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Canada FM decries China halting canola shipments

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Ottawa's foreign minister on Tuesday decried Beijing's move to block a major Canadian canola exporter's sales in…

Trump to visit Alabama tornado disaster area

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll go later this week to Alabama where tornadoes…

Japan’s Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker prize, the ‘Nobel’ of architecture

by Thomas URBAIN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has been awarded the Pritzker Prize, considered…

Trump lashes out at ‘crazy’ opponents as pressure mounts

by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump branded Democratic opponents "crazy" and guilty…

Illegal US border crossings swell to 76,000 in February

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The number of undocumented immigrants stopped at the US border with Mexico soared to more…

Death toll from Alabama tornadoes likely to rise as search resumes

by Deborah Bloom BEAUREGARD, United States (AFP) -- Rescuers uncovered widespread damage in Alabama on Monday caused by two back-to-back…

Canada budget minister quits in fresh blow to Trudeau

by Eric THOMAS OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dealt a fresh blow Monday when his…

US Senate set to reject Trump’s emergency declaration

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Republican-led US Senate is set to reject the national emergency Donald Trump declared to…

Woods withdraws from Arnold Palmer over neck problem

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) -- Former world number one Tiger Woods withdrew from this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday…

US backs away from allowing suits against foreign companies in Cuba

WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) -- The United States on Monday backed away from a threat to allow Cuban exiles to file…

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