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Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks
Canada has walked back on its digital services tax “in anticipation” of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States, Ottawa announced Sunday night, just one day before the first tax payments were due. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he will be “terminating ALL discussions…
Asia market snapshot: best and worst performers in first half of 2025
TOKYO — One half down, another to go. The first six months of 2025 have been tumultuous, to say the least, as markets witnessed the start of a tariff war, escalating geopolitical tensions around the world and key elections. Financial markets were especially volatile after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on virtually every…
Indonesia breaks ground on $5.9bn CATL-backed battery venture
KARAWANG, Indonesia — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday led the groundbreaking ceremony on a $5.9 billion project to build an electric vehicle battery plant and other facilities backed by China’s Contempor Amperex Technology (CATL), as the Southeast Asian nation accelerates its drive to become a regional tech hub. Prabowo inaugurated the project in the…
Chinese publishing thrives in Tokyo as Hong Kong freedom narrows
TOKYO — Hong Hong’s relative freedom once made it a center for publishing and selling books that were considered “sensitive” or banned in mainland China. But with dissent severely curtailed under the national security law imposed exactly five years ago Monday, another hub of Chinese-language publication is emerging: Tokyo. While democratic and Mandarin-speaking Taiwan remains…
Solar beam reactor offers hope for realizing ‘green’ hydrogen ambitions
SYDNEY — Australian and Japanese researchers have announced a breakthrough in producing “green” hydrogen that offers hope of tapping the universe’s lightest element as a clean — and commercially viable — source of energy. A joint effort by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and Japan’s Niigata University this month finished demonstrating how concentrated sunlight…
Multiple firefighters shot in Idaho
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2 dead after firefighters are ambushed in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho: Live Updates
Share Fire continues burning on Canfield Mountain as priority remains victims and shooter A photo showing smoke on Canfield Mountain, Idaho, on Sunday.Jenn Holdren The shooting started after firefighters responded to Canfield Mountain for reports of a fire. Because officials are using so many of their resources on shooting victims and to try to neutralize…
Trump expected to visit the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility this week
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Palm Beach Post on Sunday reported that FAA data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening of the…
Senate advances Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and protesters try new tactics in L.A.: Weekend Rundown
The Republican-led Senate late Saturday advanced a sweeping domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s agenda after a dramatic hourslong vote, moving it one step closer to passage. The vote was 51-49, with two Republicans — Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky — joining all Democrats in opposition. Following the…