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WORLD  ON 10/7/2021

  • German Industrial Production Slumps on Supply Chain Disruption
    German Industrial Production Slumps on Supply Chain Disruption
    BERLIN—German industrial output suffered its steepest drop in August since April last year, due to supply chain disruptions that are holding back growth in Europe’s biggest economy and hitting the …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Credit Suisse Looks to Recoup Supply Chain Finance Fund Recovery Costs
    Credit Suisse Looks to Recoup Supply Chain Finance Fund Recovery Costs
    ZURICH—Credit Suisse is looking to recoup the external costs it is incurring to recover money for investors in …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Danish Women Evacuated From Syrian Camps Charged With Terrorism Links
    Danish Women Evacuated From Syrian Camps Charged With Terrorism Links
    COPENHAGEN—Denmark said on Thursday three Danish women, who were evacuated from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Greenpeace Loses Legal Bid to Revoke Permit for North Sea Oil Field
    Greenpeace Loses Legal Bid to Revoke Permit for North Sea Oil Field
    Greenpeace has lost a legal bid to have the UK Government’s decision to allow BP to drill for …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY PA
  • Dollar Strength Holds Back Asian FX; Rupee Bears Re-emerge: Poll
    Dollar Strength Holds Back Asian FX; Rupee Bears Re-emerge: Poll
    Investors raised short bets on most Asian emerging currencies, a fortnightly Reuters poll found, as a slew of …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Scraps Action Against Ryanair, British Airways Over Refunds
    UK Scraps Action Against Ryanair, British Airways Over Refunds
    LONDON—Britain’s competition regulator has scrapped its action against Ryanair and British Airways over their failure to offer refunds …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
    Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
    BRUSSELS—DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Boris Johnson’s Economic Vision Slammed by Conservative Think Tanks, Business Leaders
    Boris Johnson’s Economic Vision Slammed by Conservative Think Tanks, Business Leaders
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised by conservative think tanks and business leaders for making “vacuous” …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Finland Follows Sweden and Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group
    Finland Follows Sweden and Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group
    Finish health authorities have paused the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 7 for men under the …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS
  • Israel Tightens Requirements for COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ by Adding Booster
    Israel Tightens Requirements for COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ by Adding Booster
    Israel is moving towards tightening the rights of vaccinated citizens by adding booster shots to its COVID-19 “green …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS
  • Warning of Bumper Council Tax Rises to Meet UK Government Promises
    Warning of Bumper Council Tax Rises to Meet UK Government Promises
    Council tax in Britain may need to rise by up to 5 percent a year for the next …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY PA
  • Futures Bounce on Easing Debt-Ceiling, Inflation Worries
    Futures Bounce on Easing Debt-Ceiling, Inflation Worries
    U.S. stock index futures bounced on Thursday after a temporary truce in the debt-ceiling standoff in Congress relieved …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • BOJ Offers Gloomier View on Regional Japan as Supply Curbs Hit Autos
    BOJ Offers Gloomier View on Regional Japan as Supply Curbs Hit Autos
    TOKYO—The Bank of Japan (BOJ) offered on Thursday its gloomiest view on regional economies in more than a …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Can Meet Gas Demand This Winter, National Grid Says
    UK Can Meet Gas Demand This Winter, National Grid Says
    Britain’s infrastructure will be able to get enough gas into the country to see it through the winter—and …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY PA
  • Air New Zealand Reels From Auckland Curbs, Australia Bubble Loss
    Air New Zealand Reels From Auckland Curbs, Australia Bubble Loss
    Air New Zealand Ltd. is operating less than one-third of its usual domestic capacity due to tough COVID-19 …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Analysts See Ukrainian Inflation Rising Further in September
    Analysts See Ukrainian Inflation Rising Further in September
    KYIV—Ukrainian inflation probably accelerated further in September, fuelled by rocketing gas prices on external markets, but it may …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Exclusive: Northvolt Plots EV Battery Grab With $750 Million Swedish Lab Plan
    Exclusive: Northvolt Plots EV Battery Grab With $750 Million Swedish Lab Plan
    STOCKHOLM—Northvolt plans to invest $750 million expanding its laboratory facility in Sweden, a top executive said, to meet …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Dollar Near 14-Month High to Euro, Focus on Inflation
    Dollar Near 14-Month High to Euro, Focus on Inflation
    LONDON—The dollar held close to a 14-month high against the euro on Thursday, as a surge in energy …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Oil Extends Losses as US Mulls Strategic Reserve Sales
    Oil Extends Losses as US Mulls Strategic Reserve Sales
    LONDON—Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as the United States said it …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • European Shares Rally on Cooling Energy Prices, Construction Sector Gains
    European Shares Rally on Cooling Energy Prices, Construction Sector Gains
    European stocks rallied on Thursday, as easing oil and gas prices offered relief to investors worried about runaway …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Shares Climb Again as Energy Price Dip Eases Stagflation Fears
    Shares Climb Again as Energy Price Dip Eases Stagflation Fears
    LONDON—World stock markets got their foot back on the gas on Thursday as hopes grew that Washington could …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Key Witness in Julian Assange Case Jailed in Iceland After Allegedly Fabricating Statement in Court, Going on Crime Spree: Report
    Key Witness in Julian Assange Case Jailed in Iceland After Allegedly Fabricating Statement in Court, Going on Crime Spree: Report
    A leading witness in the United States Justice Department’s case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been jailed …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY KATABELLA ROBERTS
  • Western Australia Sees Vaccine Hesitancy Amid Growing Mandates
    Western Australia Sees Vaccine Hesitancy Amid Growing Mandates
    Western Australia (WA) is trailing behind the rest of Australia in its uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine despite …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • China Unloads Stranded Australian Coal to Address Energy Crisis as Prices Escalate Further
    China Unloads Stranded Australian Coal to Address Energy Crisis as Prices Escalate Further
    Shipments of Australian coal that have been stranded in Chinese ports for months have finally been unloaded as …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Former Australian PM in Taiwan Wants to End Its International Isolation
    Former Australian PM in Taiwan Wants to End Its International Isolation
    Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has revealed that he is visiting Taiwan with the hopes of ending …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • 1 Dead, 3 Missing in Attack on Nicaragua Indigenous Miners
    1 Dead, 3 Missing in Attack on Nicaragua Indigenous Miners
    MANAGUA, Nicaragua—One member of an Indigenous community in Nicaragua was killed and three others were missing after assailants …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • US Watchdog Will Look Into Allegations Afghan’s Ghani Took Money From Country
    US Watchdog Will Look Into Allegations Afghan’s Ghani Took Money From Country
    WASHINGTON—John Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said on Wednesday his office would look into …
    OCTOBER 7, 2021BY REUTERS

 

WORLD  ON 10/6/2021

  • La Palma Island’s Volcano Roars Again, Spewing Thicker Lava
    La Palma Island’s Volcano Roars Again, Spewing Thicker Lava
    LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—A volcano that has already destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings on a Spanish island increased its explosive power Tuesday, roaring louder and spewing thicker lava out …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     
  • 5 Arrested After Sir Iain Duncan Smith Allegedly Hit With a Traffic Cone
    5 Arrested After Sir Iain Duncan Smith Allegedly Hit With a Traffic Cone
    Five people have been arrested after former Tory party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith was allegedly assaulted by …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY PA
     
  • France: Europe Readying Steps to Make Britain Comply With Brexit Deal
    France: Europe Readying Steps to Make Britain Comply With Brexit Deal
    PARIS—European states will, within days, announce measures to apply pressure on London to abide by Brexit agreements sealed …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Making Misogyny Hate Crime Will Increase the Problem: Boris Johnson
    Making Misogyny Hate Crime Will Increase the Problem: Boris Johnson
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday dismissed the suggestion that misogyny should be made a hate crime. The …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
     
  • Australia’s Trade Surplus Surprises With Record High on Commodity Demand
    Australia’s Trade Surplus Surprises With Record High on Commodity Demand
    SYDNEY—Australia’s trade surplus unexpectedly grew to a record in August as strength in liquefied natural gas and coal …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • German Services Lose Momentum as Catch-Up Effects Wane, Supply Shortages Spill Over: PMI
    German Services Lose Momentum as Catch-Up Effects Wane, Supply Shortages Spill Over: PMI
    BERLIN—Germany’s services sector activity continued to grow strongly in September, but the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic lost …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • European Business Growth Hurt by Supply Issues, Pricing in September: PMIs
    European Business Growth Hurt by Supply Issues, Pricing in September: PMIs
    LONDON—Business growth across Europe remained strong last month but elevated inflationary pressures put a dent in demand while …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Dollar Inches Toward One-Year High as Payrolls Test Looms
    Dollar Inches Toward One-Year High as Payrolls Test Looms
    LONDON—The U.S. dollar edged back toward a one-year high versus major peers on Tuesday ahead of a key …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Oil Extends Gains After OPEC+ Rejects Bigger Production Boost
    Oil Extends Gains After OPEC+ Rejects Bigger Production Boost
    Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, extending gains triggered during the previous session after the OPEC+ oil producing consortium …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
     
  • World Stocks Steady Near Lows as Inflation Jitters Ease
    World Stocks Steady Near Lows as Inflation Jitters Ease
    MILAN—World shares steadied near lows on Tuesday as worries that rising oil prices will feed inflationary pressures appeared …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • PCR Sales Soared in Wuhan Before First Official COVID-19 Cases Publicised: Report
    PCR Sales Soared in Wuhan Before First Official COVID-19 Cases Publicised: Report
    Spending on PCR tests in Wuhan soared several months before the first official reporting of COVID-19 cases in …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
     
  • Thailand Joins Asian Nations in Rush to Buy Merck’s COVID-19 Pill
    Thailand Joins Asian Nations in Rush to Buy Merck’s COVID-19 Pill
    BANGKOK—Thailand’s government is in talks with Merck & Co to buy 200,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY WEB STAFF
     
  • China Undermining ‘Regional Peace and Stability’: White House
    China Undermining ‘Regional Peace and Stability’: White House
    The White House has expressed concern over China’s “provocative” military behavior towards Taiwan after Beijing sent 56 fighter jets into …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY KATABELLA ROBERTS
     
  • Israel Accuses Iran of Cyprus Attack Plot After Suspect Arrested
    Israel Accuses Iran of Cyprus Attack Plot After Suspect Arrested
    JERUSALEM/NICOSIA—Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack against Israelis in Cyprus after police on the …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Iran Cannot Set New Conditions for Resuming Nuclear Talks: Germany
    Iran Cannot Set New Conditions for Resuming Nuclear Talks: Germany
    BERLIN—Germany would reject any Iranian demands for the United States to release frozen Iranian assets as a condition …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Responders Rescue 14 From Waters Off Spain’s Mallorca, 3 Missing
    Responders Rescue 14 From Waters Off Spain’s Mallorca, 3 Missing
    MADRID—Spain’s rescue service and the crew of a yacht rescued 14 people off the Spanish Balearic island of …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
  • Malaysia Summons Chinese Envoy to Protest ‘Presence’ of Beijing Vessels in Its Waters
    Malaysia Summons Chinese Envoy to Protest ‘Presence’ of Beijing Vessels in Its Waters
    Malaysia on Monday summoned the Chinese ambassador for the second time since June to “protest” the presence of …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
     
  • Analysis: World Bank, IMF Face Long-Term Damage After Data Rigging Scandal
    Analysis: World Bank, IMF Face Long-Term Damage After Data Rigging Scandal
    WASHINGTON—Regardless of whether International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva was to blame for changes to World Bank …
    OCTOBER 5, 2021BY REUTERS

 

  • Teenager Mu Ends Long American Wait for 800 Meters Gold

    Teenager Mu Ends Long American Wait for 800 Meters Gold

    TOKYO—Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women’s 800 meters final on Tuesday, her country’s first victory in the event in more than half …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY REUTERS
     

 

  • Chinese Espionage Retrial Sought for Tennessee Researcher
    Chinese Espionage Retrial Sought for Tennessee Researcher
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry a former University of Tennessee researcher accused of hiding his relationship …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Minister Admits Just 25 Percent of Department’s Civil Servants Are Back in Office
    Minister Admits Just 25 Percent of Department’s Civil Servants Are Back in Office
    Only about 25 percent of staff in one government department are currently in the office on any one …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY PA
  • Doncic, Slovenia Move Into Olympic Basketball Semifinals
    Doncic, Slovenia Move Into Olympic Basketball Semifinals
    SAITAMA, Japan—Luka Doncic and Slovenia need one win for a medal in their Olympic basketball debut. Wins are …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Iraq Says US to Return 17,000 Ancient Artifacts Looted After Invasion
    Iraq Says US to Return 17,000 Ancient Artifacts Looted After Invasion
    BAGHDAD—The United States is returning more than 17,000 ancient artifacts looted and smuggled out of Iraq after the …
    AUGUST 3, 2021     BY REUTERS
  • UK’s Johnson Meets With Belarusian Opposition Leader
    UK’s Johnson Meets With Belarusian Opposition Leader
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Downing Street, promising support …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY LILY ZHOU
  • Brazil Beat Mexico on Penalties to Reach Olympic Final
    Brazil Beat Mexico on Penalties to Reach Olympic Final
    TOKYO—Defending champions Brazil reached the final of the men’s Olympic football competition on Tuesday, beating Mexico 4–1 on …
    AUGUST 3, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • Scotland to Ditch Most Pandemic Restrictions, Keep Mask Mandate
    Scotland to Ditch Most Pandemic Restrictions, Keep Mask Mandate
    Scotland will ditch most remaining pandemic restrictions on Aug. 9, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Sturgeon told …
    AUGUST 3, 2021     BY SIMON VEAZEY
  • Government Abandons ‘Amber Watchlist’ Plans for Travellers
    Government Abandons ‘Amber Watchlist’ Plans for Travellers
    Ministers have abandoned plans for an “amber watchlist” as Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to keep travel rules …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY PA
  • COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in England May Have Peaked, Figures Suggest
    COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in England May Have Peaked, Figures Suggest
    The third wave of COVID-19 hospital admissions in England may have peaked, new figures suggest. A total of …
    AUGUST 3, 2021     BY PA
  • Ireland’s Catholic Church, Government Clash Over COVID-19 Restrictions
    Ireland’s Catholic Church, Government Clash Over COVID-19 Restrictions
    DUBLIN—Five Roman Catholic bishops from Ireland’s 22 dioceses are set to defy COVID-19 restrictions after instructing local parishes …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY REUTERS
  • Lithuania to Turn Migrants Crossing in From Belarus Away
    Lithuania to Turn Migrants Crossing in From Belarus Away
    VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania has ordered its border guards to turn away, by force if needed, migrants attempting to enter …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • IOC Awaiting Report From Belarusian Olympic Committee
    IOC Awaiting Report From Belarusian Olympic Committee
    TOKYO—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday it was waiting for a report later in the day …
    AUGUST 3, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • Head of Belarusian Exile Group Found Hanged in Ukraine, Police Open Murder Case
    Head of Belarusian Exile Group Found Hanged in Ukraine, Police Open Murder Case
    KYIV, Ukraine—A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home …
    AUGUST 3, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • Despite Concerning Rise, Experts Don’t Foresee ’70s Runaway Inflation for Now
    Despite Concerning Rise, Experts Don’t Foresee ’70s Runaway Inflation for Now
    Although inflation exceeded the Bank of Canada’s desired 3 percent ceiling in April, May, and June, both the …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY LEE HARDING
  • Issues, Battlegrounds, and Strategies Come Into Focus as Federal Election Call Looms
    Issues, Battlegrounds, and Strategies Come Into Focus as Federal Election Call Looms
    Canada is likely heading into a federal election this fall, but few ridings and few large issues are …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY LEE HARDING
  • US Men’s Basketball Tops Rival Spain in Olympics, Advances to Semifinals
    US Men’s Basketball Tops Rival Spain in Olympics, Advances to Semifinals
    Team USA advanced to the semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, defeating Spain in men’s basketball in …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY ZACHARY STIEBER
  • Germany, UK to Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Certain Groups From September
    Germany, UK to Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Certain Groups From September
    Germany and the UK have both announced plans to offer a COVID-19 booster shot as soon as next …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • UK Dials Down COVID-19 App to Ease Self-Isolation Chaos
    UK Dials Down COVID-19 App to Ease Self-Isolation Chaos
    Under pressure from businesses and unions, the UK government has dialled down its COVID-19 app in order to …
    AUGUST 3, 2021     BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Team GB Rules the Waves With Double Gold Medal Wins
    Team GB Rules the Waves With Double Gold Medal Wins
    Tearful family members watched on as Team GB ruled the waves in Tokyo with sailors scooping double Olympic …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY PA
  • Pfizer and Moderna Will Raise the Price of Their Vaccines After Adaptation to New Variants
    Pfizer and Moderna Will Raise the Price of Their Vaccines After Adaptation to New Variants
    By Entrepreneur Staff Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna will increase the price of their respective vaccines after adapting …
    AUGUST 3, 2021    BY ENTREPRENEUR
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  • US Volleyball Team Beats Italy in Full-Set Battle Despite Thompson’s Absence

    US Volleyball Team Beats Italy in Full-Set Battle Despite Thompson’s Absence

    TOKYO—The United States defeated Italy in a see-saw five-set battle at the Ariake Arena on Monday to finish on top in Pool B of the women’s volleyball preliminaries, overcoming the …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS
     

 

  • Boris Johnson’s Satisfaction Rating Among Conservatives Plummets
    Boris Johnson’s Satisfaction Rating Among Conservatives Plummets
    The satisfaction rating of Prime Minister Boris Johnson among the Conservative grassroots took a nosedive in July, barely …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • B.C. Christmas Tree Growers Say Intense Heat Singes Prized Trees, Kills Seedlings
    B.C. Christmas Tree Growers Say Intense Heat Singes Prized Trees, Kills Seedlings
    DUNCAN, B.C.—Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Police in China Detain Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu Over Rape Allegation
    Police in China Detain Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu Over Rape Allegation
    BEIJING—Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Antitrust Regulators to Investigate Facebook’s Kustomer Acquisition
    EU Antitrust Regulators to Investigate Facebook’s Kustomer Acquisition
    BRUSSELS—EU antitrust regulators opened an in-depth investigation on Monday into Facebook’s acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer, …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Canada Upsets US With 1–0 Win in Women’s Soccer
    Canada Upsets US With 1–0 Win in Women’s Soccer
    KASHIMA, Japan—Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • No Traces of Virus Found in Tests of UK Railway Stations and on Trains
    No Traces of Virus Found in Tests of UK Railway Stations and on Trains
    No traces of coronavirus were found in tests at four major railway stations and on intercity train services, …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY PA
  • Belarus Athlete Enters Poland’s Embassy in Tokyo After Refusing to Return Home
    Belarus Athlete Enters Poland’s Embassy in Tokyo After Refusing to Return Home
    TOKYO—A Belarusian athlete at the center of an Olympic standoff with her own country walked into Poland’s embassy …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Simone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final
    Simone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final
    TOKYO—Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday’s balance beam final, the last women’s event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Montreal Investment Fund Sued Over Use of Founder’s Great-Great-Grandfather’s Name
    Montreal Investment Fund Sued Over Use of Founder’s Great-Great-Grandfather’s Name
    MONTREAL =—Brendan Holt Dunn said he wanted to invoke the legacy of his great?great?grandfather, pioneering Quebec industrialist Sir …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Olympic Committee Looking Into Gesture American Made on Podium
    Olympic Committee Looking Into Gesture American Made on Podium
    The International Olympic Committee is reviewing a gesture a Team USA silver medalist made on the podium, which …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY ZACHARY STIEBER
  • The Push to Change British Columbia’s Name
    The Push to Change British Columbia’s Name
    Commentary Is it time to change the name of British Columbia? An opinion article in The Tyee, an …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY JANE CARRICO
  • Johnson Pressed to Further Ease Travel Rules to Save Beleaguered Industry
    Johnson Pressed to Further Ease Travel Rules to Save Beleaguered Industry
    Tens of thousands of jobs in the aviation sector are at risk unless the government further relaxes rules …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY PA
  • Tributes to Boy, 5, Found Dead in River as 3 Held on Suspicion of Murder
    Tributes to Boy, 5, Found Dead in River as 3 Held on Suspicion of Murder
    Tributes have been paid to a “beautiful” 5-year-old boy found dead in a river in South Wales after …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY PA
  • Twitter CEO Buys Australian ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Afterpay for $39bn
    Twitter CEO Buys Australian ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Afterpay for $39bn
    Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey’s digital payments platform, Square, announced on Monday that it entered a $39 billion …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australia Inches Towards Vaccine Passports
    Australia Inches Towards Vaccine Passports
    State governments have the power to legislate vaccine passports to protect their residents, according to Prime Minister Scott …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer for ‘Corrupt Conduct’
    Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer for ‘Corrupt Conduct’
    HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with “corrupt …
    AUGUST 2, 2021BY REUTERS

