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Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project...
Economy and especially Trump: Canadians’ thoughts on campaigns
Ottawa (AFP) - Canadians are going to the polls on April 28 to elect a new government at a time...
Liberal PM Carney takes lead four weeks before Canada vote
Montreal (AFP) - Four weeks before Canadians vote in a general election where threats by US President Donald Trump have...
China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade
Seoul (AFP) - China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft...
Australian black market tobacco sparks firebombings, budget hole
Sydney (AFP) - Sky-high tobacco prices in Australia have created a lucrative black market, analysts say, sparking a violent "tobacco...
UK dreams of US trade deal before Trump tariffs
London (AFP) - Britain's government is hoping to reach a last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement with Washington to avoid -- or...
‘Defiant’ Canada autoworkers vow to fight tariff layoffs
Oshawa (Canada) (AFP) - Jeff Gray, a union leader for Canadians working for GM, has a message for companies considering...
Trump auto tariffs strike at heart of North American trade
Mexico City (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported cars strike at the heart of a North American...
US ‘in arrears’ at the WTO
Geneva (AFP) - The United States has not paid its 2024 dues to the World Trade Organization and is therefore...
US Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows some cause for concern
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure was largely unchanged last month, according to government data published...
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