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UK needs to strike regulatory balance to stay ahead in automated vehicles race
UK regulators are facing pressure to balance a push to roll out automated vehicles quickly and the public’s ongoing trust issues with the technology, opening the door for other jurisdictions to speed past in the global race to automate cars.
With Merkel Gone, Canada's Trudeau Aspires to Be Dean of the G7
With Germany's Angela Merkel set to retire from politics later this year, Canada's Justin Trudeau is positioning himself to take on the role of dean of the G7.
Biden and Trudeau Climate Plan May Target Polluting Trade Rivals
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Bloomberg News that a climate plan with US President Joe Biden could target polluting trade rivals with a carbon border tariff.
Trudeau Industry Chief Calls For More Five Eyes Cooperation on China
Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne called on Five Eyes countries -- US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand -- to work more together to counter China's growing influence.
Trudeau to Pile on Record Debt Steering Canada Out of Pandemic
Canada's Justin Trudeau is set to take on large amounts of public debt to steer the country out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trudeau Hits Back Against Criticism of Canada As Climate Laggard
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit back against criticism of Canada's reputation as a laggard in the fight against climate change, in an interview with Bloomberg News.
Trudeau Government Begins Work on Reopening US-Canada Border
The Trudeau government is beginning talks with the US on reopening the land border between the two countries, sources have said.
Mexico Open to Working with US and Canada on Energy Law Concerns
Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier says her government is prepared to work with the US and Canadian governments to resolve their concerns over the country's new energy legislation.
Canada Set to Relax Quarantine Rules for Vaccinated Travelers
Canada is set to relax quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers to the country, sources have said.
Trudeau Ministers Start Laying Out Metrics For Reopening Border
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's team has begun sketching out the details of their plan to reopen the border after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pre-eclampsia is the main cause cause of maternal deaths in Paraguay
Graciela Romero bounces her four-month-old son on her knees as she recounts her aunt’s final moments.
“Aunt Aida Maria had all the symptoms and looked horrible but by the time she made it to this hospital, she’d had several seizures and was convulsing,” explains the 26-year-old mother, tears staining her cheeks.
The great British Brexit stockpile
With the prospect of crashing out of the EU looming, the U.K. is battening down the hatches.
A river of rubbish: the ugly secret threatening China's most beautiful city
When Jianjun Xu woke up one morning in May 2015, the ground floor of his house in Gongcheng, Guilin, was flooded. After heavy rainstorms, the nearby Cha River swelled, sweeping away hundreds of homes. “The water was up to my knees,” he says. “It smelled awful and there was garbage floating in my living room.”
How Brexit will kill the sandwich
The humble sandwich is toast if there is no Brexit deal. Sure, if the talks break down there will be plenty of other things to worry about. Four million citizens on either side of the Channel won’t know if they can carry on working and living where they are. Patients may be worrying whether their hospital has stockpiled the right drugs.
But aside from all that, where will Brits get their quintessential lunchtime snack?
Small shoulders: The children forced to work in Vietnam
Authorities struggle to eliminate child labour despite unprecedented economic growth