 

 

  • Samoa’s New Leader Confirms Scrapping of China-Funded Port

    Samoa’s New Leader Confirms Scrapping of China-Funded Port

    SYDNEY—The new prime minister of Samoa has confirmed she will cancel a China-backed port project. She hasn’t closed …
    JULY 30, 2021BY REUTERS
     

 

  • Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting England’s Top Doctor in Park
    Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting England’s Top Doctor in Park
    LONDON—A man who accosted England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty in a London park pleaded guilty Friday to …
    JULY 30, 2021  BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • No Toxic Fallout From German Chemical Blast: Official
    No Toxic Fallout From German Chemical Blast: Official
    DUESSELDORF, Germany—The fallout from Tuesday’s fatal blast at an industrial estate in western Germany did not contain any …
    JULY 30, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • As Scrutiny Mounts, Crypto Exchange Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe
    As Scrutiny Mounts, Crypto Exchange Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe
    LONDON—Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Friday it would wind down its futures and derivatives business across Europe, …
    JULY 30, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attacks That Killed 13 Soldiers
    Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attacks That Killed 13 Soldiers
    The news came hard for the Aoudou Man family, always fearful of news about Islamist militant attacks in …
    JULY 30, 2021     BY NALOVA AKUA
  • ‘Brighton Cat Killer’ Jailed for ‘Cruel’ String of Attacks on Pets
    ‘Brighton Cat Killer’ Jailed for ‘Cruel’ String of Attacks on Pets
    A security guard who knifed cats to death in a string of attacks has been jailed for more …
    JULY 30, 2021
     
  • Vatican Round Table Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy and Disinformation
    Vatican Round Table Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy and Disinformation
    VATICAN CITY—A Vatican round table and online conference focused on combatting “vaccine hesitancy” by countering disinformation, but neglected …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY BREE DAIL
  • Starmer Demands August 7 End to England’s Self-Isolation Rule After Wales Move
    Starmer Demands August 7 End to England’s Self-Isolation Rule After Wales Move
    Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has challenged the Government to match Wales by bringing forward the date on …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY PA
  • Djokovic Loses to Zverev at Olympics, Ending Golden Slam Bid
    Djokovic Loses to Zverev at Olympics, Ending Golden Slam Bid
    TOKYO—With his Golden Slam bid over for at least another three years, Novak Djokovic rested his head on …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Israel Announces Booster Pfizer Shots for Those Over 60
    Israel Announces Booster Pfizer Shots for Those Over 60
    The Israeli government announced it will offer a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to citizens over 60 …
    JULY 30, 2021
    BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Border Workers’ Union, Employers to Return to Bargaining Table After Strike Threat
    Border Workers’ Union, Employers to Return to Bargaining Table After Strike Threat
    OTTAWA—A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members’ employers have agreed to return …
    JULY 30, 2021   BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Statistics Canada Says Economy Appears to Have Grown in Second Quarter
    Statistics Canada Says Economy Appears to Have Grown in Second Quarter
    OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the economy appears to have grown in the second quarter of the year despite two …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • French Finance Minister’s Phone Investigated in Pegasus Spyware Case
    French Finance Minister’s Phone Investigated in Pegasus Spyware Case
    PARIS—The phone of France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire is currently being investigated to determine whether it has …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY REUTERS
  • Greece: Dinghy With Migrants Sinks; 3 Missing, 10 Rescued
    Greece: Dinghy With Migrants Sinks; 3 Missing, 10 Rescued
    ATHENS, Greece—A search and rescue operation is underway Friday near Greece’s island of Lesbos along the maritime border …
    JULY 30, 2021     BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Airlift Begins for Afghans Who Worked for US During Its Longest War
    Airlift Begins for Afghans Who Worked for US During Its Longest War
    WASHINGTON—Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY REUTERS
  • Malta Government Carries Responsibility for Journalist’s Murder, Inquiry Finds
    Malta Government Carries Responsibility for Journalist’s Murder, Inquiry Finds
    VALLETTA—An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta found on …
    JULY 30, 2021    BY REUTERS
 
 

Google App Charges Subject of New UK Legal Claim

Google “unfairly and excessively” charges people for digital purchases in its Play Store, a new legal action brought against the tech giant in the UK claims. The action is seeking …
JULY 29, 2021   BY PA

 

  • Bencic, Vondrousova to Vie for Gold as Djokovic Eases Into Semis
    Bencic, Vondrousova to Vie for Gold as Djokovic Eases Into Semis
    TOKYO—Belinda Bencic could become the first woman to clinch a singles tennis gold for Switzerland after she booked …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY REUTERS
  • Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law
    Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law
    MOSCOW—A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for …
    JULY 29, 2021     BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • German Court Faults Facebook’s Past Handling of Hate Speech
    German Court Faults Facebook’s Past Handling of Hate Speech
    BERLIN—A German federal court on Thursday faulted aspects of Facebook’s handling of “hate speech,” at least in the …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • ‘Blast Off’ for UK Space Industry as New Regulations Come Into Force
    ‘Blast Off’ for UK Space Industry as New Regulations Come Into Force
    Space flights and satellite launches can now “blast off” from UK soil after new regulations came into force, …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY PA
  • National Holocaust Memorial Can Be Built Next to Westminster, Minister Rules
    National Holocaust Memorial Can Be Built Next to Westminster, Minister Rules
    A national Holocaust memorial centre will be built next to Parliament after a minister signed off on a …
    JULY 29, 2021   BY PA
  • Chinese National Shot and Wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
    Chinese National Shot and Wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
    KARACHI, Pakistan—A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Wednesday, …
    JULY 29, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • Kenyan Wildlife Authorities Capture Lion in Residential Area Outside Capital
    Kenyan Wildlife Authorities Capture Lion in Residential Area Outside Capital
    NAIROBI—Kenyan wildlife authorities said on Wednesday they had captured a lion that had wandered into a residential area …
    JULY 29, 2021     BY REUTERS
  • Team USA’s Sunisa Lee Wins Olympic Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Gold
    Team USA’s Sunisa Lee Wins Olympic Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Gold
    American Sunisa Lee became the new Olympic women’s all-around champion Thursday, following the stunning departure of her fellow Team …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • Demand Increasing: Canadian Blood Services Watching Supply as COVID 19 Rules Eased
    Demand Increasing: Canadian Blood Services Watching Supply as COVID 19 Rules Eased
    CALGARY—A return to a somewhat normal summer as COVID-19 restrictions are eased is putting a strain on Canada’s …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • 8.2 Magnitude Quake in Alaska Puts Some B.C. Coastal Residents on Edge
    8.2 Magnitude Quake in Alaska Puts Some B.C. Coastal Residents on Edge
    KITAMAAT VILLAGE, B.C.—A powerful earthquake off Alaska Wednesday night triggered tsunami warnings and watches far across the Pacific …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Team GB Shooter’s Bronze Medal at First Olympics ‘Incredible’ Achievement
    Team GB Shooter’s Bronze Medal at First Olympics ‘Incredible’ Achievement
    Team GB shooter Matt Coward-Holley’s bronze medal in the men’s trap at the Tokyo Olympics is an “incredible” …
    JULY 29, 2021   BY PA
  • US Congressmen Reach Back Into Cold War Armory to Respond to China
    US Congressmen Reach Back Into Cold War Armory to Respond to China
    WASHINGTON—Democratic and Republican congressmen on July 28 introduced a bill that aims to revive an arm of the …
    JULY 29, 2021   BY REUTERS
  • Coroner Confirms Liverpool Fan Andrew Devine Is 97th Hillsborough Victim
    Coroner Confirms Liverpool Fan Andrew Devine Is 97th Hillsborough Victim
    A Liverpool fan who was injured at Hillsborough is the 97th person to be unlawfully killed in the …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY PA
  • Sunisa Lee Takes Gold in Women’s Gymnastics Final
    Sunisa Lee Takes Gold in Women’s Gymnastics Final
    TOKYO—An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became …
    JULY 29, 2021    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK Foreign Secretary ‘Unlikely’ to Attend Beijing Winter Olympics Next Year
    UK Foreign Secretary ‘Unlikely’ to Attend Beijing Winter Olympics Next Year
    British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said it is “unlikely” he will attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing …
    JULY 29, 2021   BY PA
     
