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Air quality index of major cities in North America May 24: Vancouver 'good'

Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America's major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 1:00 pm GMT on May 24. 

Air quality index of major cities in North America May 24: Vancouver 'good'

Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America's major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 1:00 pm GMT on May 24. 

Tokyo stocks down more than 3% in afternoon trade

Tokyo stocks plunged more than three percent Friday afternoon, a day after suffering the worst one-day drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The Nikkei index, which on Thursday tumbled 7.3 percent, was down 3.37 percent, or 488.64 points, at 13,995.34 at 0445 GMT. hih-mis/si/jms

French lawmakers ok plan for more English at universities

France's lower house on Thursday approved a plan to introduce more courses in English at universities despite critics alleging it will undermine efforts to promote French. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the second article of a bill on higher education in a show-of-hands vote. The full bill is expected to be approved in the Assembly and the upper house Senate, where the ruling Socialists and their left-wing allies have majorities.

Air quality index of major cities in North America May 23: Denver 'good'

Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America's major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 12:30 pm GMT on May 23. 

Air quality index of major cities in North America May 23: Denver 'good'

Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America's major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 12:30 pm GMT on May 23. 

Swiss free-trade deal a key global sign: China's Li

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sees a looming free-trade deal with Switzerland as a touchstone for Beijing's growing ties with foreign nations, he told a Swiss newspaper on Thursday ahead of a landmark visit to Europe. Li was scheduled to arrive in Switzerland late on Thursday for trade-focused talks in what is the first stop on his debut visit to Europe since taking over in a once-in-a-decade power transfer in Beijing.

Canada and Pacific Alliance trade bloc size each other up for trade prospects

CALI, Colombia - Canada's many forays into free-trade talks across the globe are not the ineffective scatter-gun approach described by critics, but an effort to set up "gateways" to the world's biggest trading blocs, says International Trade Minister Ed Fast. "There's a lot of misunderstanding of what we're doing," Fast said in an interview in a cool and quiet corridor at the lush country club where he and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are observing Latin American economic integration talks.

Switzerland eyes law on frozen dictator funds

Switzerland, currently in the process of restituting assets to several former autocratic countries, is working on a new law aimed at simplifying the process of freezing and unblocking such funds, the government said Wednesday. The law under construction would regulate "the administrative confiscation and restitution of dictator assets," the government said in a statement. Bern presented its pre-law proposal to parliament for consultations on Wednesday, stressing it was the first such proposal of its kind in the world.

Air quality index of major cities in North America May 22: Dallas 'good'

Below is information on the current background air quality in some of North America's major cities based on data taken from http://www.airnow.gov recorded at 1:10 pm GMT on May 22. 
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