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Canada PM shuts out China again, rejects Arctic gold deal

Bloomberg Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rejected a plan by China’s Shandong Gold Mining Co. to acquire a gold miner that operates in the Canadian Arctic, potentially inflaming a diplomatic feud. TMAC Resources Inc. owns the Hope Bay gold mine in the northern territory of Nunavut, an operation that includes a port and air strips. Shandong, an acquisitive state-backed metal ...

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Hack of US shows Trump failed at cybersecurity: Biden

Bloomberg President-elect Joe Biden lashed out at Donald Trump over a major hack of US government agencies and companies, saying the president isn’t taking it seriously enough, while vowing to strengthen the nation’s cyberdefenses. Biden blamed the Trump administration for having “failed to prioritise cybersecurity” during its four years in power. He also called on the president to clearly and ...

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Brexit negotiators draw close to UK-EU trade deal

Bloomberg Negotiators are drawing closer to a historic post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and European Union (EU), with officials increasingly hopeful an accord could be struck soon. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intervened personally in recent days, holding several phone conversations in a last-ditch bid to reach an agreement before the UK ...

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