     

Trump: Dems Have Made Once-Great Cities ‘Paradise for Criminals’

Trump: Dems Have Made Once-Great Cities 'Paradise for Criminals'
Police patrol in New York City’s Times Square after a shooting last month. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
 
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  • Vatican Announces Criminal Charges for Financial Corruption and Money Laundering. Trial Begins Tuesday

    Vatican Announces Criminal Charges for Financial Corruption and Money Laundering. Trial Begins Tuesday

    VATICAN CITY— The Holy See has announced criminal charges against ten individuals—both clergy and laymen—in ongoing attempts to punish widespread financial corruption. Amongst the ten named in the July 3 …
    JULY 26, 2021BY BREE DAIL
     

 

  • Torrential Rains Kill Over 160 in India, Dozens Trapped in Landslides
    Torrential Rains Kill Over 160 in India, Dozens Trapped in Landslides
    MUMBAI—Rescue teams in India were digging through thick sludge and debris on Monday to find over 60 people …
    JULY 26, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Calls on All Tunisian Actors to Respect Constitution, Rule of Law
    EU Calls on All Tunisian Actors to Respect Constitution, Rule of Law
    BRUSSELS—The European Union on Monday urged all political actors in Tunisia to respect the country’s constitution and avoid …
    JULY 26, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Japan’s Nishiya Leads Teen Skater Medal Rush
    Japan’s Nishiya Leads Teen Skater Medal Rush
    TOKYO—Japanese 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition on Monday, shedding tears …
    JULY 26, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Woman Handed Community Order for Infanticide of Newborn Daughter
    Woman Handed Community Order for Infanticide of Newborn Daughter
    A UK court gave a community order to a care home worker convicted of the infanticide of her newborn daughter, …
    JULY 26, 2021BY WEB STAFF
  • £48 Million Strategy to Improve Adoption Services in England Launched
    £48 Million Strategy to Improve Adoption Services in England Launched
    A new £48 million ($66 million) National Adoption Strategy has been launched to improve adoption services in England. …
    JULY 26, 2021BY PA
  • Pandemic Changed People’s Views on Their Future in Long Term Care, Survey Suggests
    Pandemic Changed People’s Views on Their Future in Long Term Care, Survey Suggests
    TORONTO—A survey from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that the pandemic has changed the way most Canadians think …
    JULY 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Mary Simon Set to Be Installed as 30th Governor General
    Mary Simon Set to Be Installed as 30th Governor General
    OTTAWA—Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country’s new governor general and become the first …
    JULY 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Tory Riding Associations’ War Chests Larger Than Other Parties, Analysis Shows
    Tory Riding Associations’ War Chests Larger Than Other Parties, Analysis Shows
    OTTAWA—An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties’ financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates’ …
    JULY 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Vatican Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal Rocking Papacy
    Vatican Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal Rocking Papacy
    VATICAN CITY—A cardinal who allegedly induced an underling to lie to prosecutors; brokers and lawyers who pulled a …
    JULY 26, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • CIA Chief Warns Taliban Is in ‘Strongest Military Position’ in Decades
    CIA Chief Warns Taliban Is in ‘Strongest Military Position’ in Decades
    CIA Director William Burns said last week that the Taliban is engaged in offensive operations across Afghanistan and …
    JULY 26, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Heathrow’s Pandemic Losses Hit £2.9 Billion
    Heathrow’s Pandemic Losses Hit £2.9 Billion
    Heathrow has announced that its cumulative losses from the COVID-19 pandemic have hit £2.9 billion ($4 billion). Fewer than …
    JULY 26, 2021BY PA
  • Homes, Roads, Hospitals Flooded as Storms Batter England’s South
    Homes, Roads, Hospitals Flooded as Storms Batter England’s South
    Homes, roads, and Tube stations have been flooded while two London hospitals asked patients to stay away after …
    JULY 26, 2021BY PA
  • Driver Recalls Lucky Escape From Tunnel in Flooded Chinese City
    Driver Recalls Lucky Escape From Tunnel in Flooded Chinese City
    As the Chinese city of Zhengzhou mops up after recent severe flooding, locals are telling their stories of …
    JULY 26, 2021BY ANTHONY LIU

 

  • Cars, Pavements Washed Away as Belgian Town Hit by Worst Floods in Decades

    Cars, Pavements Washed Away as Belgian Town Hit by Worst Floods in Decades

    BRUSSELS—The southern Belgian town of Dinant was hit by the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday after a …
    JULY 25, 2021BY REUTERS
  • More Than 250 Wildfires Continue to Burn in British Columbia

    More Than 250 Wildfires Continue to Burn in British Columbia

    VANCOUVER—The BC Wildfire Service says there are 257 wildfires currently burning in the province. That’s one fewer than …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
     

 

  • Unmarked Residential School Graves: Pursuing the Truth Is of Utmost Importance

    Unmarked Residential School Graves: Pursuing the Truth Is of Utmost Importance

    Commentary Over the last six weeks or so, popular newspapers in Canada and around the world have been …
    JULY 25, 2021BY RODNEY A. CLIFTON
     

 

  • Wildfire Burns in Northeast Spain, Summer Camp Evacuated

    Wildfire Burns in Northeast Spain, Summer Camp Evacuated

    BARCELONA, Spain—Firefighters in northeast Spain were battling a wildfire Sunday that has consumed over 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Lebanon Signs Deal to Sell Iraqi Fuel in Move to Ease Crisis

    Lebanon Signs Deal to Sell Iraqi Fuel in Move to Ease Crisis

    BEIRUT—Lebanon signed a deal Saturday to broker Iraqi fuel sales in hopes of alleviating a crippling financial and …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • To Solve Homelessness, the Underlying Reasons Must Be Addressed

    To Solve Homelessness, the Underlying Reasons Must Be Addressed

    Commentary The scenes were shocking as activists clashed with police officers who were dismantling a homeless encampment in …
    JULY 25, 2021BY CORY MORGAN
     

 

  • Putin Says Russian Navy Can Carry out ‘Unpreventable Strike’ If Needed

    Putin Says Russian Navy Can Carry out ‘Unpreventable Strike’ If Needed

    MOSCOW—The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an “unpreventable strike” if needed, President Vladimir Putin said …
    JULY 25, 2021BY REUTERS
     

 

  • Games People Play: A Marriage of Majors and the Olympics

    Games People Play: A Marriage of Majors and the Olympics

    YOKOHAMA, Japan—Getting ready to reach softball’s peak and make her Olympic debut, Janie Reed was on a training …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Russians Top Biles, Americans in Gymnastics Qualifying

    Russians Top Biles, Americans in Gymnastics Qualifying

    TOKYO—The trouble started early. A step out of bounds on floor exercise here. A short landing there. Over …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Team USA Stunned With First Olympics Basketball Loss in 2 Decades

    Team USA Stunned With First Olympics Basketball Loss in 2 Decades

    The United States’ men’s Olympic basketball team—historically the best during the contest—suffered its first loss in nearly 20 …
    JULY 25, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
     

 

  • Thousands Run Through London in First Mass 10K Since Lockdown Was Lifted

    Thousands Run Through London in First Mass 10K Since Lockdown Was Lifted

    Thousands of runners have taken to the streets of London for their first mass 10k since lockdown restrictions …
    JULY 25, 2021BY PA
     

 

  • Man, Woman, Boy Die After Getting Into Difficulty in Scottish Lake

    Man, Woman, Boy Die After Getting Into Difficulty in Scottish Lake

    A man, woman, and child have died and a seven-year-old boy is fighting for his life after getting …
    JULY 25, 2021BY PA
     

 

  • 2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in North Syria; 2 Others Wounded

    2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in North Syria; 2 Others Wounded

    ISTANBUL—Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an attack in northern Syria, Turkey’s defense …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Report: UK Military Failing to Protect Women From Abuse

    Report: UK Military Failing to Protect Women From Abuse

    LONDON—Around two-thirds of female veterans in the British armed forces have experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination in their …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Protests Rage Across Europe as Lockdown, Vaccination Mandates Start

    Protests Rage Across Europe as Lockdown, Vaccination Mandates Start

    Anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine-passport protests erupted across Europe on July 24, according to media photos and videos. Thousands upon …
    JULY 25, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
     

 

  • International Passengers at Pearson Airport May Have to Line up by Vaccination Status

    International Passengers at Pearson Airport May Have to Line up by Vaccination Status

    TORONTO—International travellers arriving at Canada’s largest airport may now be funnelled into different customs lines based on their …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
     

 

  • Peaty Sheds Moustache but Wins by Much More Than a Whisker

    Peaty Sheds Moustache but Wins by Much More Than a Whisker

    TOKYO—World record holder and defending champion Adam Peaty shaved his moustache but won, as usual, by much more …
    JULY 25, 2021BY REUTERS
     

 

  • Bus Swerves Off Road in Croatia; 10 Killed, 44 Injured

    Bus Swerves Off Road in Croatia; 10 Killed, 44 Injured

    ZAGREB, Croatia—A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring …
    JULY 25, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • UK Taxpayers to Face COVID Bill for Decades to Come, MPs Warn

    UK Taxpayers to Face COVID Bill for Decades to Come, MPs Warn

    Taxpayers will be facing the costs of COVID-19 for decades while an inquiry will not come quickly enough …
    JULY 25, 2021BY PA
     

 

