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Before joining the Institute of International Finance, Gene Ma worked at famed hedge fund Tudor Investments. He is now IIF's Chief Economist, and we caught up with him to ask him some questions about where the Chinese economy is going in the age of Trump.

Linette Lopez: How will China take advantage of the (seeming) failure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Is it a good or bad outcome for China?

Gene Ma: The demise of TPP would create room for Beijing to step up and push... Читать дальше...

Today’s topics include the Trans Mountain project, pick-something electoral reform, the CBC’s charted course ... and more

This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management. Follow us at@Globe_Careers. Find all Leadership Lab stories attgam.ca/leadershiplab.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Dec. 6. that the United States is revoking its Dec. 2 proposals concerning the withdrawal of militants from eastern Aleppo, while Washington’s new proposals would let the extremists take a break.

Sometimes humans simply aren't the best choice to star in an ad campaign: only an animated character will do

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese effectenbeurzen boekten dinsdag overwegend kleine winsten, zonder dat er echt richtinggevend nieuws voorhanden was om de handel te sturen.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police have arrested eight former Bosnian Serb soldiers and policemen suspected of illegally detaining, torturing and then killing nearly 120 non-Serb civilians in northern Bosnia during the country's bloody 1992-95 war.

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU's chief Brexit negotiator says 'cherry-picking' is not an option for Britain in EU exit discussions.

SANFORD, N.C. — Police say one person has been arrested in a shooting that happened during a Christmas parade in central North Carolina.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature anticorruption campaign has been badly tarnished by what a new report describes as a process in which party members are "repeatedly interrogated and often tortured."

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to meet Donald Trump about a week after he takes over as U.S. president on Jan. 20, Jiji news service reported on Tuesday.

Abe met Trump in New York last month, soon after his election victory, and Jiji said Abewould meet him around Jan. 27. Trump's inauguration is due on Jan. 20.

A spokesman for the Japanese prime minister's office said he was not aware of the meeting and declined further comment. Читать дальше...

SANFORD, N.C. (AP) — Police say one person has been arrested in a shooting that happened during a Christmas parade in central North Carolina.

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A Coroner's report has found there were a "number of shortcomings" in Robina Hospital's management of a mental health patient, who took his one life after being discharged.

Because of nation-wide fighting in Syria for the past few years, journalists have had little access to the country. As a result, unofficial networks and sources have played a large role in relaying developments in Syria to the international community. Many of these groups have manipulated events in Syria to suit their own political agendas.

Tove Lo, Fifth Harmony, Backstreet led KDWB’s annual pop sampler at Xcel Center.

Proposed Changes to Rutland County Council Subsidised Transport Rutland County Council currently provides subsidised transport for all Post-16 education students who both live in Rutland and meet the eligibility criteria. They currently require a contribution of £339 towards the cost of this transport, however they are proposing to increase this required contribution to £500 per year; […]

Chinese investment firm SinoFortone has taken over the pub where Xi Jinping and David Cameron once had a beer together.