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US State Dept 'fully expects' to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia and Britain over the next 120 days. "Exemptions in our export control systems, within a ...
Mexican presidential frontrunner would focus on renewable energy, water
By Anthony Esposito ACAPULCO (Reuters) - Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that if elected, her administration would focus on water management and renewable energy as part of a plan to boost the country's ...
UnitedHealth CEO to testify before US House panel on cyberattack at tech unit
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the company's technology unit and its impact on patients and providers, the Energy and Commerce Committee said on ...
Canada federal budget doesn't change fiscal track much - BoC
OTTAWA, April 19 (Reuters) - The Canadian government's April 16 budget does not at first glance do much to change the fiscal track from the one set by a fall economic statement last November, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Friday.
'I’m excited to keep the ball rolling': Marco MacLeod representing PC Party in Pictou West by-election
When Karla MacFarlane posted on social media on April 5 announcing that she was retiring from politics, a seat became available for a new representative for Pictou West. Two men with a shared passion for putting the community first stepped up to the ...
'I'm never going to see that money'; Cape Breton landlord calling for changes after tenants won't leave or pay rent
Lori Nugent is done with being a landlord at her Sydney Mines rental unit. For less than three years, Nugent has been a landlord after she bought a second home. Her first tenants were great and the Little Bras d'Or woman had no issues with ...
French, Lebanese leaders discuss effort to quell Hezbollah, Israel clashes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the country's army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday for talks on how to end cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel and ease a ...
‘It’ll be a huge change to the community’: Residents pour out to voice opposition to proposed Bear Head Energy wind project
There was standing room only as residents from across Pictou County and as far as Guysborough, Colchester, Cumberland counties, and the Annapolis Valley showed up to express their displeasure with a proposed renewable energy project during a meeting ...
USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around.
RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent's campaign
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House bid is coming into focus, as the wealthy lawyer injects millions of dollars into their independent campaign and amplifies ...