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China factory output expands for first time in six months

5 Nov 2024

China’s manufacturing output expanded this month for the first time since April, official data showed Thursday, rare good news for leaders struggling to boost activity in the world’s second-largest economy.The country is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt — all of which threaten Beijing’s official growth …

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Chinese EV giant BYD beats Tesla in quarterly revenue for first time

4 Nov 2024

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD reported surging sales on Wednesday, surpassing global rival Tesla in quarterly revenue for the first time as its push into overseas markets advances.The EV and battery giant is a leading player in recent efforts by Chinese automotive firms to expand overseas — plans that are increasingly threatened by thorny trade …

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Worries for Japan economy after election shock

4 Nov 2024

Political uncertainty after Japan’s election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan’s exit from its outlier monetary policy, economists said.Post-war Japan has long been a byword for political stability with the conservative, market-friendly Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in power for all but four of the …

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Nepali women’s flowering prosperity from garland industry

3 Nov 2024

The flower fields of Nepal’s Gundu village glimmer yellow, orange and purple as women harvest blooms, a flourishing industry changing tough village lives by providing garlands for Hindu festivals.Nestled on the rim of Kathmandu Valley, Gundu is renowned for supplying the brightly-coloured globe amaranth and marigold flowers, with demand surging for this week’s Tihar celebrations, …

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Alzheimer’s patient ‘relieved’ at Quebec’s assisted suicide policy shift

14 Nov 2024

Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.  But the Quebec resident said she is now “relieved” after the Canadian province approved advanced requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID), its …

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‘Venom’ still kills, topping N.American box office

12 Nov 2024

The new Columbia/Marvel superhero film “Venom: The Last Dance” failed to match the openings of the series’ two previous episodes but still easily topped the North American box office with ticket sales estimated at $51 million, industry watchers said.”Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” the follow-up to the original “Venom,” had enjoyed a $96 million opening …

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Malinin wins Skate Canada for North American Grand Prix double

12 Nov 2024

World Champion Ilia Malinin grabbed his second Grand Prix title in as many weeks on Sunday, capturing gold at Skate Canada by more than 40 points on the heels of his third straight Skate America triumph.The self-styled “Quad god” completed four quadruple jumps in another scintillating free skate on Sunday in which he gave fans …

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Canada slashes immigration as public concern rises

12 Nov 2024

Canada on Thursday sharply curbed its immigration targets in an effort to “pause” population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration declines.The announcement marked a major pivot for a country known as a welcoming destination for new arrivals, including economic migrants from the developing world seeking better living conditions.Canada’s population jumped 3.2 …

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Canadian province begins landfill search for murdered Indigenous women

11 Nov 2024

Excavation began on Wednesday at a Canadian landfill site where police believe the bodies of two murdered Indigenous women are buried, the Manitoba provincial government said. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, was found guilty in July of killing four Indigenous women, whose bodies he is believed to have dumped in various locations. Two of his victims, Morgan Harris and …

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