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King Charles taken to hospital after cancer treatment ‘bump in the road’

[ad_1] By Michael Holden(Reuters) -Britain's King Charles spent a brief time under observation in hospital on Thursday after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said, with royal sources saying it was just a "minor bump in the road".The 76-year-old king has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February last year following tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged
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Canada Announces Bombshell Break With U.S. Over Trump

[ad_1] Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney officially broke things off with the United States Thursday, marking a seismic shift in relations between the longtime allies. “The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over,” Carney said during a press conference, following a meeting in Ottawa with his ministers to “discuss trade options” in response to
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US beef sales to China skid after Beijing lets export registrations lapse

[ad_1] By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. beef sales to China have taken a dive, U.S. government data showed on Thursday, after Beijing allowed the expiration of registrations that had permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities. A tit-for-tat tariff dispute has also raised duties on U.S. meat and other goods shipped to China, making the products less attractive to Chinese buyers. The spat adds new strains to
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Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival’s announcement it’s leaving Park City, Utah

[ad_1] PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah.The decision ends a yearlong process in which numerous U.S. cities vied to host the prominent independent film festival, which has been a launching pad for numerous directors, actors and Oscar contenders. The finalist cities ended up being Boulder, Cincinnati,
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Russian War Correspondent Known For Glam Combat Photos Reportedly Killed In Mine Explosion

[ad_1] A Russian journalist who worked for the state-run television network Channel One was reportedly killed after her car struck an “enemy mine” in the western Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border.Military correspondent Anna Prokofieva, 35, was mourned in a Wednesday statement from her employer, which said she “died while performing her professional duty.”According to the pro-Kremlin outlet, the explosion also seriously wounded her colleague, cameraman Dmitry Volkov.Prokofieva had been
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Putin says US push for Greenland rooted in history, vows to uphold Russian interest in the Arctic

[ad_1] MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that President Donald Trump's push for control over Greenland wasn't surprising given longtime U.S. interest in the mineral-rich territory.Speaking at a policy forum in the Artic port of Murmansk, Putin noted that the United States first considered plans to win control over Greenland in the 19th century, and then offered to buy it from Denmark after World War II.“It can
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Utah loses bid to keep Sundance Film Festival after 40 years of history

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The iconic Sundance Film Festival that began in Park City 40 years ago will be moving out of Utah starting in 2027.Officials announced Thursday that Boulder, Colorado was selected as the new venue for future festivals nearly a year after the Sundance Institute said it was considering relocation.The morning before the big announcement, Cincinnati film officials announced the city was out of the running,
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UK not ‘jumping into trade war’ with US, says Sir Keir Starmer

[ad_1] Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK will not be "jumping into a trade war" with the US over Donald Trump's plans to place 25% import taxes on cars entering America, the prime minister has said.The government is trying to avoid tariffs, set to come into effect on 2 April, through "intense negotiations" with US counterparts, Sir Keir Starmer added.The PM's comments come amid concerns tariffs could upend global
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Zelenskiy says Russia hit Ukraine’s power infrastructure, US should react

[ad_1] KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Russian artillery had damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the front-line city of Kherson, two days after the U.S. announced that each side had agreed to a truce on energy strikes."Two days ago, there was a night when there were no strikes on the energy sector, today energy infrastructure in the city of Kherson was damaged by Russian artillery," Zelenskiy said
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Rep. Lauren Boebert employs a new tactic in order to avoid being grilled by constituents at town hall

[ad_1] Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert employed a new tactic during a town hall on Wednesday night to avoid being grilled by her constituents on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government.Boebert, 38, stuck to the party line, branding Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency handling of highly sensitive information as “careful and responsible.”The congresswoman held a telephone town hall on Wednesday to discuss her work in the