Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 03/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
US President Donald Trump launched a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries across the globe. Included the list of 185 places hit by Trump’s tariffs were the Heard and McDonald Islands, an external territory of Australia, and Jan Mayen, a Norwegian territory in the Arctic Ocean. Both are uninhabited by humans. Norfolk Island is one of several “external territories” to Australia that have been slapped with specific tariffs of their own. The islands will be hit by Washington with a 10% tariff, alongside mainland Australia. Australia’s prime minister says he wasn’t sure why Norfolk Island was singled out. Svarland was targeted alongside the Norwegian mainland, which is facing a tariff of 15%. Around 8% of mainland Norwegian exports are sent to the US, the broadcaster said. It’s part of the Svalbard archipelago, also hit by Trump’s 10% tax.
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I seem to remember a Roman emperor declaring war against the seas.
Caligula, known as the worst emperor of Rome, and seem to have been murdered quite shortly after that incident. Fascinating reading with surprising parallels, IMHO.
