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  1. No longer taboo, Canada's defence industry steps into Europe's spotlight

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    At Poland's massive MSPO arms fair, Canada arrives as the 'lead nation' with 230 firms. But shifting decades of reliance on the American market won't be easy.

  2. At least 20 people dead in commercial ship fire in China

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    At least 20 people have been killed in a fire aboard a foreign cargo vessel undergoing repairs at a ‌state-owned shipyard in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on Thursday, state media reported, with five others still missing.

  3. Trump offers $5,000 US to every American if Republicans win midterm elections

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    U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would pay every American adult a $5,000 US "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party.

  4. Renewed U.S.-Iran exchanges send oil price back over $100 US for first time in several weeks

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    Iran said Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, with the attacks ‌in and around the vital waterway sending the international Brent crude benchmark over $100 US a barrel for the first time since July.

  5. Pilot of Amazon plane flagged excessive speed before deadly Miami crash, investigators say

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    One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast nearly two minutes ahead of time and at the last second urged them to abort the landing, according to highlights of the cockpit recording that investigators released Wednesday.