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Vacation buzzkill: Canadians cancel summer trips to Trump's America
Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years -- but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump's threats of annexation and tariffs.
US judge sets June 23 trial date over Boeing crashes
A US federal judge on Tuesday set a trial date of June 23 in the Justice Department's criminal case against aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing over two deadly 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.
'Spider-Man,' 'Harry Potter' producers hired for new 007 film
The producers behind the "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter" film franchises will oversee the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios announced Tuesday. Heyman, who is British, produced all eight film adaptations of J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter" books.
Lesotho's king warns nation will reel from Trump cuts
Lesotho will suffer from Donald Trump's aid cuts and stands to lose up to 40,000 jobs if the US president also cancels a trade pact granting duty-free access to the American market, the monarch of the tiny southern African kingdom warned ahead of a trip to Europe on Wednesday.
France to auction superyacht seized in money-laundering case
French authorities will put up for sale Thursday a superyacht seized in a money laundering case involving a Belarusian national, according to the state agency for handling confiscated assets. Belarusian national Chaslau Koniukh has been identified by French authorities as the owner of the yacht as well as a villa on the French Riviera.
Shell plans to cut more costs, boost gas sales
British energy giant Shell on Tuesday announced plans to slash costs by billions of dollars and increase shareholder returns, as it focuses on its liquified natural gas (LNG) business. That is an increase from its previous target of $2 billion to $3 billion in cost reductions by the end of 2025, which had involved hundreds of job cuts in its oil and gas division.
Tesla sales sink by nearly half in Europe
Tesla sales plunged in the European Union in the first two months of the year, auto industry figures showed Tuesday, as Elon Musk's politics and ageing models may be turning consumers away. Concerns about reliability and a massive recall of Cybertrucks, which are not even sold in Europe, could also have played a part in turning off European consumers, Noel added.
Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchers
Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. Lowe also warned about the plastic pollution from chewing gum -- particularly when people "spit it out onto the sidewalk".
Samsung TV pioneer Han Jong-hee dead at 63
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee, credited with boosting the South Korean tech giant's television business on the global stage, died of a heart attack Tuesday aged 63, the company told AFP. "He died from cardiac arrest today," a Samsung spokesperson said, adding that Han was survived by his wife and three children.
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