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India and Canada have hit a new low as Canadian trade minister Mary Ng has 'postponed' a planned trade mission to Mumbai next month without giving any explanation. The move comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's not-so-happy trip to India for the G20 Summit this month that also involved an extended stay here due to a snag in his flight. Ng was to come to Mumbai on October 9 along with Canadian businesses for a five-day trip known as a 'Team Canada' trade mission to revive bilateral trade talks that are currently paused, review trade ties, and meet industry representatives. «At this time, we are postponing the upcoming trade mission to India,» a spokesperson for the minister said without giving a reason, as per a Reuters report. The relationship between Canada and India has been showing signs of strain in recent times with the Trudeau government taking limited steps to address India's concerns over anti-India activities in Canada. Last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed India's concerns to Trudeau following the G20 Summit here. Officials here said extremist elements in Canada are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship. They said the nexus of such forces with organised crime, drug syndicates and human trafficking should be a concern for Canada as well. Modi had told Trudeau that it is essential for the two countries to cooperate in dealing with such threats.

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(Reuters) -Iranian security forces briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini on Saturday and spread across mainly Kurdish areas of the country, a year after her death in police custody set off some of the biggest protests since the fall of the Shah in 1979.

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(Reuters) -The state of California has sued major oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), Shell PLC (LON:SHEL), and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), accusing them of playing down the risks posed by fossil fuels, according to a court filing on Friday.

(Reuters) -SoftBank is looking for deals in artificial intelligence (AI), including a potential investment in OpenAI, after the blockbuster listing of its Arm unit, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

Reuters. Earlier on Tuesday, Mexican journalist and long-time UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan showed politicians at the hearing where two tiny "bodies" displayed in cases, with three fingers on each hand and elongated heads. As per Jaime Maussan, they were found in Peru in 2017 and were not related to any life on Earth.

Greece. During this destructive period, it caused extensive flooding in both cities and villages, effectively transforming the area into an inland sea. The consequences were dire, as numerous residents had to be rescued through airlifts or in lifeboats from their submerged homes.

public health risk from radiation emissions. Mathieu Michel, Belgium's state secretary for digitalisation, issued a statement mentioning that although the IBPT regulator is currently conducting a review of the phone, the initial findings have been "reassuring," and as a result, there is no requirement for a recall of the phone in Belgium, reported Reuters. As per Reuters, on Thursday, Belgium announced its plan to assess potential health concerns associated with Apple's iPhone 12.

Audi's India unit said on Friday that any potential cut down on electric vehicle (EV) import taxes would help the German carmaker experiment better with models and pricing in the world's third-largest car market. «If we get a window of three to five years where the government is able to reduce the duties, it will let us experiment what models make sense for India and help in terms of pricing points,» Audi India head Balbir Singh Dhillon told Reuters on the sidelines of a showroom launch in Bengaluru. Reuters reported last month that the Indian government is working on a new EV policy that would slash import taxes for automakers that commit to some local manufacturing.

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G20 summit in New Delhi. Shanti Cosentino, a spokesperson for the minister said, “At this time, we are postponing the upcoming trade mission to India", according to a report published by Reuters. PM Modi who held formal bilateral meetings with many world leaders during the G20 summit, snubbed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, allowing only a short, informal meeting on the sidelines five days ago.

United States expects to announce additional aid to Ukraine next week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday, while announcing President Joe Biden would host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday at the White House. Zelenskiy is expected to meet with congressional leaders from both political parties while he is in Washington, Sullivan said. Reuters, citing three U.S. officials, reported on Monday that the U.S.

Bloomberg. Workers called out of a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan, a General Motors Co. factory in Missouri, and a Stellantis NV plant in Phio after the midnight deadline for a new contract passed.

Also read: Libya flood updates: Death toll in Derna rises to over 11,000. 10 points UN World Meteorological Organization said many deaths could have been avoided if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly in the war-scarred country. However, hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour who researched the system of dams protecting Derna 17 years ago, found several problems in the eastern port town.

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Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a $70 million theft from crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinEx, which says it is based in Hong Kong, said on Tuesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that wallets used to store the exchange's crypto assets had been hacked. It said on Friday it estimates its losses at $70 million, which it said is a «small portion» of its total assets.

The University of Michigan's preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 67.7 this month from a final reading of 69.5 in August and below the forecast of 69.1 among economists polled by Reuters. However, consumers saw inflation lower on both a one-year and five-year basis. Earlier data from the Labor Department showed import prices increased 0.5% last month as fuel prices jumped, but underlying price pressures stayed subdued while a separate report from the New York Fed showed factory activity picked up in the state in September. «None of the data currently points to a recession.

syndicated loan as the kingdom seeks to finance its investment plans, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The kingdom's Ministry of Finance has appointed Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) as coordinator and bookrunner for the long-term senior unsecured loan, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. The 10-year loan is offering an interest rate of 100 basis points over the Secured Overnight Financing Rate — the usual reference rate when borrowing in dollars, the report added. ICBC has invited other banks to participate in the loan and has asked interested parties to respond before mid-October, Bloomberg reported. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Finance and ICBC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Personally spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious economic plan. known as Vision 2030 to diversify into sectors such as tourism, develop massive infrastructure projects, and grow the financial and private sectors. Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has been tasked with delivering Vision 2030 targets, which requires billions in investment.