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Canada's Ontario bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Starlink deal 03 Feb 2025 - 06:20 pm
(FILES) The US and Canadian flags fly on the US side of the St. Clair River near the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)
US stocks open sharply lower on Trump tariffs 03 Feb 2025 - 06:15 pm
Stock market numbers are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars 03 Feb 2025 - 05:59 pm
(FILES) Oslo Taxi's Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
Hong Kong's economy grows 2.5 pct in 2024 03 Feb 2025 - 05:59 pm
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South African President Ramaphosa denies Trump's accusation of "confiscating land" 03 Feb 2025 - 05:54 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 8, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Latino community in Texas protests against Trump migrant deportations 03 Feb 2025 - 05:02 pm
People gather in support of immigrants in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Moisés ءVILA / AFP)
WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout 03 Feb 2025 - 04:35 pm
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10.7 tons of kimchi confiscated at Incheon Airport last year 03 Feb 2025 - 04:03 pm
AFP File photo. Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP
Traffic accidents kill 209 in Vietnam during Lunar New Year holiday 03 Feb 2025 - 03:59 pm
Customers sit at a cafe terrasse in Hanoi on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Shark kills teenage girl swimming in eastern Australia 03 Feb 2025 - 03:38 pm
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Egyptian FM stresses importance to maintain, solidify ceasefire in Gaza in phone call with US envoy 03 Feb 2025 - 02:18 pm
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Rising floodwaters force evacuations in eastern Australia 03 Feb 2025 - 01:27 pm
A handout photo taken on February 2, 2025 and released by the Queensland Fire Department on February 3, 2025 shows an aerial view of flood-affected areas around Townsville, Queensland. (Photo by Handout / Queensland Fire Department / AFP)
Belgium moves to right as new PM De Wever sworn in 03 Feb 2025 - 12:56 pm
N-VA chairman Bart De Wever is seen behind a window as he arrives in his car for a meeting with King Filip of Belgium to discuss the negotiations to form a federal government at the Royal Palace in Brussels on January 31, 2025. Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP.
Euro, Canadian Dollar, Mexican Peso decline due to US tariffs 03 Feb 2025 - 12:49 pm
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Trump announces additional tariffs to European products 03 Feb 2025 - 12:41 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A giant Euro sculpture is pictured at the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) prior to a press conference on the Eurozone's monetary policy in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 30, 2025. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP.
Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics' 03 Feb 2025 - 12:28 pm
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP.
14 potential oil and gas reserves discovered in South Korea's east sea 03 Feb 2025 - 12:23 pm
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South Korea appeals court upholds Samsung chief's fraud acquittal 03 Feb 2025 - 11:21 am
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong leaves after a court ruling on the controversial 2015 merger case, at the Seoul High Court in Seoul on February 3, 2025. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP