Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
A lot has changed since the Keystone XL project was proposed in 2005. Ramped up domestic oil production and new supply routes have lessened the U.S.'s need for the hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil that would have been pumped daily through the now-cancelled pipeline, some industry experts say.
As countries such as Canada and the United States continue vaccinating millions of citizens, global health experts warn the pandemic could keep raging if lower-income nations don't get their share of much-needed doses.
In announcing Friday's phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the White House's intended message was very clear: Traditional allies are back in favour, while despots and dictators are on the outs. Reality is a bit more complicated. The scrapping of Keystone XL is an early example of that.
IOC president Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled.
