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2 days ago | 
semafor.com | Tom Chivers |Paige Bruton
Britain’s Labour government unveiled plans to clamp down on migration, the latest in a spate of left-leaning Western parties talking tough on the issue. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK risks becoming an “island of strangers,” promising to bring migration down by tightening English language requirements, abolishing some visas, and increasing how long someone must live in the UK to qualify for permanent residency.
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2 weeks ago | 
semafor.com | Paige Bruton |Tom Chivers
Canada’s center-left Liberal Party won the country’s general election but likely fell short of the seats needed to form a majority government. It represents a stunning turnaround for leader Mark Carney’s party, which was trailing the opposition Conservatives by twenty points at the beginning of the year. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat in the election and conceded to Carney.
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2 weeks ago | 
semafor.com | Paige Bruton |Prashant Rao
A high-ranking Russian general was killed by a car bomb in Moscow Friday, Russian authorities confirmed, as US negotiators arrived in the city for key peace talks. Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian army, died in the explosion in the city of Balashikha just outside Moscow, officials said.
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1 month ago | 
semafor.com | Prashant Rao |Paige Bruton
Beijing intensified its efforts to court foreign businesses, with China’s premier seeking to reassure giant firms like Apple and Boeing of stability and business-friendly policies.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Prashant Rao |Paige Bruton
4 hours agoChina: Massive free-range chicken flock marches in Chinese villageLiuzhou, China - February 23, 2025 On February 23, 2025, in Guangxi, located in southern China, a video captured a fascinating scene of a rural village filled with free-range chickens. The filmer stood at the edge of a large open field, recording as hundreds—possibly thousands—of chickens moved together like an organized army. The sheer number of birds made it look like a “chicken parade,” leaving viewers astonished.
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1 month ago | 
semafor.com | Paige Bruton |Jeronimo Gonzalez
Semafor Signals: Global insights on today's biggest stories. Bloomberg, The ConversationIf the World Bank-linked funding is not approved at a later date, it would deal a major blow to South Africa’s plans to close some of the coal-fired plants that still supply more than 80% of the country’s electricity, Bloomberg wrote. The African nation has endured a years-long energy crisis, marked by periods of daily blackouts.
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1 month ago | 
climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Paige Bruton
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/20/2025/global-ev-market-faces-major-shakeup-as-tesla-recedes-byd-ascendsAsian electrical vehicle optimism is in the ascendent: Chinese EV company BYD’s announcement that its chargers can in five minutes give its cars enough juice to run for 250 miles catapulted its market value to more than $160 billion — far above that of established Western automakers like Ford and GM.
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2 months ago | 
semafor.com | J.D. Capelouto |Paige Bruton |Madeleine Wright
US tariffs against global steel and aluminum imports came into effect Wednesday, leading the EU and Canada to impose their own duties.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Paige Bruton |Madeleine Wright
5 hours agoJustin Trudeau takes final dig at Donald Trump in farewell speech as Canada’s prime ministerJustin Trudeau made a final dig at Donald Trump in his farewell speech as Canada’s prime minister. The 53-year-old, who will be replaced by former Bank of England boss Mark Carney, used his final speech at the Liberal Party conference on Sunday (9 March) to take aim at the US president over his controversial tariffs imposed on Canada.
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2 months ago | 
semafor.com | J.D. Capelouto |Paige Bruton
European leaders are due to meet in Brussels Thursday after US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Ukraine forced the continent to think seriously about defense, analysts said. French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he would open debate on using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect Europe, stressing that the “new era” necessitates major rearmament. France is also reportedly warming up to seizing frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv.
