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Should we borrow from other cultures? Of course we should, just as we always have
Human beings have, ever since they developed distinct cultures, always worried that their purity might soon be blemished. In ancient Greece, Therpandrus caused offence by adding an extra string to his lyre. In 16th-century China, the emperor ordered a…
Expresso Top National and International Headlines of the Week on 23 September 2023
In top national news: As the diplomatic row between India and Canada escalated on Thursday, the government and the Opposition largely spoke in one voice in a rare show of bipartisan support for New Delhi’s stand.…
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‘Northeast India’: This book shows the region may have one name but looks back at many histories
“Knowledge is power
and
History does not repeat itself,
but rhymes.” — Margaret Atwood
At a time when history is being rewritten, challenged and erased, the importance of the knowledge of history is also at once, ironically, being reiterated.…
Th…
White House rejects reports of tension with Canada over India interference allegation
James McCarten, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON – The White House is pushing back against reports that Canada-U.S. relations are straining under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s seismic allegation that the government of India was involved in t…
S&P 500, Nasdaq notch biggest weekly losses since March
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights
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Companies Ford up on Reuters report UAW has made progress in labor talks
Alibaba jumps on…
Politics Briefing: Zelensky praises Canada in speech to House of Commons
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President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking in the House of Commons, has thanked Canada for its support as Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion of his country.
In a speech that drew several standing ovations from MPs, the Ukrainian leader said his count…
US stocks rebound, US Treasury yields retreat
The yield on the US 10-year note slid 6 basis points to 4.43 per cent at 12.44pm in New York.
While several Federal Reserve officials signalled that higher interest rates may be needed to quell inflation, traders continue to bet that there will be no r…
‘Very messy’: India-Canada row over Sikh killing causes diplomatic shock waves
The sun was setting on a June evening as Hardeep Singh Nijjar walked across the car park of the gurdwara. Nijjar’s day job was as a plumber but this gurdwara, located in the city of Surrey, in Canada’s British Columbia province, was where he dedicated …
Ukraine: Decoy weapons exert fake military might and trigger Russian arms wastage
Staff at Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, Metinvest, watched in horror last February as their security cameras showed invading Russian forces closing in on their factory.
But a lack of defences for their own industrial plants prompted an idea that has sin…
The US may be the loser in Europe’s case against China’s electric vehicles
The European Union is investigating Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles. It sounds like the same old story, but it’s not. The reality is that this case is about an internal EU rivalry.…
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