She Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals.

Formaldehyde, the chemical of choice for undertakers and embalmers, is also used in products like furniture and clothes. But ...

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Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say

It was billed as the first step in establishing a representative government as Syria emerged from decades of a brutal, one-fa...

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#Middle East

South Koreans Are Having More Babies After Years of Decline

For the first time in almost a decade, South Koreans are having more babies. The 3.6 percent rise recorded in births last yea...

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#Asia Pacific

Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War

The Trump administration has opened a broad new front in its global trade conflict, proposing to affix levies reaching $1.5 m...

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Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag

On a good day in February, Debbie Hartlen might sell one Canadian flag at her workshop in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where she s...

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Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning

President Trump’s tough talk on China typically centers on tariffs. But a closer look at the decisions he has made since taki...

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#Politics

Nvidia is fighting off two threats

One honourable exception to the roster of tech billionaires standing behind Donald Trump at the president’s inauguration on J...

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Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Across Country

Chile’s government imposed a curfew and declared a state of emergency in response to a sweeping blackout that cut electricity...

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#Americas

Israel Strikes Syria Hours After Country’s Leader Demands Withdrawal

The Israeli military said it had struck sites in southern Syria on Tuesday, just hours after the new Syrian leadership demand...

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#Middle East

Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow

Shares of Tesla had been on a tear since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election. Investors were betting that the carma...

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