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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to conclude negotiations with the European Union in June on an unprecedented partnership that could make Canada the bloc’s first associate member, as both sides seek
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered its largest-ever stock market decline on record, losing approximately US$511 billion in market value after disappointing advertising and search revenue intensified concerns about the impact
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow’s position on the war in Ukraine remained unchanged, criticising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statements about continuing attacks on Russian targets as unhelpful
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