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Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has called for the NAFTA talks to continue, as keeping the trade pact alive appears to be a vital necessity for his country’s economy – and for him keeping his own job. Kristian Rouz…
In 2004 the US company Bell South sold its Latin American cellphone networks to Spain’s Telefonica for $4 billion. Sputnik spoke to a telecoms expert at Cornell University, Lourdes Casanova, who said the phone market south of the Rio Grande…
After its first unsuccessful foray back in 2016, Disney has changed tactics but has remained with its former “ally.” This new deal brings over 1,000 episodes of Disney content to Alibaba’s streaming platform. Alibaba Group has issued a press release…
The bipartisan budget deal resolves a lot of big outstanding issues: — It boosts defense and nondefense spending by more than $300 billion, ending the strict “sequester caps” imposed in 2011 to reduce the deficit. The Pentagon has lobbied intensely…
The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week…
Iran will continue providing fuel and goods in addition to military support in Syria amid Israeli attacks on Syrian and Iranian military targets, including Syrian air defense systems. Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian Leader’s Aide on International Affairs, said Monday that…
