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U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Mexico wrapped up a two-day status report on their shared continental trade agreement Friday as the deal that replaced NAFTA passed its three-year anniversary.

Jul 7, 2023 5:39 PM Read more >

Austria's top court rejects case filed by young people seeking tougher action against climate change

BERLIN (AP) — Austria's top court on Friday dismissed a case brought by a dozen minors seeking to force the government to take tougher action against climate change .

Jul 7, 2023 3:55 PM Read more >

For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?

Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be the hottest in 120,000 years.

Jul 7, 2023 2:49 PM Read more >

What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn't done it

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials.

Jul 7, 2023 2:47 PM Read more >

Coroner identifies second victim in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean landslide

MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner's office is confirming the identity of the woman killed in a landslide in the province's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region last weekend.

Jul 7, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >

As Quebec gets wetter because of climate change, risks of landslides increase

MONTREAL — Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of weather events that cause landslides in Quebec, like the one that killed two people a week ago in the Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region, said a researcher who studies natural risks.

Jul 7, 2023 1:44 PM Read more >

US Treasury chief Yellen and China's No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed hopes Friday for better communication as Yellen appealed to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt economic cooperation.

Jul 7, 2023 1:38 PM Read more >

Drones sweep for sharks along New York coast as encounters rise with beachgoers

WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Off the coast of Long Island, drones sweep over the ocean, patrolling the water for any danger that might lurk below the surface as beachgoers grow more vigilant because of a recent spate of shark encounters.

Jul 7, 2023 12:12 PM Read more >

UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the rooftops of reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, where Ukrainian officials accused Russia of planting explosives.

Jul 7, 2023 11:34 AM Read more >

'Missed opportunity' for Canada at summit on climate reform of developing world loans

OTTAWA — Foreign-aid and climate advocates say Ottawa needs to do much more to help developing countries brace for climate chaos without going broke, after Canada's uninspiring contribution to a summit last month that aimed at reforming global financ

Jul 7, 2023 11:15 AM Read more >