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Canadian dairy farmers sound off on new trade deal
Canadian dairy farmers have panned the renegotiated trade pact between Canada, the US and Mexico, saying the new deal will undercut the industry by limiting exports and opening up the market to more American products. The measures will have a "dramatic impact" on dairy farmers and cause the industry to shrink, said Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers Canada, in a statement. [Full Article...]
As Clock Ticks on Brexit, May’s Nemesis Closes In
In a speech to a packed crowd of MPs, activists and journalists at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Mr Johnson said it was a "total fantasy" that Britain could "bodge" Brexit now and then negotiate a better deal at a later date. [Full Article...]
Death toll from Indonesia quake and tsunami now 1,234
The Indonesian Government has allocated 560 billion rupiah ($37.58 million) for disaster recovery, however access to the worst-affected areas is still limited by heavily damaged roads, and large machinery needed to clear away rubble is yet to arrive. [Full Article...]
Oil sales to India will continue despite U.S. sanctions: Iran
The Iranian foreign minister claimed last night that Tehran was drawing close to an agreement which would allow the country to sell oil to European nations, in spite of threats by the United States that it would impose sanctions on countries that do business with Iran . [Full Article...]
Off-duty border patrol agent started 47,000 acre fire with gender reveal party
But it wasn't his child's gender that was to offer the biggest bombshell of his family bash a year ago. On April 23, 2017, Dickey trekked near Green Valley, Arizona so he could have the ultimate gender reveal moment. Forest Service special agent Brent Robinson wrote in an affidavit filed in federal court on September 20. He added that the blast was "caught on film by a witness". [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson plans wide-ranging speech on conference fringe
The former Foreign Secretary set out to prove that he was the only source of energy and authority in Birmingham, filling the largest meeting hall at the conference centre and setting out a domestic policy agenda that attacked Mrs May's record and that of her government. [Full Article...]
US, Canada and Mexico praise 'historic' NAFTA replacement deal
The US and Canada on Sunday sealed the deal on a new trade agreement that, along with an earlier US-Mexico agreement , opens to door to a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement. With AP Photo. "So Trudeau went into this saying, oh yeah, we're gonna have a chapter on environment, we're going to have a chapter on Indigenous rights, we're going to have a chapter on gender, and al... [Full Article...]
Police tried to cover up Apple executive Vivek Tiwari's murder: UP minister
Talking to reporters on the progress of investigation in the matter, ADG zone Rajeev Krishna and IG Range Sujit Pandey said, "All the aspects are being looked in the SIT probe. She later told reporters that the two policemen left the spot after the incident . He was rushed to Lohia Hospital but died while receiving treatment for his injury. [Full Article...]