Canada Strikes Tariffs Deal With China, as Carney Looks to Diversify From U.S.
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
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Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition figure, called on the world to target Iran's Revolutionary Guards leadership.
Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
Man accused of murdering woman and toddler in Munich car attack goes on trial
The Afghan suspect is accused of killing a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter.
Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse being tested for tuberculosis after possible outbreak
Company says TB testing carried out as ‘precaution’ after small number of workers contracted lung diseaseAmazon is testing workers at its Coventry warehouse for tuberculosis amid fears it is at the centre of an outbreak of the lung disease.A handful of workers from the site were found to have contagious tuberculosis (TB) last year, prompting the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to begin running a screening programme in September. Continue reading...
EU-Latin America trade deal: Who wins?
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact.
Trump repeats threats to take action in Minneapolis amid ICE protests – live
Trump continues to claim, baselessly, that people protesting against federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis are ‘highly paid professionals’Trump began his remarks today by undermining the Affordable Care Act, and touted his newly unveiled “Great Healthcare Plan”.A reminder that Affordable Care Act subsidies, that were extended during the Covid pandemic, expired at the end of last year, and legislation to revive them has stalled in Congress. Continue reading...
After Trump Call, Colombia’s Petro Turns Up Heat on Far-Left Armed Group
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia is taking a harder line against the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a leftist group experts call a powerful drug trafficker in Colombia and Venezuela.
Canada breaks with US on China tariffs
Canada will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower Chinese duties on Canadian farm expor
Incident reports provide details of emergency response after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Transcripts of 911 calls and police communications after ICE agent killed Renee Good reveal chaotic scenePeople in Minneapolis and St Paul: what is life like in the Twin Cities right now?New incident reports from the Minneapolis police and fire departments, along with transcripts of 911 calls, provide new details about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good last week in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.According to a Minneapolis fire department incident report obtained by the Guardian, along with police records and 911 transcripts, paramedics arrived at the scene at about 9.42am on 7 January and found Good “unresponsive” in the driver’s seat of her car, “with blood on her face and torso”. Continue reading...