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Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World Expo
November 28, 2023 - 10:21 PM

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was chosen Tuesday to host the 2030 World Expo following its bid that focused on shaping a prosperous and sustainable future, beating out Rome and the South Korean port city of Busan for an event expected to draw millions of visitors.
China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
December 07, 2022 - 7:13 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his country's energy supplies as Beijing tries to revive an economy battered by its strict coronavirus measures.
UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project
January 25, 2022 - 5:55 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the seven sheikhdoms in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will allow “gaming” while announcing a multibillion-dollar deal with casino giant Wynn Resorts.
Dubai opens Expo 2020 to a world still reeling from pandemic
September 30, 2021 - 11:41 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai opened Expo 2020 in an extravagant ceremony Thursday that bathed the site’s signature central dome in light, a symbolic beacon for the city-state’s hopes that the world’s fair will draw tourists despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar
January 05, 2021 - 1:21 PM

AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia - Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday to ease a rift with Qatar, following Saudi Arabia’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of the tiny energy-rich country that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the Arabian Peninsula.
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
December 08, 2020 - 12:26 PM

MONTREAL - Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills while reducing greenhouse gases in the province.
With Climate Pledge Arena, Amazon puts promise in lights
June 25, 2020 - 2:47 PM

NEW YORK - Amazon is bringing its climate change message to a new arena. Literally.
As Gaza deteriorates, Israel turns to world for help
February 15, 2018 - 6:49 AM

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Four years ago, Israel inflicted heavy damage on Gaza's infrastructure during a bruising 50-day war with Hamas militants. Now, fearing a humanitarian disaster on its doorstep, it's appealing to the world to fund a series of big-ticket development projects in the war-battered strip.
Oilsands pioneers recall big promise, big problems with industry's first mine
June 21, 2017 - 8:01 AM

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The launch of Canada's first large-scale oilsands mine began on a cold and overcast September day in 1967, with speeches to a crowd of about 600 VIPs predicting incredible wealth would be unlocked from the massive energy resource in northern Alberta.
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

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Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World Expo

China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties

UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project

Dubai opens Expo 2020 to a world still reeling from pandemic

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar

Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal

With Climate Pledge Arena, Amazon puts promise in lights

As Gaza deteriorates, Israel turns to world for help

Oilsands pioneers recall big promise, big problems with industry's first mine

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