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Vietnam wants to learn from China to develop high-speed railway system, says government
HANOI – Vietnam is seeking to learn from China to develop its first high-speed railway network, according to its government, with plans in...
Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows
In a sign that it is enjoying strong demand for its new electric vehicle, Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is advising would-be buyers they...
Small forest fire put out in Oka provincial park as Quebec fire season starts early
MONTREAL — A small forest fire has been extinguished in a provincial park west of Montreal, signalling an early start to the 2024...
Labour party’s clean energy plan ‘mad, bad and dangerous,’ says UK net zero secretary
The British Labour party’s plan for clean electricity by 2030 is “unfeasible” and would leave the UK reliant on importing key material from...
Low tide pauses efforts to save orca stranded off Canada’s west coast
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Low tide kept rescuers trying to save an orphaned whale calf stranded near a remote British Columbia community off the...
Heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 8 people, mostly children, and injure 12
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Saturday. Downpours in...
Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
TORONTO (Reuters) – An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is...
Japan, EU to discuss cooperation on tech materials to cut reliance on China: report
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the European Union plan to start talks about cooperating on advanced materials for next-generation chips and batteries to...
In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during...
Canada’s Trudeau on back foot over carbon tax
Polluters should pay up, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists. But pressure is mounting to scrap his signature climate policy, a federal levy...