  • Mother Looks for Missing Daughter as Death Toll for China Floods in Question

    Mother Looks for Missing Daughter as Death Toll for China Floods in Question

    It’s been four agonizing days for Lu’s mother, whose 18-year-old daughter is now missing after devastating floods swept …
    JULY 25, 2021BY FRANK FANG
     

 

  • Let’s Welcome the Brisbane Olympics for the Right Reasons

    Let’s Welcome the Brisbane Olympics for the Right Reasons

    Commentary On the recent morning after the International Olympic Committee named Brisbane as the host city of the …
    JULY 25, 2021BY ROBERT CARLING
     

 

  • Australia Wins Gold, Sets World Record in Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay

    Australia Wins Gold, Sets World Record in Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay

    TOKYO—Australia has won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday …
    JULY 25, 2021BY REUTERS
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  • Turkey Rescues 37 People From Sunken Migrant Boat: Ministry

    Turkey Rescues 37 People From Sunken Migrant Boat: Ministry

    ISTANBUL—Thirty-seven people have been rescued from a migrant boat with 45 people on board that sank south of Turkey, and Turkish naval ships and an aircraft are continuing search and …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REUTER
     

 

  • Tokyo Olympics Opens After One-Year Virus Delay
    Tokyo Olympics Opens After One-Year Virus Delay
    TOKYO—Mixed-race Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Testing to Replace Self-Isolation for Some ‘Pinged’ Food Supply Chain Workers
    Testing to Replace Self-Isolation for Some ‘Pinged’ Food Supply Chain Workers
    The UK government has extended the exemption from self-isolation to around 10,000 “critical” workers amid scenes of empty …
    JULY 23, 2021BY WEB STAFF
  • Incoming Governor General Mary Simon Has First Audience With Queen
    Incoming Governor General Mary Simon Has First Audience With Queen
    OTTAWA—Canada’s incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen. Mary Simon will be sworn in …
    JULY 23, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Azerbaijan Jails 13 Armenian Military Personnel for Six Years: Court
    Azerbaijan Jails 13 Armenian Military Personnel for Six Years: Court
    BAKU—An Azerbaijan court late on Thursday sentenced 13 members of Armenia’s armed forces to six years in prison, …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Regulator Endorses Use of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Teens
    EU Regulator Endorses Use of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Teens
    Europe’s medicines regulator on Friday recommended approving the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year olds, …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Dany Fortin Says ‘Career Appears to Be Over’ After Misconduct Investigation Revealed
    Dany Fortin Says ‘Career Appears to Be Over’ After Misconduct Investigation Revealed
    OTTAWA—The military officer who previously oversaw Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been “irreparably tarnished” by …
    JULY 23, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Israel Reports 39 Percent Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine in Halting Delta Variant Infections: Reports
    Israel Reports 39 Percent Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine in Halting Delta Variant Infections: Reports
    Israeli health officials on Thursday reported that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is just 39 percent effective in preventing infections …
    JULY 23, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Search Continues Off Greek Island for Missing Migrants
    Search Continues Off Greek Island for Missing Migrants
    ATHENS, Greece—Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation is continuing off the coast of the southern island …
    JULY 23, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Tokyo Olympics Map Corrected After Ukraine Objects
    Tokyo Olympics Map Corrected After Ukraine Objects
    KYIV—The International Olympic Committee has corrected a map on the Tokyo Olympics website after Ukraine protested about the …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Australia Awaits UNESCO Vote for Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’ Listing
    Australia Awaits UNESCO Vote for Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’ Listing
    Australia is waiting for the decision of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee that could put the Great Barrier …
    JULY 23, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Sydney Outbreak Pops New Zealand’s Travel Bubble With Australia
    Sydney Outbreak Pops New Zealand’s Travel Bubble With Australia
    The Greater Sydney outbreak of the CCP virus has burst Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand (NZ), with …
    JULY 23, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • Lorna Jane Fined $5M for Claiming ‘Anti-Virus Activewear’ Could Stop COVID-19
    Lorna Jane Fined $5M for Claiming ‘Anti-Virus Activewear’ Could Stop COVID-19
    Popular Australian sportswear label Lorna Jane has been fined $5 million by Australia’s Federal Court for falsely claiming …
    JULY 23, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Italy Expands COVID ‘Green Pass’ Restrictions for Many Activities in Efforts to Drive up Vaccination Rate
    Italy Expands COVID ‘Green Pass’ Restrictions for Many Activities in Efforts to Drive up Vaccination Rate
    ROME—Italy will soon require people to have passes reflecting their health status to access gyms, museums, movie theaters, …
    JULY 23, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
 
  • Heavy Rain Forecast to Hit German Flood Regions Over Weekend

    Heavy Rain Forecast to Hit German Flood Regions Over Weekend

    BONN, Germany—Germany’s national weather service said Thursday that regions hit by deadly floods last week could see more heavy rain this weekend. The DWD weather service said localized storms were …
    JULY 22, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     
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  • UK Conservative MPs Threaten to Boycott Party Conference If It Requires Vaccine Passports
    UK Conservative MPs Threaten to Boycott Party Conference If It Requires Vaccine Passports
    A number of Tory MPs said they would boycott the Conservative Party conference this year as the conference …
    JULY 22, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Bus Plunges Off Road on Capri, Lands Near Beach; Driver Dies
    Bus Plunges Off Road on Capri, Lands Near Beach; Driver Dies
    ROME—A public bus on the Italian vacation island of Capri crashed through a guardrail and landed on a …
    JULY 22, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Eric Clapton Says He Won’t Play at Shows Where COVID-19 Vaccination Proof Is Required
    Eric Clapton Says He Won’t Play at Shows Where COVID-19 Vaccination Proof Is Required
    Eric Clapton said on Wednesday that he will refuse to perform at venues where proof of vaccination against …
    JULY 22, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • MPs May Only Get a Vote on the ‘Concept’ of Vaccine Passports, UK Minister Says
    MPs May Only Get a Vote on the ‘Concept’ of Vaccine Passports, UK Minister Says
    MPs may not get a comprehensive vote on the introduction of coronavirus vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs, …
    JULY 22, 2021BY PA
  • Government Docs on Porn Regulator Will Take Six Years to Access: Justice Department
    Government Docs on Porn Regulator Will Take Six Years to Access: Justice Department
    OTTAWA—A New Democrat MP’s request for documents related to a new regulator that will handle child pornography and …
    JULY 22, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Some Canadians Frustrated They Still Can’t Cross U.S. Land Border
    Some Canadians Frustrated They Still Can’t Cross U.S. Land Border
    TORONTO—Canadians are expressing frustration at still being unable to drive across the border to the U.S. for a …
    JULY 22, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Hungary to Hold Referendum on LGBT Issues by Early 2022
    Hungary to Hold Referendum on LGBT Issues by Early 2022
    Hungary plans to hold a referendum on legislation that limits schools’ teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues late …
    JULY 22, 2021BY WEB STAFF
  • Polish Justice Minister Says Warsaw Cannot Comply With EU’s Court Ruling
    Polish Justice Minister Says Warsaw Cannot Comply With EU’s Court Ruling
    WARSAW—Poland’s justice minister said on Wednesday it was not possible to comply with a ruling by the top …
    JULY 22, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Ukraine Fights Rearguard Action Against Nord Stream 2 After US and Germany Unveil Deal
    Ukraine Fights Rearguard Action Against Nord Stream 2 After US and Germany Unveil Deal
    KYIV—Ukraine has started official consultations with the European Union and Germany about Nord Stream 2, Foreign Minister Dmytro …
    JULY 22, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Britain Tells EU on Brexit Deal: It Wasn’t Going to Last Forever
    Britain Tells EU on Brexit Deal: It Wasn’t Going to Last Forever
    LONDON—British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Thursday the European Union had been inflexible over renegotiating the Northern …
    JULY 22, 2021BY REUTERS
 
