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Summer could strain power supply in US, Canada, grid operator warns
Middle swath of North America at risk of power shortfalls this summer

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Parts of the U.S. and Canada may not have enough electricity this summer if hot weather causes more people to use...

Trump calls for "major investigation" into Kamala Harris's celebrity endorsements during presidential campaign
Trump calls for "major investigation" into Kamala Harris's celebrity endorsements during presidential campaign

Washington DC [US], May 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has called for an investigation into Kamala Harris's use of celebrity endorsements...

US Senator Ted Cruz urges lifting restrictions on displaying Taiwan flag
US Senator Ted Cruz urges lifting restrictions on displaying Taiwan flag

Washington, DC [US], May 19 (ANI): US Senator Ted Cruz has called on the State Department to lift restrictions on displaying symbols...

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OF MEXICO-PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)
CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OF MEXICO-PRESIDENT-TALKS (CN)

(250519) -- BEIJING, May 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks...

Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions
Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions

Often applied by the West as a tool to force countries into political changes, sanctions fail to achieve their objectives ...

World Insights: EPC summit ends in multiple challenges
World Insights: EPC summit ends in multiple challenges

With no non-EU country volunteering to host the 2026 summit, doubts about the EPC's long-term viability continue to grow. As the European...

Canada

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Summer could strain power supply in US, Canada, grid operator warns
Middle swath of North America at risk of power shortfalls this summer

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Parts of the U.S. and Canada may not have enough electricity this summer if hot weather causes more people to use...

Sweden backs EU entry into Pacific trade bloc
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden plans to propose that the European Union join the Pacific Rim trading bloc, the CPTPP, aiming to create the...

US sees absolute decline in international visitor spending
Foreign travel spending in US to decline 7% in 2025, report says

NEW YORK - International travel spending in the United States is projected to decline by 7 percent in 2025, amounting to a US$12.5...

Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions
Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions

Often applied by the West as a tool to force countries into political changes, sanctions fail to achieve their objectives ...

For a Canadian in London, King Charles' Royal Garden Party inspires sustainability education
For a Canadian in London, King Charles' Royal Garden Party inspires sustainability education

On a glorious afternoon recently, I had the good fortune to attend a specially themed Education and Skills Garden Party hosted at Buckingham...

CANADA-TORONTO-INT'L MUSEUM DAY-ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
CANADA-TORONTO-INT'L MUSEUM DAY-ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

(250519) -- TORONTO, May 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a sheet of copper flecked with rock at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto,...