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Canadian mining company starts arbitration in case of closed copper mine in Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Canada’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd. announced Friday it has requested arbitration proceedings to fight a Panamanian decision to halt a major open-pit copper mine concession in Panama or obtain damages. First Quantum said one arbitration was requested under the...
India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in...
Shane Pinto's half-season suspension from the NHL shines a light on gambling education in hockey
Glenn Healy still remembers longtime NHL director of security Frank Torpey walking into a locker room in the 1980s to warn players about the pitfalls of illegal sports wagering. Back then, a warning like that conjured images of shady bookies asking for injury information and taking...
Haslam family denies allegation from Warren Buffett's company that it bribed truck stop chain execs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An attorney for the billionaire Haslam family called bribery allegations leveled by Warren Buffett's company a “wild invention” Thursday. But a judge didn't decide immediately whether those allegations will be resolved at a January trial that should help...
National Bank of Canada: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MONTREAL (AP) — MONTREAL (AP) — National Bank of Canada (NTIOF) on Friday reported net income of $565.5 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The bank, based in Montreal, said it had earnings of $1.58 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.80 per share. ...
Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
Consumers shouldn't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don't know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe,...
Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Paraguayan government official was replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru’s fictional country, who also appear to have duped several local officials in the South American...
What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come...
A Dutch court orders Greenpeace activists to leave deep-sea mining ship in the South Pacific
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the vessel. Canada-based The Metals...
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country's news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. The...
