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Canada budget forecasts ‘soft landing’ in 2024, avoiding recession

Most of the new spending was directed to shore up the support of younger voters ahead of an election expected in 2025

The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to those born after 2009, effectively raising the smoking age until it applies to everyone

More of UK’s large companies want pay hikes for executives in order to compete more effectively with US firms for top talent

Samsung shipped 60.1 million smartphones in the first quarter, claiming nearly 21 per cent of the market, while Apple got about 17 per cent

Tech

META’s oversight board makes recommendations on the social media giant’s deepfake porn policies, but the firm decides whether to make changes

Ties have been tense over allegations of China’s interference in Canadian elections and after a Chinese diplomat was expelled from Canada

World powers urged restraint for fear that Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Israel could spark a wider war in the Middle East

With low opinion poll numbers and critics from other Tory leaders, Sunak appears destined to lose another general election, say some experts

French-Canadian scientist Michel Sadelain awarded “Oscars of Science” prize for his research into modifying immune cells to fight cancer

There has been ‘a significant intensification of the enemy’s offensive after the presidential elections in Russia’ in March