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Box Office Snapshot: 'Regretting You' Edges Out 'Black Phone 2' at North American Box Office

This is Beirut, 03/11 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paramount's Regretting You, the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. Directed by Josh Boone, the romantic drama tells the story of a mother (Allison Williams) and teenage daughter (McKenna Grace) navigating life ...

Trump Says He Won't Meet with Canada 'For a While,'

This is Beirut, 27/10 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not meet with Canada "for a while," as Prime Minister Mark Carney offered an olive branch to resume trade talks. Trump announced he would be hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent and terminated all trade talks following what he called a "fake" anti-tariff ad campaign ...

Trump Says Increasing Tariffs on Canada by 10 Percent

This is Beirut, 26/10 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent, in the latest fallout over a Canadian anti-tariff ad that featured late US leader Ronald Reagan. The announcement came two days after Trump said he had terminated all trade talks with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad ...

Patrick Watson’s ‘Uh Oh’: A Soundtrack to Unsettled Times

This is Beirut, 26/09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Top-streaming Canadian singer Patrick Watson says he called his new album Uh Oh, which released Friday, to capture the sense of fatalistic doom felt by many people when they wake up and read the news. The bilingual 45-year-old multi-instrumentalist, whose ballad Je te laisserai des mots is the most-streamed francophone title ever on Spotify, said ...

Canada and Indonesia Seal Landmark Free Trade Agreement

This is Beirut, 26/09 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the ...

Motswedi: Botswana’s 2,488-Carat Gem Draws Global Cultural Interest

This is Beirut, 23/09 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The world's second-largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh's collection, but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday. Unearthed last year in Botswana, the 2,488-carat stone known as Motswedi is currently being analyzed by gem dealer HB Antwerp in the namesake port city ...

UK, Canada, and Australia Recognize the State of Palestine

This is Beirut, 21/09 19:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada officially recognized the State of Palestine on Sunday, ahead of similar announcements by other countries and the UN General Assembly—a historic yet largely symbolic decision criticized by Israel. This recognition by Israel’s traditional allies comes as the Israeli military has intensified its ...

'Hamnet' Wins Toronto Top Prize, Eyes Oscar Glory

This is Beirut, 15/09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamnet, a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The heart-wrenching movie stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, who tries to forge a career as a playwright while his wife Agnes — played by Jessie Buckley — contends with the perils of plague ...

Canada 'Evaluating' Relations with Israel after Qatar Strikes

This is Beirut, 10/09 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Canada said Wednesday it is reassessing its relationship with Israel in the wake of Israel's air strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. "We are evaluating the relationship with Israel," said Foreign Minister Anita Anand to reporters. "The attack yesterday on Qatar was one that was unacceptable. It was a violation of Qatari airspace." AFP  

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