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***The ] falls into ] for the first time in 29 years after the economy shrank by 16.5% in the April to June quarter from the same period last year, which is the biggest slump in the government's quarterly ] data dating back to 1981. ***The ] falls into ] for the first time in 29 years after the economy shrank by 16.5% in the April to June quarter from the same period last year, which is the biggest slump in the government's quarterly ] data dating back to 1981.
*President ] has implemented a ] of 10% on aluminum imports from ]. The ] previously imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in 2018 citing national security concerns, before removing them last year as part of ]. *President ] has implemented a ] of 10% on aluminum imports from ]. The ] previously imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in 2018 citing national security concerns, before removing them last year as part of the ].


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August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks

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Law and crime
  • A court in China sentences a Canadian man to death on drug charges. His alleged accomplice receives life imprisonment. Police had confiscated 120 kilograms (266 pounds) of ketamine from the defendant's home. He is the third Canadian citizen to be sentenced to death in China since Canadian authorities arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in late 2018 on an extradition request from the United States. (AP)

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