Trump sets 10% tariff on lumber imports, higher rates on wooden products

Trump sets 10% tariff on lumber imports, higher rates on wooden products

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday to set a 10% tariff rate on imports of lumber and 25% on vanities, kitchen cabinets and upholstered wooden products, the White House said. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on…

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Carney seeks partnerships with ‘like-minded’ nations in return U.K. visit - National

Carney seeks partnerships with ‘like-minded’ nations in return U.K. visit – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London for meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain and Iceland to discuss trade and security. Carney had been scheduled to meet Friday with the Danish prime minister, but that meeting was cancelled. Four drones flew over Danish airports Wednesday night into Thursday morning, raising security…

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Hongkongers caught using suspicious qualifications for Canadian immigration

Hongkongers caught using suspicious qualifications for Canadian immigration

Several Hongkongers applied for a Canadian immigration pathway using illegitimately obtained academic qualifications, including a candidate found to have finished a year’s worth of coursework in just two weekends, according to court papers. The cases came to light in documents from Canada’s Federal Court, which has rejected at least seven open work permit applicants from…

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U.S. fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska

U.S. fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska

U.S. fighter jets were scrambled Wednesday to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement.  NORAD said two Russian Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets were flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), which is international airspace that abuts U.S….

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