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Former B.C. premier John Horgan has died following a battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday.

Canada’s Labor Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end lockouts at the country’s two biggest ports after the negotiations reached an impasse

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The UK will adopt a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 81% against 1990 levels by 2035, Keir Starmer said today (12 November) on the sidelines of the summit in Azerbaijan. As had been widely expected, Starmer confirmed the new target would form the basis for the UK's updated national climate plan, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in UN jargon, which the government is required to submit in support of the Paris Agreement. The government described the new NDC goal as «ambitious and pragmatic», adding that it would help to strengthen the UK's position as...

Following the release of labour market data from the Office for National Statistics this morning (12 November), Pill told a conference organised by Swiss bank UBS «pay growth remains quite sticky at elevated levels». Investors bet on slower pace of rate cuts from BoE as Budget stokes inflation risks These are «levels that – given the outlook for productivity growth in the UK – are hard to reconcile with the UK inflation target», the Monetary Policy Committee member argued.  UK wage growth cooled less than expected in the three months to September, with annual growth in employees' a...

The federal labour minister ordered an end to work stoppages at Canada’s largest ports in British Columbia and Quebec on Tuesday, imposing “final and binding arbitration” on the parties.

Tech giant Meta is partnering with universities in the UK to launch the ‘Meta for Education beta program’ to test Meta Quest devices. “Meta Quest devices are wireless all-in-one mixed reality devices” with features such as boundary, passthrough and hand tracking, according to the company’s website. Educators are trying out VR and XR prototypes in their classrooms in order to achieve this, Meta said. Along with giving early access to a range of apps and features to the university partners, the beta test will be an opportunity for the students to experience metaverse technologies up close which could otherwise be inaccessible to them.

The previous government in London committed in 2021 to curb such emissions by 78 percent over the same period compared to 1990. Starmer unveiled the new target as he attended the beginning of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he is one of the only G20 leaders to show up.

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has seen multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea

The Czech power company CEZ on Tuesday reported net profit of 23.4 billion Czech crowns ($984 million) in the first three quarters of the year, 6.4 billion lower than the same period last year

Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide

According to Labour Force Survey (LFS) figures published by the Office for National Statistics today (12 November), annual growth in employees' average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, fell from 4.9% to 4.8% in July to September. The figure was the lowest since mid-2022, but it fell short of economists' expectations of a larger drop to 4.7%. Including bonuses, annual growth in total earnings rose from 3.9% to 4.3%, above consensus of 3.9%.  Bank of England meets expectations with 25 basis point rate cut to 4.75% Private sector regular pay growth, the Bank of England's key indic...

BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies.

Haridwar after the district administration invited three Muslim MLAs to an event at Har-ki-Pauri ghat for the state foundation day. The move was reportedly opposed by the Ganga Sabha, which manages the ghat, says a TOI report. It argued that the three legislators should not have been invited as «non-Hindus are not allowed entry at the ghat since long, and the British had also made it a rule under the Haridwar Municipal Act of 1935.» The event, held on Monday in the presence of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and a host of other BJP leaders, featured cultural performances and a light show, with over 3.5 lakh diyas lit across 52 ghats. As part of protocol, the Haridwar district administration had invited Congress MLA from Piran Kaliyar Furqan Ahmed, BSP MLA from Laksar Mohammad Shahzad, and Congress MLA from Manglaur Qazi Nizamuddin. However, none of the MLAs attended.

Hughes brings over 20 years experience to the role, which includes a stint at Neptune Investment Management, where he was head of UK wholesale distribution. He had been a member of the sales team at Neptune since August 2005 before he was made head of UK wholesale in May 2012. Hughes left as part of a major restructuring at Neptune, which saw his role become redundant in 2014. UK equity manager Richard Penny to join Oberon Investments in fund transfer deal He joined small-cap firm Livingbridge as a sales director, where he built the distribution architecture Wood St MicroCap fun...

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Locked-out workers at ports in British Columbia were joined on the picket lines by their peers in Montreal on Sunday night, stymying trade at Canada’s two largest marine trading hubs heading into the busy holiday shopping season.

The top executive and two other employees of Australia's gold mining company Resolute Mining have been arrested and detained by Mali’s military junta

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A Treasury spokesperson told Sky News that «the current CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority has a term running until 30 September 2025». Treasury Committee elected in time for Autumn Budget scrutiny In addition to Rathi's expected departure from the FCA, Sam Woods' term as the Prudential Regulation Authority's CEO will also expire in June 2026, after serving two terms with the UK regulator. «The recruitment process for the next term will be outlined in due course,» the spokesperson said. News about Rathi's succession plans comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to introduce...

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