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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Greater quantities of synthetic opioid fentanyl directly enter the United States and Canada than Mexico, Mexico’s president said on Thursday, pushing back against U.S. criticism of his record on cracking down on trafficking in the lethal drug. A powerful painkiller, fentanyl has been blamed for fueling a surge in U.S. drug …

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By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico has filed an appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S.-based gun manufacturers, it said on Wednesday, looking to crack down on the trafficking of weapons to powerful drug cartels. A U.S. judge in September dismissed the $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun makers responsible for facilitating …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube seeking information on how the platforms screen for misleading advertisements. Snap, Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch, Pinterest and Instagram are the other companies which are all required to provide …

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TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s government has designated the Vjosa River in the southern part of the country as a national park, marking a victory for environmentalists who have been fighting for years against plans for hydropower plants along the waterway. Environmentalists and scientists have dubbed the Vjosa the last “wild” river in Europe, as it …

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday that the government will strengthen border security in the north in an effort to reduce the flow of unauthorized immigration. In addition to infrastructure and surveillance improvements, Boric said his government will carry out “intense” diplomatic activity with Bolivia and Venezuela to receive deported citizens. …

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(Reuters) -The Russian and U.S. defence ministers held a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said, a day after a U.S. military drone crashed over the Black Sea in an incident Washington called “unsafe” and “reckless” Moscow said the request for the call came from the United States, but provided no other details …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday appointed a veteran former official to investigate alleged election interference by China, fulfilling a commitment he made earlier this month. Trudeau said David Johnston would act as a special rapporteur. Johnston, 81, served from 2010 to 2017 as Canada’s governor general, the personal representative of …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said the proposal for a new fiscal framework prepared by Economy Minister Fernando Haddad will be announced before their trip to China next week. “I haven’t seen it yet. I had a first talk with Haddad, and he was going to prepare it. …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced it would approve a trimmed-down version of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, triggering angry reactions from climate activists. Here are some details about the project: WHAT IS THE WILLOW PROJECT? The Willow project is a $6 billion proposal from ConocoPhillips to …

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