内容摘要："If you look at some of the trees you can see that they've been twisted," the storm investigator said.

"If you look at some of the trees you can see that they've been twisted," the storm investigator said.

China is Africa's largest trading partner – a position it has held for the last 15 years – with Africa exporting goods to the Asian nation worth around $170bn (£125bn) in 2023.A joint ministerial statement criticised "certain countries' [efforts to] disrupt the existing international economic and trade order" through the unilateral imposition of tariffs.

It then called on the US to resolve trade disputes on the basis of "equality, respect and mutual benefit".The zero-tariff move, when implemented, will be an extension of the deal made last year for China to drop tariffs on goods from 33 African nations classified as "least developed".The expanded list will include some of China's largest trading partners on the continent, including South Africa and Nigeria. China has not said when the decision will come into effect.

Eswatini is the only African state excluded from the s zero-tariff announcement as it recognises Taiwan as an independent country, whereas China regards it as a breakaway province.China currently imports a lot of raw materials from Africa, notably from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea.

In April, President Donald Trump caused consternation among US trading partners by announcing high tariffs on its imports form many countries, including a 50% rate for Lesotho, 30% for South Africa and 14% for Nigeria.

The implementation has been paused until next month, though the temporary halt could be extended further for countries that are negotiating "in good faith", according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.Sir Andrew said the case will now be reheard by a different judge, with the next hearing planned to take place in the next few weeks.

A full decision will be given in writing at a later date.Author Andrew Miller has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction after being shortlisted twice for the award in the past.

He was announced as the winner at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, taking the £25,000 prize.His work, The Land In Winter, only just fell into the contest's definition of a historical novel being one which is set at least 60 years ago.