Canada slaps 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday 100 percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, matching US...
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Sri Lanka Marxists eye selective foreign capital if win presidency
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main Marxist leader and a key presidential hopeful in elections next month pledged on Monday...
Economists push back on Harris price gouging plan
Washington (AFP) - Kamala Harris's price gouging policy has been criticized by economists and analysts, who say it is an...
US unveils sweeping sanctions targeting Russia’s wartime economy
Washington (AFP) - The United States unveiled sweeping sanctions Friday against almost 400 individuals and companies tied to Russia's war...
US Fed chair says ‘the time has come’ to start cutting rates
Washington (AFP) - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the "time has come" for the United States to...
UK PM tells China’s Xi he hopes for ‘honest’ discussions
London (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he hoped they could have...
UK Labour’s move to tax private schools stirs passions
London (AFP) - UK's Labour government has vowed to tax private schools in order to boost public education and create...
Canada government steps in to end crippling freight rail shutdown
Ottawa (AFP) - Freight rail operations were set to resume across Canada on Thursday following federal intervention to end a...
Combining climate measures key to slashing emissions: study
Paris (AFP) - A major new study published Thursday on the effectiveness of climate measures such as taxes or subsidies...
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
Gaborone (Botswana) (AFP) - A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in...
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