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  5:48

  U.S. adds 199,000 jobs and unemployment falls, signaling a still-sturdy labour market

  U.S. employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive 'soft landing,' in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s two per cent target without causing a steep recession.

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  4:03

  As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'

  The world’s major climate negotiations risk turning into a trade show spectacle of unchecked corporate influence, some observers warn, as a record number of delegates representing fossil fuel interests descend on the United Nations climate change conference known as COP28.

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  Two charged with murder of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and partner in Dominica

  The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica has confirmed that two men have been charged in the death of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner.

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  7:45

  CEOs of big U.S. banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy

  The heads of Wall Street's biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead with senators to stop the Biden administration's proposed changes to how banks are regulated, warning that the new proposals could negatively impact the economy at a time of geopolitical turmoil and inflation.

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  COP28: Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks

  Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company chief who took over fragile international climate negotiations that opened in Dubai amid concerns about what some say is contradictory dual roles.