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Biden-Trudeau talks seek to ease strained relations

Bloomberg President Joe Biden seeks to repair relations with Canada that have been strained by disputes over trade and an oil pipeline as he meets virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two leaders plan to unveil a road map on how to improve cooperation on a range of topics, from global alliances to the coronavirus, according to a senior ...

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Xi may attend Brics summit in India amid tensions, reports Times

Bloomberg China’s President Xi Jinping may visit India in the second half of 2021 amid ongoing border tensions, to attend a meeting of the BRICS group, the Times of India reported without saying where it got the information. China has supported India’s hosting the meeting of heads of state of the grouping which also includes Brazil, South Africa and Russia, ...

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S Africa postpones former president’s trial to May 17

Bloomberg Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s trial on corruption, money laundering and racketeering charges that date back to the 1990s will begin on May 17, after the courts rejected his repeated applications to have the case dismissed. The case against the 78-year-old resumed briefly in the High Court in the eastern town of Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, where the trial ...

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