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The Chinese embassy in Canada announced the move in a statement Wednesday, saying the decision had been sparked by the discovery of "ractopamine residues" in a batch of pork sent by Canadian company Frigo Royal on June 3.
Spider-Man and X-Men creator’s teenaged-superhero story A Trick of the Light also to be released this week as audiobook.
The potentially deadly heatwave - caused by a plume of hot air from the Sahara, according to meteorologists - has already caused a rush on fans and the cancellation of exams for some teenagers in France.
The eatery on the French Riviera came top in the annual competition organised by the World's 50 Best Restaurants.
The city is fighting the rise of youth vaping despite Juul, the biggest producer of e-cigarettes, being right in its backyard.
The US and Chinese presidents are expected to discuss the year-long dispute, but experts say substantive agreement is unlikely.
The rare show of unity by Australia’s usually tribal media industry underscored concern about a lack of legal protection for journalists. The issue grabbed international attention earlier this month when police raided the ABC’s head office in Sydney and a News Corp editor’s home over separate reports.
Irish firm snapped up by Chicago-based AbbVie in one of biggest ever pharmaceutical deals.
The International Olympic Committee on Monday voted to hold the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Meteorologists have placed more than a half of France, including Paris, on alert for high temperatures through the end of the week when temperatures may reach up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit across parts of the country as summer tourist season shifts into high gear.
Facebook last week announced plans to launch Libra within the first half of 2020, part of an effort to expand beyond social media to e-commerce and digital payments.
The Nordic country has long been considered an "Instagrammable destination" but now locals say the island has an issue with inconsiderate influencers.
A UN expert has warned of a possible "climate apartheid", where the rich pay to escape from hunger, "while the rest of the world is left to suffer".
It's also a tourism hotspot, a place where visitors seemingly strip off for selfies in front of abandoned buildings and snap artistically macabre shots of ruined relics.
Carmaker to have 25 electrified models on sale by 2023 as strict new EU rules loom.