Israel’s parliament is to vote Monday on a bill that would limit court powers, in a new political offensive to push on with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation. The changes, proposed by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have sparked one of the country’s biggest ever protest movements since their […]
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Kerry to return to China to restore climate talks
US envoy John Kerry will travel soon to China to discuss cooperation on climate change, a US official said Friday, as the rival powers gradually resume diplomacy after high tensions. A State Department official confirmed an upcoming trip to China by the former secretary of state, his third since he took the climate position under […]
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Biden goes to galvanize — and restrain — NATO on Ukraine
Joe Biden has two main jobs on Ukraine at next week’s NATO summit. But they take him in opposite directions. The US president will arrive in Lithuania late Monday on a mission to stoke NATO support for Ukraine while simultaneously pouring cold water on dreams of quickly bringing Ukraine into the alliance. It’s a balancing […]
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Canada exports fall, reversing months of trade surplus
Canada recorded its biggest trade deficit since October 2020 in May, government data showed Thursday, surprising analysts with a drop in exports of grains and energy products while imports trended up behind automobiles. The deficit stood at $3.4 billion, after two months of surpluses, the statistics institute reported on Thursday. In April, the country had […]
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Disney cracks open vast archive for centennial celebrations
As Disney prepares for its centennial, it is granting glimpses into its vast vaults of filmmaking treasures
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Canada and Stellantis agree to resume battery plant construction
Canada has reached an agreement with carmaker Stellantis to immediately resume construction of a battery plant, ministers announced Wednesday, after the project was suspended over a subsidies disagreement. The plant in Windsor, Ontario, a $5 billion joint venture to supply EV batteries for a significant portion of the North American market, was billed by Ottawa […]
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US court limits officials’ contacts with social media firms
A US federal court restricted top officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies to moderate content
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Culture wars put American companies on the defensive
Boycotts, threats, and shareholder pressure over ESG initiatives: Corporations face challenges as culture wars intensify
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Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from public office
Brazilian court bans Jair Bolsonaro from holding public office for eight years over unfounded voting claims
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Geoffrey Hinton urges governments to stop AI takeover
Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made headlines in May when he announced that he quit Google after a decade of work to speak more freely on the dangers of AI, shortly […]