 
  • Gun Buyback ‘a Huge Taxpayer Boondoggle at the Worst Possible Time’: Taxpayer Advocacy Group
    Gun Buyback ‘a Huge Taxpayer Boondoggle at the Worst Possible Time’: Taxpayer Advocacy Group
    The federal government’s plan to buy back newly banned guns will cost a lot more than its initial estimates, says a tax advocacy group. “The cost could be hundreds of …
    JULY 20, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • New Post-Brexit Rift Forms Over Gibraltar
    New Post-Brexit Rift Forms Over Gibraltar
    A new major rift has emerged between the UK and the European Union concerning the post-Brexit relationship over …
    JULY 20, 2021BY PA
  • Suicide Attack in Iraq’s Sadr City Kills at Least 35, Wounds Dozens
    Suicide Attack in Iraq’s Sadr City Kills at Least 35, Wounds Dozens
    BAGHDAD—A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Stranded and Shattered Seafarers Threaten Global Supply Lines
    Stranded and Shattered Seafarers Threaten Global Supply Lines
    LONDON/SINGAPORE—”I’ve seen grown men cry,” says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn’t set foot on dry land in more …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Erasing and Falsifying Canada’s History Is Jeopardizing the Underpinnings of Society: Historians
    Erasing and Falsifying Canada’s History Is Jeopardizing the Underpinnings of Society: Historians
    As the trend of removing symbols of Canada’s past and renaming buildings and streets grows, historians warn of …
    JULY 20, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • France Investigates Alleged Spyware Use Against Dissidents
    France Investigates Alleged Spyware Use Against Dissidents
    PARIS—The cell phones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been …
    JULY 20, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK Court Rules Government Acted Lawfully Over COVID Travel Rules
    UK Court Rules Government Acted Lawfully Over COVID Travel Rules
    LONDON—London’s High Court on Tuesday ruled that Britain acted lawfully over its so-called traffic lights system for travellers …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Get Jabs to Club: Boris Johnson Issues Vaccine Ultimatum
    Get Jabs to Club: Boris Johnson Issues Vaccine Ultimatum
    The UK government plans to make full CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccination the condition of entry to …
    JULY 20, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Lobbying Rules ‘Insufficient’ in Light of Cameron’s Greensill Efforts, Say MPs
    Lobbying Rules ‘Insufficient’ in Light of Cameron’s Greensill Efforts, Say MPs
    Lobbying rules were “insufficient” in the face of David Cameron’s bidding on behalf of failed finance firm Greensill …
    JULY 20, 2021BY PA
  • Johnson ‘No Longer Bought This NHS Overwhelmed Stuff,’ Leaked Messages Suggest
    Johnson ‘No Longer Bought This NHS Overwhelmed Stuff,’ Leaked Messages Suggest
    Boris Johnson said he no longer believed “all this NHS overwhelmed stuff” as he resisted imposing England’s second …
    JULY 20, 2021BY PA
  • Finance Department Faces Grilling by MPs Over Tax Rules in Sale of Family Businesses
    Finance Department Faces Grilling by MPs Over Tax Rules in Sale of Family Businesses
    OTTAWA — Parliament’s legal expert says the Liberal government waded into uncharted territory when it decided to delay …
    JULY 20, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Analysis: Beyond Security Crackdown, Beijing Charts State-Controlled Data Market
    Analysis: Beyond Security Crackdown, Beijing Charts State-Controlled Data Market
    BEIJING—China’s sweeping regulatory action against internet giants such as ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc, which has sent chills …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Britain to Permanently Deploy Two Warships in Asian Waters
    Britain to Permanently Deploy Two Warships in Asian Waters
    TOKYO—Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Putin Inspects New Russian Fighter Jet Unveiled at Air Show
    Putin Inspects New Russian Fighter Jet Unveiled at Air Show
    MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin inspected a prototype of a new Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter jet on Tuesday that Russia unveiled …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Temperatures to Soar to 33C This Week After Extreme Heat Warning
    Temperatures to Soar to 33C This Week After Extreme Heat Warning
    Temperatures are set to soar to sweltering highs this week after the Met Office issued an unprecedented heat …
    JULY 20, 2021BY PA
  • English Channel Crossings Continue as Numbers Approach 2020 Record
    English Channel Crossings Continue as Numbers Approach 2020 Record
    People continued to risk making the perilous journey across the English Channel to the UK on Tuesday, with …
    JULY 20, 2021BY PA
  • Austrian Activist Schrems’ Facebook Complaint Referred to EU Court
    Austrian Activist Schrems’ Facebook Complaint Referred to EU Court
    BERLIN—Austria’s Supreme Court has questioned the legal basis on which Facebook collects user data and referred key issues …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Downing Streets Says It’s ‘Crucial’ for People to Self-Isolate When Pinged by NHS COVID-19 App
    Downing Streets Says It’s ‘Crucial’ for People to Self-Isolate When Pinged by NHS COVID-19 App
    Downing Street said it is “crucial” that people self-isolate when they are “pinged” as a contact by the …
    JULY 20, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • European Travel Demand Drives EasyJet Summer Comeback
    European Travel Demand Drives EasyJet Summer Comeback
    LONDON—EasyJet plans to fly 60 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity in July-September as a travel recovery takes hold …
    JULY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Taiwan, Lithuania Ties Grow Despite Pressure From Beijing
    Taiwan, Lithuania Ties Grow Despite Pressure From Beijing
    TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan will exchange representative offices with Lithuania, the self-governed island said Tuesday, in a breakthrough for its …
    JULY 20, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Additional Wildfire Evacuation Orders Issued in B.C. Because of Wildfires
    Additional Wildfire Evacuation Orders Issued in B.C. Because of Wildfires
    At least 160 properties have been ordered to evacuate as an aggressive wildfire burns in the south Okanagan. …
    JULY 20, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Vaccine Makers Face Fresh Challenges as COVID Variants Weaken Vaccine Efficacy
    Vaccine Makers Face Fresh Challenges as COVID Variants Weaken Vaccine Efficacy
    Scientists have already started looking for new vaccine candidates for the CCP virus as the mRNA vaccines, such …
    JULY 20, 2021BY NINA NGUYEN
     
  • Google Fined $592 Million in Dispute With French Publishers
    Google Fined $592 Million in Dispute With French Publishers
    PARIS—France’s competition regulator fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) on Tuesday for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers in a dispute over payments for their news. …
    JULY 13, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Death Toll Rises to 26 as Violence, Looting Spreads in South Africa
    Death Toll Rises to 26 as Violence, Looting Spreads in South Africa
    Authorities in South Africa said that rioting and looting continued on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to …
    JULY 13, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • Full Document View Saskatchewan Premier Says Ottawa Has Rejected Province’s Carbon Pricing Plan
    Full Document View Saskatchewan Premier Says Ottawa Has Rejected Province’s Carbon Pricing Plan
    REGINA—Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan’s plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of …
    JULY 13, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Standing Up for Parliament: Government vs Speaker Lawsuit
    Standing Up for Parliament: Government vs Speaker Lawsuit
    A federal government lawsuit against the Speaker of the House to prevent the disclosure of sensitive documents has …
    JULY 13, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Spain Demands Immediate Release of ABC Reporter Detained in Cuba
    Spain Demands Immediate Release of ABC Reporter Detained in Cuba
    MADRID—Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Cuba on Tuesday to immediately release Camila Acosta, a journalist …
    JULY 13, 2021BY REUTERS
  • No Train Operators or Major Bus and Coach Firms Will Require Masks in England
    No Train Operators or Major Bus and Coach Firms Will Require Masks in England
    No domestic train operators or major bus and coach firms will require passengers to wear face coverings on …
    JULY 13, 2021BY PA
  • 4 US, UK Olympic Contractors Arrested for Alleged Drug Use
    4 US, UK Olympic Contractors Arrested for Alleged Drug Use
    TOKYO—Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Tokyo Olympics were arrested on …
    JULY 13, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Big Banks Brace as British Forex Class Action Seeks Go-Ahead
    Big Banks Brace as British Forex Class Action Seeks Go-Ahead
    LONDON—A specialist London court will decide whether a long-awaited multi-billion pound class action against some of the world’s …
    JULY 13, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Flash Floods Across London Cause Travel Chaos
    Flash Floods Across London Cause Travel Chaos
    Flash floods have caused travel chaos in the capital as a number of London train and tube stations …
    JULY 13, 2021BY PA
  • EU Set To Green Light Italy, France, Spain’s Recovery Plans
    EU Set To Green Light Italy, France, Spain’s Recovery Plans
    BRUSSELS—EU finance ministers are set to adopt the recovery plans of 12 EU states on Tuesday, including those …
    JULY 13, 2021BY REUTERS

 

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  • South Africa Deploys Army to Quell Unrest Linked to Zuma Jailing

    South Africa Deploys Army to Quell Unrest Linked to Zuma Jailing

    JOHANNESBURG—South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Plans to Ban White Supremacist Group the Base in UK
    Plans to Ban White Supremacist Group the Base in UK
    The Government is taking steps to ban another white supremacist group in the UK. The Home Secretary wants …
    JULY 12, 2021BY PA
  • Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Slump 40% in June, Data Shows
    Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Slump 40% in June, Data Shows
    LONDON—Trading volumes at major cryptocurrency exchanges fell by more than 40 percent in June, research showed on Monday, …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Amazon Restores Service After Global Outage
    Amazon Restores Service After Global Outage
    Amazon said its online stores had returned to normal services after a global outage disrupted shopping on its …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Lockdown in England Ends on July 19
    Lockdown in England Ends on July 19
    All legal restrictions in England related to COVID-19 except self-isolation will end as of July 19, the government …
    JULY 12, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Hong Kong Police Arrest 5 More in Alleged Bomb Plot
    Hong Kong Police Arrest 5 More in Alleged Bomb Plot
    HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s national security police on July 12 arrested five more people in relation to an alleged …
    JULY 12, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Universities’ Social Justice Agenda Falsely Labels Whites and Christians as Oppressors, Says Professor
    Universities’ Social Justice Agenda Falsely Labels Whites and Christians as Oppressors, Says Professor
    Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion is a top issue for many Canadian universities, but an outspoken professor says …
    JULY 12, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • Lord Rothermere in Bid To Take Daily Mail Newspaper Group Private
    Lord Rothermere in Bid To Take Daily Mail Newspaper Group Private
    Lord Rothermere is considering a bid to make the owner of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and …
    JULY 12, 2021BY PA
  • Cannes Animated Film Revives Anne Frank Story for New Generation
    Cannes Animated Film Revives Anne Frank Story for New Generation
    CANNES, France—Featuring Anne Frank’s imaginary friend Kitty as its guiding force, a new animated film presented at the …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Ottawa Adds National Security Risk Assessments to Federal Research Funding
    Ottawa Adds National Security Risk Assessments to Federal Research Funding
    OTTAWA—The federal government is setting new guidelines that work national security considerations into funding criteria for university research. …
    JULY 12, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • ‘Hear Their People’: Biden Calls on Cuban Communist Regime to Listen to Protesters
    ‘Hear Their People’: Biden Calls on Cuban Communist Regime to Listen to Protesters
    President Joe Biden on Monday said the Cuban communist regime should respect the rights of its people amid …
    JULY 12, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • Italian COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Response in Mid-Stage Trial
    Italian COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Response in Mid-Stage Trial
    MILAN—Italy’s hopes of producing its own COVID-19 vaccine were given a boost on Monday when local biotech firm …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Hungary Government Offers to Buy Budapest Airport
    Hungary Government Offers to Buy Budapest Airport
    BUDAPEST—Hungary has offered to buy Budapest Airport from its foreign shareholders, part of an effort to take it …
    JULY 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Pro-EU Party in Moldova Wins Clear Majority in Election
    Pro-EU Party in Moldova Wins Clear Majority in Election
    CHISINAU, Moldova—A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority …
    JULY 12, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Police to Investigate Racial Abuse of England Players After Euro 2020 Loss
    Police to Investigate Racial Abuse of England Players After Euro 2020 Loss
    New Scotland Yard said it will investigate after three players from the England football team received racial abuse …
    JULY 12, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • No Clear Winner in Bulgaria’s General Elections
    No Clear Winner in Bulgaria’s General Elections
    SOFIA, Bulgaria—Bulgaria’s early election ended without a clear winner, the central electoral commission said on Monday with 95 …
    JULY 12, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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  • University Courses, T-Shirts, and Vodka: Drop ‘Romantic Notions’ of Communism, Says Victims of Communism Advocate

