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Designers Dolce & Gabbana issue apology after China ‘racism’ row

The designer duo behind luxury Italian brand Dolce & Gabbana have issued an apology to the Chinese in an effort to stall a growing backlash against their label after a social media campaign soured and leaked comments were deemed racist. In a video released Friday, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana expressed their love and respect for […]

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Up to 70% off Xbox ‘Play Anywhere’ titles today

One of the best decisions Microsoft has made in recent years – at least, in my opinion – was to launch its ‘Play Anywhere’ initiative that lets users buy a game digitally on their Xbox One and gain access to its PC equivalent for no extra cost. While I’m still waiting for the company to […]

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Justin Trudeau Calls Donald Trump's Plans For Huge Steel, Aluminum Tariffs 'Unacceptable'

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes it as baffling that the United States might be on the verge of using national security as an excuse to impose heavy tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. He reacted Friday after the U.S. indicated that it was leaning toward using a rarely invoked provision in American law […]

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Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women’s right-to-drive activists in prison

Click:bulk confetti cannon Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges. The activists, who have not been named for fear of reprisal, were arrested by Saudi authorities in May in a crackdown ahead of the kingdom’s lifting of the decades-long women’s driving ban. Prisoners in the kingdom’s […]

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Gun Maker Remington Files For Bankruptcy Protection Amid Industry Decline

Remington, a company that began making flintlock rifles when there were only 19 United States, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Mounting debts at the arms manufacturer have snowballed, ironically, since the election of Donald Trump, who has called himself a “true friend” to the gun industry. Remington, which as roots dating to 1816, has lined […]

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German airports on high alert over suspected terror plot

Airports across Germany were under heightened security on Friday amid concerns over a suspected terror plot. Heavily armed police patrolled Stuttgart airport after two men were filmed on closed circuit cameras behaving suspiciously and taking photographs of a security gate on two separate occasions in the past week. The two men, who are believed to […]

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Zimbabwean doctors stop emergency work in escalating pay strike

Doctors in Zimbabwe are refusing to see emergency patients and mortuaries are filling up as talks collapsed on Friday and the doctors’ strike entered its second month. The nationwide medical strike instead intensified as doctors in the second city of Bulawayo announced they would stop seeing casualty patients.  “It is with a heavy heart that we agreed to […]

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Forget NAFTA, Possible Steel Tariffs Causing New Headaches In Canada-U.S. Relations

WASHINGTON — A new concern about Canada’s relationship with the United States is emerging in the foreground, with threats of global steel and aluminum tariffs now competing with NAFTA uncertainty as a source of economic anxiety. It was evident during a trip to Washington for the premiers of the two biggest provinces. During their just-concluded […]

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What happens if Donald Trump is impeached – and who would be the next president?

Nancy Pelosi, the new Democratic speaker of the House, has fuelled speculation that Donald Trump could be impeached.   Calls for the president’s impeachment have been growing ever since allegations emerged that the US president asked FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation into links between Michael Flynn, former national security adviser, and Russia.  The claim stemmed […]

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Torstar, Postmedia Offices Searched In Investigation Of Newspaper Swap

TORONTO — Competition Bureau officials searched the Toronto offices of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Torstar Corp. on Monday as part of its investigation into their November deal to swap and close down dozens of community newspapers. The bureau is investigating “alleged anti-competitive conduct contrary to the conspiracy provisions” of the Competition Act, said Commissioner […]

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