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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left to right, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole take part in the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Canada, September 9, 2021. Adrian Wyld/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Politics

In tight Canada election, another minority government is likely

Trudeau, who has led a minority government since 2019, called an early election in a bid to capitalise on the Liberals' handling of the pandemic and swing to a majority

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in honor of labor unions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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How will Biden's vaccine mandate impact workers, companies?

People arrive to attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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How Indian farmers' protest turned into a country-wide movement

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at his hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, October 28, 2020. Photo: Reuters

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Can Trump use executive privilege to block 6 January attack probe?

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group's Chairman Li Shufu attends Baidu's annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019, in Beijing, China July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo

Global Economy

How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration. Photo: Reuters

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Binance: The crypto giant facing pressure from regulators

A person wearing a balaclava is silhouetted as he poses with a laptop in front of a screen projected with the word 'cyber' and binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File photo

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How hackers stole $600 million in crypto tokens from Poly Network

Representations of the virtual currency stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken May 20, 2021. Photo : Reuters

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Explainer: How hackers stole $613 million in crypto tokens from Poly Network

A view shows vials containing Russian-made vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a demonstration at a regional clinical medical and rehabilitation centre in Tver, Russia May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo

Coronavirus chronicle

How will Covid vaccines work on compromised immune systems? Here’s what we know

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How effective are Covid-19 vaccines? Here's what the stats mean

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Coronavirus chronicle

Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

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Why Delta is making herd immunity harder to reach

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