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If Trudeau led a coalition government, he’d be in a stronger position now World War 2

If Trudeau led a coalition government, he’d be in a stronger position now

Here is a what-could-have-been story. In the spring of 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's coalition cabinet met to consider measures to deal with the severe economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.  At the table, together with 26 Liberal cabinet ministers, were: Environment Minister Elizabeth May of the Green…
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July 28, 2020
Fact check: BBC News did not decide against broadcasting Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral World War 2

Fact check: BBC News did not decide against broadcasting Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral

A post being shared widely on social media has falsely claimed the BBC decided against live-broadcasting the funeral of Dame Vera Lynn, a beloved national figure who was known as the Forces’ Sweetheart for singing to British troops during World War Two, and contrasted this with the coverage it gave…
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July 15, 2020
Kremlin dismisses Japan’s objection to geological survey in Okhotsk Sea World War 2

Kremlin dismisses Japan’s objection to geological survey in Okhotsk Sea

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia’s far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga described Russia’s survey as unacceptable…
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June 26, 2020
Austrian economy to shrink by 7% this year, won’t hit pre-crisis level in 2021 World War 2

Austrian economy to shrink by 7% this year, won’t hit pre-crisis level in 2021

June 26 (Reuters) - Austrian economic output will likely not reach its pre-crisis level by the end of 2021 after experiencing a short but deep recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, economic institute Wifo said on Friday. The Vienna-based think tank, which compiles data for the government, expects…
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June 26, 2020