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Canada’s decision to reduce barriers to Chinese electric vehicles is part of a major shift away from dependence on the United States. Canada’s government is looking to develop joint ventures with Chinese and South Korean companies and revive its manufacturing base with tax breaks in the face of strained relations with the United States and decades of decline in Canadian auto manufacturing. In January, the country announced that it would allow the import of 49,000 Chinese-made EVs at a tariff rate of 6.1%. This is a significant reversal of the 106% tariff imposed in October 2024. According to Canadian research…

Alibaba’s booth at the World Congress on Artificial Intelligence held at the Shanghai Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on July 5, 2024.Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesWhile the U.S. market is focused on the impact Anthropic and Altruist’s tools will have on software and financial services, the Chinese tech giant this week released an AI model that shows advances in robotics and video generation.alibabaTikTok creator ByteDance and short video platform Kuaishoreleased a new AI model highlighting how Chinese companies are catching up with their U.S. counterpartsThis was announced after Demis Hassabis, the head of Google DeepMind, told…

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) participates in an “anti-imperialist” protest in front of the U.S. Embassy against the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, which killed 32 Cuban soldiers in Havana, January 16, 2026.Yamil Raji | AFP | Getty ImagesCuba’s communist regime is facing its biggest challenge since the collapse of the Soviet Union.US President Donald Trump has gradually increased pressure on the Caribbean islands since a January 3 military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime ally of the Cuban government. Cuba announced that 32 of its citizens were killed in the attack.Since then, President Trump has effectively cut…

A new poll finds that seven out of 10 American adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Greenland crisis.listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationThe Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and agreed to discuss the management of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has threatened to confiscate.Rubio spoke for 15 minutes on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jensfrederik Nielsen.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listGreenlandic leader Nielsen said in a social media…

Saturday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…sir jim ratcliffe Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologizes to the Glazers for controversial comments on immigration that embarrassed Manchester United – Daily Mirror Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola has spoken passionately about immigration following comments made by Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe earlier this week. Manchester United bosses ‘mortified’ by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s immigration comments amid concerns over impact on players and plans for new £2bn stadium – Daily MailINEOS desperately tried to block Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s latest interview on Sky News after shocking comments…

This Valentine’s Day, chocolate prices are no longer at the highs of last year, but cheap chocolate hasn’t made a comeback yet, and probably never will. Last year’s cocoa price crisis, caused by a combination of heatwave, drought and disease in key producing regions, may have eased. However, the aftertaste remains. The market no longer functions as it used to because the landscape in which cocoa is grown is no longer the same. And part of the reason is the world’s unconscious desire for cheap chocolate at the expense of biodiversity.Cocoa is one of the most rainfall-dependent crops in the…

Here are some of the companies making the biggest moves in intraday trading. Moderna – The biotech giant’s stock rose 5% after the company gave an upbeat outlook for full-year earnings. Moderna expects revenue to increase by up to 10% from 2025 levels, exceeding the FactSet consensus call for a 5.9% increase. The company’s fourth-quarter loss was $2.11 per share, narrower than analysts’ expectations of a loss of $2.54 per share. Maplebear – Shares rose about 9% after the parent company of grocery delivery platform Instacart released optimistic forecasts for the current quarter. Instacart expects total transaction value to be…

The cable, seen by Al Jazeera, says the US is “strongly opposed” to the island nation seeking support for the ICJ’s landmark climate change ruling.listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationPublished February 14, 2026February 14, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe United States is calling on countries to pressure Vanuatu to withdraw a draft UN resolution upholding the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling that countries have a legal obligation to act on climate change.The Trump administration “strongly opposes” a resolution circulated by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in support of last year’s ruling by the…

President Donald Trump’s former White House adviser Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategy with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, and Bannon said he wanted to “bring down” the pope, according to newly released files from the U.S. Department of Justice. Messages exchanged between the two men in 2019, made public last month in a trove of documents, revealed that Bannon courted the late financier after the first Trump administration left office in an attempt to undermine the former pope. Mr. Bannon had been highly critical of Mr. Francis, who was hostile to a “sovereignist” vision, a brand of…

Hull City have announced that an arrest has been made after supporters chanted hateful chants during their 4-0 FA Cup fourth-round defeat to Chelsea.After offensive chants were heard in some parts of the home crowd in the first half, a warning was issued over the PA system, urging supporters to stand still and reminding them that CCTV cameras were active.Another announcement followed in the second half, including confirmation of the arrest.Hull warned fans before the match that “homophobic, racist and discriminatory chants are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated inside MKM Stadium.””Supporters who engage in such behavior will face…