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Lithuania pledges to spend between 5% and 6% of its GDP on defense starting in 2026

Lithuania pledges to spend between 5% and 6% of its GDP on defense starting in 2026

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) 鈥 Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026, Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus臈da said Friday.
Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

TORONTO 鈥 Canadian tech companies say they are patching together their own standards, mostly borrowed from European laws, to guide them through the limbo of prorogation.
U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts

U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts

Experts say U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could accelerate a push to ramp up domestic food processing and manufacturing, even as some companies consider moving operations south.
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥 China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and
China's economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures

China's economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures

HONG KONG (AP) 鈥 China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing鈥檚 target of 鈥渁round 5%鈥 growth, thanks to strong exports and recent stimulus measures.
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥 China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and
China's economy expands 5% in 2024, reaching target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures

China's economy expands 5% in 2024, reaching target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures

HONG KONG (AP) 鈥 China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, achieving Beijing鈥檚 target of 鈥渁round 5%鈥 growth helped by strong exports and recent stimulus measures. In quarterly terms, the economy 5.
Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs

Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs

"Even Republican senators and congresspeople and others who are quite close to the administration do not have a good read on exactly what the nature of a tariff might look like," says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.
Federal IT contracting cost more than in-house services: PBO report

Federal IT contracting cost more than in-house services: PBO report

OTTAWA 鈥 The federal government spent more on contracted information technology services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, the parliamentary budget officer found in a new analysis.
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