UK bans tobacco sales to people born on or after 2009
→Retail sales teams must refuse tobacco purchases by buyers born on/after 1 Jan 2009
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US sets preliminary antidumping duties up to 123.04% on solar imports
→Importers must apply antidumping duties on solar shipments at entry
USA restricts visas for individuals who support adversary powers
→Foreign officials and political leaders risk immediate US visa revocation
Planet Labs withholds satellite imagery of Iran indefinitely
→Image procurement teams at newsrooms and NGOs lose Planet imagery access for Iran
CMA CGM ship transits Strait of Hormuz in first Western passage since Iran war
→Voyage planners and ship masters face resumed but limited Hormuz transits
Australia halves fuel excise and suspends heavy-vehicle charge
→Fleet and logistics managers must reprice fuel budgets for April–June
Canada restricts refugee tribunal access and widens visa-cancellation powers
→Immigration lawyers must file claims within one year or claims lose IRB hearings
Dutch court bans xAI’s Grok from generating nonconsensual nude images
→Content-moderation teams must block nonconsensual nude-image generation for Netherlands users
IOC bans transgender women from women's Olympic events
→National Olympic committees must exclude transgender women from female entries
Philippines declares national energy emergency, authorises advance fuel procurement
→Procurement teams must secure government approval for fuel imports and advance payments
Air Canada Express jet collides with Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia
→Airline dispatch teams must immediately divert or hold LaGuardia arrivals
Cuban Electric Union declares nationwide blackout after thermoelectric plant failure
→Hospital and water-system operators must run backup generators now to avoid service outages