    University Courses, T-Shirts, and Vodka: Drop ‘Romantic Notions’ of Communism, Says Victims of Communism Advocate

    Canadians should be cautious about embracing “romantic notions” of Marxism or communism, a political ideology and system responsible …
    JULY 6, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN
  • Member of the Stockwell Six ‘Vindicated’ After 1972 Conviction Overturned

    Member of the Stockwell Six ‘Vindicated’ After 1972 Conviction Overturned

    A member of the “Stockwell Six,” who was jailed on the word of a corrupt police officer nearly …
    JULY 6, 2021BY PA
  • Government Defeats Attempts to Remove Protest Curbs From Controversial Reforms

    Government Defeats Attempts to Remove Protest Curbs From Controversial Reforms

    Attempts to scrap controversial curbs on protests have been rejected by Government MPs. Opposition MPs led efforts to …
     
  • JULY 6, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Victim of Oxford Circus Murder Named

    Victim of Oxford Circus Murder Named

    The Metropolitan Police has named the victim of a fatal knife attack in Central London on Thursday. Sixty-year-old Stephen Dempsey was …
    JULY 6, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Queen Victoria Is Not Hitler or Stalin, and It Matters

    Queen Victoria Is Not Hitler or Stalin, and It Mat

    Commentary When people vandalize a statue, for instance of Queen Victoria, I confess to a malevolent urge to …
    JULY 6, 2021BY JOHN ROBSONs
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  • Belarus Sentences Former Presidential Contender to 14 Years

    Belarus Sentences Former Presidential Contender to 14 Years

    KYIV, Ukraine—The Supreme Court in Belarus on Tuesday sentenced a former contender in the 2020 presidential race to …
    JULY 6, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Woman With Down’s Syndrome To Challenge Abortion Law at the High Court

    Woman With Down’s Syndrome To Challenge Abortion Law at the High Court

    A woman with Down’s syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation that allows abortions up …
    JULY 6, 2021BY PA
  • Man Charged in Germany With Spying for China

    Man Charged in Germany With Spying for China

    BERLIN—Germany has arrested and indicted a man suspected of spying for China’s secret service, the prosecutor’s office said …
    JULY 6, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Lambda Variant’s ‘Unusual’ Mutations May Make It Resistant to Vaccines: Researchers

    Lambda Variant’s ‘Unusual’ Mutations May Make It Resistant to Vaccines: Researchers

    Scientists are concerned that a newly labeled COVID-19 variant, first detected in Peru, may be resistant to COVID-19 …
    JULY 6, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • NZ Academic’s Twitter Account Restricted After Posts Criticised Beijing

    NZ Academic’s Twitter Account Restricted After Posts Criticised Beijing

    New Zealand-based China expert Anne-Marie Brady’s claims her Twitter account was temporarily restricted on July 4, after she …
    JULY 6, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Some 150 Students Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School

    Some 150 Students Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School

    BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria—About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a …
    JULY 6, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Sydney Lockdown Decision Looms Tomorrow

    Sydney Lockdown Decision Looms Tomorrow

    The five million people living in Sydney and its surrounding regions should learn on Wednesday if the New …
    JULY 6, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Tropical Storm Elsa Now Over Florida Straits After Making Landfall in Cuba: NHC

    Tropical Storm Elsa Now Over Florida Straits After Making Landfall in Cuba: NHC

    Tropical Storm Elsa is now passing over the Florida Straits, after it swept across a mostly rural section …
    JULY 6, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN

 

  • France Probes Fashion Retailers for Concealing ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
    France Probes Fashion Retailers for Concealing ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
    PARIS—French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing “crimes against humanity” in China’s Xinjiang region, a judicial source said on Thursday. The procedure is linked …
    JULY 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Paris Airport Workers Block Terminal to Protest Pay Cut
    Paris Airport Workers Block Terminal to Protest Pay Cut
    PARIS—Paris airport workers protesting pay cuts on Friday blocked a busy terminal at a Charles de Gaulle Airport …
    JULY 2, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Dunn Family Take ‘Giant Step’ Toward Justice in Damages Claim After Depositions
    Dunn Family Take ‘Giant Step’ Toward Justice in Damages Claim After Depositions
    The parents of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have said they “stood up and spoke for him” after giving …
    JULY 2, 2021BY PA
  • Toronto Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty at City Hall Parking Garage
    Toronto Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty at City Hall Parking Garage
    Toronto police say that one of their officers has been killed in the line of duty. They say …
    JULY 2, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Some Lytton, B.C., Residents Still Unaccounted for After Wildfire Evacuation
    Some Lytton, B.C., Residents Still Unaccounted for After Wildfire Evacuation
    LYTTON, B.C.—The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia’s Interior that was decimated …
    JULY 2, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Haribo Struggling to Reach Supermarket Shelves Due to Lorry Driver Shortage
    Haribo Struggling to Reach Supermarket Shelves Due to Lorry Driver Shortage
    Sweets giant Haribo has revealed it is struggling to get stocks to stores across the UK because of …
    JULY 2, 2021BY PA
  • Man Charged With Common Assault for Harrassing England’s Chief Medical Officer
    Man Charged With Common Assault for Harrassing England’s Chief Medical Officer
    One of the men who harassed England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Sunday has been charged, the …
    JULY 2, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • 130 Countries Back Global Minimum Corporate Tax of 15 Percent, Despite Vocal Opposition
    130 Countries Back Global Minimum Corporate Tax of 15 Percent, Despite Vocal Opposition
    Officials from 130 countries on June 1 agreed to establish a new framework for international tax reform, the Organisation …
    JULY 2, 2021BY KATABELLA ROBERTS
  • Norway’s Warholm Breaks 400 Meters Hurdles World Record
    Norway’s Warholm Breaks 400 Meters Hurdles World Record
    Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 …
    JULY 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Kerber Battles Past Sorribes Tormo in 3-Hour Thriller
    Kerber Battles Past Sorribes Tormo in 3-Hour Thriller
    LONDON—Three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber held off a spirited challenge from Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo to win …
    JULY 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Tour de France Drops Lawsuit After Crash, Probe Still Ongoing
    Tour de France Drops Lawsuit After Crash, Probe Still Ongoing
    France—The Tour de France has withdrawn a lawsuit against a spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the …
    JULY 2, 2021BY REUTERS
 
 
Brazilian Coffee, Sugarcane, and Corn Hit by Third Day of Frost
Brazilian Coffee, Sugarcane, and Corn Hit by Third Day of Frost
SAO PAULO—Brazilian agricultural areas were hit by frosts for a third day on Thursday, affecting corn, coffee, and sugarcane as well as produce for local markets such as beans, potatoes …
JULY 1, 2021
 

 

  • US Hits 17 Nations for Not Combating Human Trafficking
    US Hits 17 Nations for Not Combating Human Trafficking
    WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Thursday designated 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warned …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Messi’s Future Up in the Air as Barcelona Contract Ends
    Messi’s Future Up in the Air as Barcelona Contract Ends
    MADRID—Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona is coming to an end Wednesday with no news from the player or …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Brazil’s Formal Job Growth in 2021 Tops One Million
    Brazil’s Formal Job Growth in 2021 Tops One Million
    BRASILIA—Job growth in Brazil accelerated sharply in May, official figures showed on Thursday, with formal jobs created almost …
    JULY 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Residents in Small Western Canada Town
    Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Residents in Small Western Canada Town
    Wildfire engulfed the small western Canadian town of Lytton, forcing residents to evacuate after it suffered record-breaking temperatures. …
    JULY 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic Entry Lists
    Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic Entry Lists
    WIMBLEDON, England—Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Japan’s Naomi Osaka, and Australia’s Ash Barty are on the entry …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Russian Agency Says It Exposed Terror Plot, Killed 1 Suspect
    Russian Agency Says It Exposed Terror Plot, Killed 1 Suspect
    MOSCOW—Russia’s domestic security agency said Thursday it has discovered a plot by followers of the ISIS terrorist group …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Tropical Storm Elsa, 5th Named Storm, Forms in Atlantic
    Tropical Storm Elsa, 5th Named Storm, Forms in Atlantic
    MIAMI—Tropical Storm Elsa has formed over the tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • At Least 10 Killed in Overnight Attack on Eastern Congo City of Beni
    At Least 10 Killed in Overnight Attack on Eastern Congo City of Beni
    BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of …
    JULY 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Roche to Cut 300–400 Product Development Jobs: Swiss Newspaper
    Roche to Cut 300–400 Product Development Jobs: Swiss Newspaper
    ZURICH—Roche plans to cut 300–400 jobs this year at product development (PD) sites, company executives including Chief Medical …
    JULY 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • High Street Retail Giant Gap to Close All UK and Ireland Stores
    High Street Retail Giant Gap to Close All UK and Ireland Stores
    High street retail giant Gap has announced it will be closing all stores in the UK and Ireland …
    JULY 1, 2021BY PA
  • Labour Party Demands Probe After Emails Suggest VIP ‘Fast Track’ for UK COVID-19 Testing
    Labour Party Demands Probe After Emails Suggest VIP ‘Fast Track’ for UK COVID-19 Testing
    Labour is calling for an investigation into claims of a “VIP lane” for coronavirus testing contracts after documents …
    JULY 1, 2021BY PA
  • Most European Troops Exit Afghanistan Quietly After 20 Years
    Most European Troops Exit Afghanistan Quietly After 20 Years
    BERLIN—Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission was officially …
    JULY 1, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • School Bubbles Must End on July 19, Tory MPs Tell Johnson
    School Bubbles Must End on July 19, Tory MPs Tell Johnson
    Boris Johnson is coming under renewed pressure from Tory MPs to end school bubbles when lockdown restrictions in …
    JULY 1, 2021BY PA
  • Record Numbers of Migrants Cross English Channel in Small Boats
    Record Numbers of Migrants Cross English Channel in Small Boats
    Record numbers of people are running the gauntlet of the English Channel in small boats and rubber dinghies, …
    JULY 1, 2021BY SIMON VEAZEY

