand labour rights.... Gig platforms also do not call themselves" employers", preferring the term" aggregators" instead and call their workers" partners" or" independent contractors"....