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By Anna Peverieri and Eric Onstad (Reuters) – The European Commission announced on Wednesday an action plan to make Europe’s ailing steel sector more competitive and to shield it from the impact of U.S. tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium, prompting reactions from major industrial actors, analysts, and think tanks. The Steel and Metals …

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By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s population in the fourth quarter increased at the slowest pace since the pandemic, data showed on Wednesday, as a government crackdown on immigration announced last year takes shape. Its population in the quarter ended Dec. 31 rose by 0.2% to 41.53 million people and marked the slowest growth …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As one of the European Union’s top negotiators, Sabine Weyand has battled Britain over Brexit and driven tough trade talks around the world. But as Europe seeks a deal to avert further U.S. tariffs, the EU’s most senior civil servant for trade acknowledges one fundamental obstacle: Donald Trump’s endgame …

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By Paul Arnold and Maggie Fick ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis is ending its use of diverse panels for all of its hiring in the United States, the company told Reuters on Wednesday, citing the changing legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity in the U.S. A number of U.S. and European companies have ditched or …

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By Mehmet Emin Caliskan ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Protesters near Istanbul’s main police headquarters on Wednesday said the detention of President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival and the city’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was a blow to Turkish democracy. Earlier on Wednesday, Turkish authorities detained Imamoglu, from main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on charges including corruption …

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By Michael Martina and Shoon Naing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and rights advocates say the Trump administration’s drive to dismantle U.S. government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, is a major blow to Washington’s hard-earned soft power globally at a time when Beijing is rushing to expand its sphere of …

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