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Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions: Who are they? | Russia-Ukraine war News
The latest round of sanctions by the United States on Russia has drawn renewed scrutiny to the family life of Russian President Vladimir Putin, unveiling two new targets: Katerina and Maria, his eldest daughters. Despite Putin’s domination of Russian politics, he rarely talks about his family and little is known about his personal life or …
Canada unveils multibillion-dollar plan to cut carbon emissions
Environmentalists welcome emissions reduction plan, but say it will be vital to ‘hold politicians’ feet to the fire’. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a $7.3bn (9.1 billion Canadian dollars) plan to help the country meet its carbon emissions target, including significant reductions in the oil-and-gas sector. Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Trudeau linked …
US Tesla owner killed in fiery crash was initially driving car | Technology News
The United States National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report provided the most detailed account yet of the crash, but did not answer a key question: When did the driver of the car move from behind the wheel to the back seat? The owner of a Tesla Inc. Model S that slammed into a tree last …
Dow closes up 540 points as post-election stock rally rolls on | US & Canada News
US stock investors are betting that a Republican-controlled Senate could block Biden’s plans to increase taxes and tighten regulations should he win the White House. Wall Street’s main stock indexes extended their post-election rally on Thursday as investors bet that if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House, his plans to tighten regulations …
Seattle police mobilised to break-up ‘occupied’ protest zone | News
Heavily equipped police in Seattle, Washington converged on the city’s “occupied” protest zone in tactical vehicles early on Wednesday after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order for protesters to vacate the area. People have occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct for about two weeks after police abandoned …
