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Woefully underfunded military struggles with even basic tasks, says defence minister

In a speech to defence sector elites, Harjit Sajjan said "status quo spending on defence will not even maintain a status quo of capabilities"


Apple creates US$1B manufacturing fund, counters criticism about overseas plants

The new fund aims to bolster U.S. manufacturing as Apple contends with backlash against offshoring. It's a tiny fraction of the company's $257 billion cash pile


U.S. colleges struggle to attract foreign students amid immigration uncertainty

It's no longer "America First" for foreign students: half of the 25 largest public universities in the U.S. say undergraduate applications from abroad are stagnant; many schools depend on revenue from international students


A quick deal or vast changes? White House vacillates on NAFTA overhaul

The Trump administration has promised swift and sweeping action on the three-country trade deal, but it will soon have to decide which objective it prizes more
 
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Post-Trump optimism wears off for U.S. small business owners, says Wells Fargo

The bank's quarterly small business index dropped to a reading of 95 from 100 at the start of 2017; there had been a wide surge in optimism after the election and the inauguration of Donald Trump » read more

Ottawa should adapt policies to new IoT reality, says MEI

The Montreal Economic Institute says that the Internet of Things will create a $21 billion Canadian market by 2018, and Ottawa needs to enact policies to ensure that telecoms managing the exchange of data can keep up » read more
 
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Scientists turn on world's biggest X-ray laser

Researchers at the DESY research centre near Hamburg, Germany, said bringing the laser to life for the first time "marks a new era of research in Europe" » read more
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Toxic sandstorm envelops huge swath of China

Blowing sand mixed with industrial pollution increased Beijing's air quality index to more than 800 in some areas; any reading above 150 is regarded as unhealthy » read more
 
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