This week, yet another foreign secretary has justified engaging with the perpetrators of genocide, on the basis that going to Beijing would allow them to raise concerns in private. According to an official statement, James Cleverly made clear the UK’s …

Former President Trump argued Wednesday that his administration’s tariff policies were a success, after The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board warned against the 10 percent tariff the former president proposed on the campaign trail.…
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SOLDIERS FROM THE US, Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern.
American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire Super Garuda Shie…

As the Group of Twenty (G20) summit approaches, the international stage is set for a showdown between the established powers of the G7 and the emerging strength of the BRICS nations.…
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There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now—including nearly 100 bags of human waste—and with countries around the globe traveling to the Moon, there’s going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth’s orbit.…
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Whether you use a paper towel or an electric hand dryer, your hands will be cleaner dry than if you leave them wet.
Most public restrooms offer paper towels, a hand dryer or a combination of both to dry your hands after you wash.…
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British author, dance critic and journalist, whose 2017 book Codename Villanelle was the basis for the BBC’s Killing Eve TV series
My latest novel, #Panic, was inspired by an online chatroom, and a group of TV superfans.…
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Japan's Defense Ministry Thursday asked for a 12% defense budget increase for fiscal 2024 that would hike spending to $53 billion. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 31 (UPI) — The Japanese Defense Ministry on Thursday req…

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India’s GDP growth for the first quarter of the current fiscal year 23-24 was 7.8%, as per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The GDP growth for the January-March quarter of 2022-23 was 6.1 percent.…
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Daily roundup of research and analysis from The Globe and Mail’s market strategist Scott Barlow is reading today on the Web
National Bank chief economist and strategist Stéfane Marion sees volatility ahead in North American equities,
“We believe furthe…

1 of 3 | U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting in Beijing on July 8. File Pool Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/EPA-EFE
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Hormel Foods on Thursday cut its annual revenue and profit targets after missing quarterly results as the Skippy peanut butter maker wrestled with lower pork and turkey prices and sluggish demand in key market China.…
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The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.…
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Iran’s oil output and exports jumped in August despite U.S. sanctions, according to consultants and companies that track tanker shipments, as Tehran sells to buyers including China.
Analysts said the higher exports appear to be the result of Iran’s suc…

Crimea remains the grand prize in Ukraine's efforts to defeat Russia's full-scale invasion of the country, the former commander of U.S. Army Europe has told Newsweek, as Kyiv's troops continue a slow southward push that could prove pi…

China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in August, an official survey showed on Thursday, maintaining pressure on officials to provide support to shore up economic growth amid soft demand both at home and abroad.…
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The federal government is preparing to revise the way it counts non-permanent residents, after warnings from economists that around one million more of them are living in Canada than official estimates suggest.…
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The federal government is preparing to revise the way it counts non-permanent residents, after warnings from economists that around one million more of them are living in Canada than official estimates suggest.…
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AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
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Oil prices eased on Thursday after data showed China’s manufacturing activity shrank for the fifth month in a row, and as investors cautiously awaited a U.S. personal consumption expenditure report later in the day for any clues on the interest rate ou…

U.S. Dollar and Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Chinese exporters are using a complicated curr…