4 h. ago Carney focuses on Asia, diversifying trade amid Trump tariff hikes

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a terse response to President Donald Trump’s promise to further hike tariffs on Canadian goods in response to a TV ad, saying that Ottawa is prepared to resume trade talks with the US at any time. “Canada stands ready to build on the progress that we had been making in our negotiations or discussions with our American counterparts,” Carney told reporters in Malaysia, where he is attending the Asean meeting. As Carney was travelling to Asia, Trump...

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18 h. ago Trump travels to Asia to meet China's Xi, as government shutdown continues

Trump travels to Asia to meet China's Xi, as government shutdown continues  Yahoo

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18 h. ago Trump travels to Asia for summits and a meeting with China's Xi as U.S. government shutdown drags on

Trump travels to Asia for summits and a meeting with China's Xi as U.S. government shutdown drags on  Los Angeles Times

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18 h. ago Trump to travel to Asia to meet with world leaders, including China's president

Trump to travel to Asia to meet with world leaders, including China's president  CBS News

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20 h. ago Trump travels to Asia to meet with China's Xi Jinping as the U.S. government shutdown in the U.S. drags on

Trump travels to Asia to meet with China's Xi Jinping as the U.S. government shutdown in the U.S. drags on  CBS News

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20 h. ago Trump travels to Asia to meet with China's Xi Jinping as the government shutdown in the U.S. drags on

Trump travels to Asia to meet with China's Xi Jinping as the government shutdown in the U.S. drags on  CBS News

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22 h. ago Trump travels to Asia and a meeting with China's Xi as the US government shutdown drags on

Trump travels to Asia and a meeting with China's Xi as the US government shutdown drags on  AP News

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29 h. ago Trump travels to Asia for trade talks, meeting with China's Xi Jinping

Trump travels to Asia for trade talks, meeting with China's Xi Jinping  CBS News

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5 d. ago US begins sending nuclear workers home as government shutdown drags

The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave on Monday, US media reported, as the government shutdown dragged into a fourth week. Some 1,400 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) were expected to receive notices telling them they had been placed on unpaid “furlough”, CNN reported, leaving just 375 at their posts. “Since its creation in 2000, NNSA has never before furloughed federal workers during funding...

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3 w. ago China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Italy, Switzerland: foreign ministry

Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is scheduled to visit Italy and Switzerland from Tuesday until October 12, China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. Wang would attend the 12th joint meeting of the China-Italy government committee and the fourth round of the China-Switzerland strategic dialogue held between foreign ministers, the ministry said in a statement. His trip follows an olive branch extended last Monday by Rome to state-backed Chinese group Sinochem International Corp, the main...

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3 w. ago China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Italy, Switzerland this week

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will visit Italy and Switzerland from October 7 to 12, according to China’s foreign ministry. Wang would attend the 12th joint meeting of the China-Italy government committee and the fourth round of the China-Switzerland strategic dialogue held between foreign ministers, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. His trip follows the extension of an olive branch by Rome to state-backed Chinese group Sinochem International Corp, the main shareholder in Italian...

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3 w. ago US government shutdown to drag into next week, as Senate funding vote fails

The US government shutdown is set to stretch into next week after senators voted on Friday for a fourth time to reject a funding fix proposed by President Donald Trump’s Republicans. Federal agencies have been out of money since Wednesday – with a wide range of public services crippled – as a result of deadlocked talks in Congress on how to keep the lights on. Tourist sites such as the Washington Monument have closed, key data on employment has been delayed and some official websites have ground...

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