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Former leader Harper says Canada must make ‘any sacrifice necessary’ to preserve independence from US

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Former leader Harper says Canada must make ‘any sacrifice necessary’ to preserve independence from US

TORONTO (AP) – Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday that the country must make “any sacrifice necessary” to preserve the country’s independence in the face of threats from US President Donald Trump. Harper, Conservative Prime Minister for nearly a decade from 2006 to 2015, made the remarks in a speech at the unveiling … Read more

Japan’s Takaichi is winning over fans not with politics but with her style and ‘work, work, work’ mantra

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Japan’s Takaichi is winning over fans not with politics but with her style and ‘work, work, work’ mantra

TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the phrase of the year. The ultraconservative Takaichi said the phase in October when she was elected as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Many were initially worried about her … Read more