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    Here's the latest for Friday March 29th: Massive crane heads to Baltimore to remove bridge debris; UN court tells Israel to let more aid into Gaza; New York to try gun scanners in subway system; Obama and Clinton campaign with Biden.

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    New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed

    MONTREAL — Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can still pose dangers to human health. The study published Wednesday was commissioned by the Regroupement des événements pyrotechniques du Québec and carried out by the company AtkinsRéa

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    Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll

    OTTAWA — A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill earlier this month. Just under a third of respondents, 28 per cent, said they would oppose a ban, according to the Leger poll of 1,605 Canadians conducted March 23 to 25. The poll

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    NYC will try gun scanners in subway system in effort to deter violence

    New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort to deter violence underground and to make the system feel safer.

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    South Korea's ambassador to Australia steps down amid investigation controversy

    South Korea's ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption probe battered President Yoon Suk Yeol's ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election. Lee Jong-sup, who was appointed ambassador to Australia just four weeks ago, is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence a probe into the death of a marine last year while he was defence minister. Reuters could not immediately

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    Belgian chocolate still popular ahead of Easter, despite rising cocoa prices

    Belgian chocolate shops are getting ready for the Easter weekend amidst rising cocoa prices on global markets. Patricia Lafargue, a chocolate artisan at The Belgian Chocolate Makers in Brussels, talks about the ongoing challenges faced by the chocolate industry and the importance of favoring small cocoa and chocolate producers. With exports from the Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer, down by a third in recent months, the global price of cocoa has risen sharply. (AP video by Sylvain Plazy)

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    Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters

    Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from some suppliers, a government official said, one day after Beijing said it would lift tariffs on Australian wine. Australia and China, its largest trading partner, are rebuilding ties after a period of strained relations which hit a low in 2020 after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.

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