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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from about 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.
“It has been a historic and productive... Read More
Madison Keys pictures herself as a champion again at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys planned to walk into the player tunnel at Rod Laver Arena in a quiet moment when nobody was watching, and take a photo of her name listed with the other champions at the Australian Open.After beating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in last year's final at Melbourne Park to win her first Grand Slam title, Keys pictured the moment she'd return to the stadium for the first time as defending champion.
“I’ve always kind of remembered walking through that tunnel and seeing all the names,” she said Friday, two days before the first... Read More
Taiwan hails its âbestâ trade deal with US, as China protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier on Friday hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, as meanwhile a Chinese official in Beijing condemned the accord.The agreement cuts U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% in exchange for $250 billion in new investments in the U.S. tech industry. It is comparable to deals with the European Union and Japan worked out after President Donald Trump proposed sweeping tariffs for many U.S. trading partners.
“For the time being, we... Read More
She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette â and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters
LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran's bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame.A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman — who described herself as an Iranian refugee — snapping open a lighter and setting the flame to a photo she holds. It ignites, illuminating the visage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest cleric. Then the woman dips a cigarette into the glow, takes a quick drag — and lets what remains of the image fall to the pavement.
Whether... Read More
Vote counting underway in Uganda as opposition leader criticizes process
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Vote counting was underway Friday in Uganda’s tense presidential election, which was held a day earlier amid an internet shutdown, voting delays and complaints by an opposition leader who said some of his polling agents had been detained by the authorities.Opposition leader Bobi Wine said Thursday he was unable to leave his house and that his polling agents in rural areas were abducted before voting started, undermining his efforts to prevent electoral offenses such as ballot stuffing.
Wine is hoping to end President Yoweri Museveni's... Read More
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- Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
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- US warns Iran that 'all options are on the table' in emergency UN meeting
- Aggressive tactics used on Minneapolis protesters raise concerns about federal officer training
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- Former Universal chair David Linde named CEO of Sundance Institute
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- Madison Keys pictures herself as a champion again at the Australian Open
- Wembanyama shaves head, shines brightly in leading Spurs past Antetokounmpo, Bucks
- Kyle Tucker agrees to a $240 million, 4-year contract with the World Series champion Dodgers
- No. 2 South Carolina women beat No. 4 Texas 68-65 to avenge only loss