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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expected to meet senior Chinese leaders soon but sidestepped a question about dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for relief from Beijing’s duties on canola. Carney, who discussed trade issues with Chinese Premier Li Qiang last month, said Canada was restarting what he …

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By Ammu Kannampilly and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Some U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $4 million that are intended for poor nations but stuck in a Belgian warehouse since President Donald Trump froze foreign aid in January risk becoming unusable by the middle of next year, a reproductive rights group said on Thursday. Diplomatic talks …

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By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) -Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appealed in an Australian court on Thursday against extradition to the United States on charges of violating U.S. arms control laws in relation to China, with his lawyer arguing that his conduct was not an offence in Australia at the time. In December …

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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The New York Times first reported the classified directive, citing U.S. officials familiar with the decision, saying …

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By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the same as Washington intensifies efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues. India and …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in a new era of reconciliation with indigenous Maori, died on Wednesday aged 90, his family said in a statement. Bolger had suffered kidney failure last year and had been undergoing dialysis. He died surrounded by his …

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