 

Former State Department Official: As Violence Pulls Nigeria Apart, US Focuses on Climate Change

Former State Department Official: As Violence Pulls Nigeria Apart, US Focuses on Climate Change

Nigeria, a key U.S. ally, celebrated “Democracy Day” on June 12, the very day a former high-ranking U.S. official warned the nation is spiraling into chaos. “The country is falling apart—if …
JUNE 28, 2021   BY DOUGLAS BURTON
  • The Complications of Criminalizing Speech That May Spread Hate

    The Complications of Criminalizing Speech That May Spread Hate

    Commentary Speech in Canada has long had reasonable limits placed upon it. It is illegal to incite violence …
    JUNE 28, 2021    BY CORY MORGAN
  • Accountancy Watchdog Investigates Auditors for Greensill Capital and Gupta Lender

    Accountancy Watchdog Investigates Auditors for Greensill Capital and Gupta Lender

    Investigations into the auditors of Greensill Capital and Wyelands Bank have been launched, the UK’s accountancy regulator announced …
    JUNE 28, 2021   BY LILY ZHOU
  • Dozens Arrested as 2,000 Gather at Illegal Rave in Southeast England

    Dozens Arrested as 2,000 Gather at Illegal Rave in Southeast England

    Dozens of Britons have been arrested following an illegal rave attended by up to 2,000 people at a …
    JUNE 28, 2021    BY XIAOFEI CHEN
  • Hong Kong Bans Passenger Flights From UK to Curb COVID-19

    Hong Kong Bans Passenger Flights From UK to Curb COVID-19

    HONG KONG—Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from Thursday to curb the spread …
    JUNE 28, 2021
  • CCP Agents Had Access to Private Information of New Brunswick Students Through Confucius Institutes

    CCP Agents Had Access to Private Information of New Brunswick Students Through Confucius Institutes

    Confucius Institutes operating in New Brunswick public schools had access to students’ private information and caused grave concerns …

    JUNE 28, 2021    BY ISAAC TEO
  • Uyghur Protesters Rally at Parliament Hill as Part of Global Effort Against Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

    Uyghur Protesters Rally at Parliament Hill as Part of Global Effort Against Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

    Rallies were held in more than 50 cities around the world on June 23 calling on governments to …
    JUNE 28, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • Swedish Prime Minister Lofven Resigns, Speaker to Look for New Leader

    Swedish Prime Minister Lofven Resigns, Speaker to Look for New Leader

    STOCKHOLM—Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of …
    JUNE 28, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Temperature in Lytton, B.C., breaks all time Canadian high set in 1937

    Temperature in Lytton, B.C., breaks all time Canadian high set in 1937

    VANCOUVER—The temperature in a village in British Columbia’s southern Interior reached a scorching 46.1 C Sunday afternoon, marking …
    JUNE 28, 2021   
  • UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

    UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

    British defence secretary Ben Wallace and a number of top military commanders are self-isolating after Chief of the Defence …
    JUNE 28, 2021  BY LILY ZHOU
  • Portugal Imposes 14-Day Quarantine on Unvaccinated Brits

    Portugal Imposes 14-Day Quarantine on Unvaccinated Brits

    Only fully-vaccinated Brits can now visit mainland Portugal without undergoing a 14-day quarantine. Visitors from the UK could …
    JUNE 28, 2021   BY SIMON VEAZEY
  • Raab to Pledge £12.6 Million To Tackle Growing ISIS Threat in Africa

    Raab to Pledge £12.6 Million To Tackle Growing ISIS Threat in Africa

    The threat of the ISIS terrorist group continues to grow in Africa, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned, …
    JUNE 28, 2021   BY LILY ZHOU
  • Defence Ministers Face Grilling Over Classified Documents Found at Bus Stop

    Defence Ministers Face Grilling Over Classified Documents Found at Bus Stop

    Ministers face a grilling by MPs today on how documents containing details of a sensitive navy ship deployment …
    JUNE 28, 2021    BY SIMON VEAZEY
  • Israel Tells US It Has Serious Reservations About Iran Nuclear Deal

    Israel Tells US It Has Serious Reservations About Iran Nuclear Deal

    ROME—Israel has serious reservations about the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, new Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid …
    JUNE 28, 2021
  • BBC Presenter Andrew Marr ‘Had Nasty Bit of COVID’ Despite Double Vaccination

    BBC Presenter Andrew Marr ‘Had Nasty Bit of COVID’ Despite Double Vaccination

    Andrew Marr has said he suffered a “nasty” bout of coronavirus after having both vaccinations. The BBC political …
    JUNE 28, 2021

 

  • Italy Rejects Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines as China Admits They Are Less Effective Against Delta Variant

    Italy Rejects Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines as China Admits They Are Less Effective Against Delta Variant

    Italy has joined a growing list of countries casting doubt on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. Italian Prime Minister Mario …
    JUNE 27, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Classified UK Defence Documents ‘Found by Member of Public at Bus Stop’

    Classified UK Defence Documents ‘Found by Member of Public at Bus Stop’

    Sensitive defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the military have been found by a member of …
    JUNE 27, 2021
  • Premier Andrews Releases Video Ahead of Return

    Premier Andrews Releases Video Ahead of Return

    Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he has no plans to quit politics after fracturing his spine and breaking …
    JUNE 27, 2021BY AAP
  • Australia’s Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 Lockdowns

    Australia’s Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 Lockdowns

    MELBOURNE—Sydney began a two-week lockdown on Sunday as a cluster of cases of the highly infectious coronavirus Delta …
    JUNE 27, 2021
  • 3D Video Replaces Huge Sets in Verona as Full Operas Resume

    3D Video Replaces Huge Sets in Verona as Full Operas Resume

    VERONA, Italy—The Verona Arena amphitheater in northern Italy has returned to staging full operas for the first time …
    JUNE 26, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Two More Catholic Churches Burn in B.C.’s Southern Interior, Chief Says

    Two More Catholic Churches Burn in B.C.’s Southern Interior, Chief Says

    CAWSTON, B.C.—Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia’s southern Interior were destroyed …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • No Carbon Price Under Labor: Bowen

    No Carbon Price Under Labor: Bowen

    Federal Labor is promising no price on carbon as part of its policy road map to net zero …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Germany Knife Attack Victims Were All Women: Police

    Germany Knife Attack Victims Were All Women: Police

    WUERZBURG, Germany–Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on a rampage with …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • NSW Records 30 New Local COVID-19 Cases

    NSW Records 30 New Local COVID-19 Cases

    The most populous Australian state of NSW has recorded 30 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus as the …
    JUNE 26, 2021BY 
  • Disappearances Rise on Mexico’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Border

    Disappearances Rise on Mexico’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Border

    MEXICO CITY—As many as 50 people are missing after setting out on three-hour car trips this year between …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Federer Unsure About Olympics; Will Reassess After Wimbledon

    Federer Unsure About Olympics; Will Reassess After Wimbledon

    WIMBLEDON, England—Roger Federer is still not sure whether he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Saturday that …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Vatican Foreign Minister: Church Has No Positive Contribution to Make in Hong Kong

    Vatican Foreign Minister: Church Has No Positive Contribution to Make in Hong Kong

    VATICAN CITY—In a press conference held on June 25 that was focused on the Holy See’s upcoming Day …
    JUNE 26, 2021   BY BREE DAIL
  • Biden Calls on Afghans to ‘Decide Their Future’ as Withdrawal Nears End

    Biden Calls on Afghans to ‘Decide Their Future’ as Withdrawal Nears End

    WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • 5 Die in Hot Air Balloon Crash in New Mexico’s Largest City

    5 Die in Hot Air Balloon Crash in New Mexico’s Largest City

    Five people died after a hot air balloon they were riding in hit power lines in New Mexico’s …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Parents Group Concerned Broad Definitions in Bill C-6 Will Limit Therapy Options for Children

    Parents Group Concerned Broad Definitions in Bill C-6 Will Limit Therapy Options for Children

    Bill C-6 defines conversion therapy in overly broad terms and would eliminate supports that would help young people …
    JUNE 26, 2021   BY ISAAC TEO
  • UK Health Minister Quits After Breaking COVID-19 Rules With Affair

    UK Health Minister Quits After Breaking COVID-19 Rules With Affair

    LONDON—British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • UK’s Matt Hancock Quits as Health Secretary After Kiss With Aide

    UK’s Matt Hancock Quits as Health Secretary After Kiss With Aide

    Matt Hancock has resigned as Health Secretary, the day after video footage emerged of him kissing an aide …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Johnson Under Pressure to Fire Health Secretary After Leaked Footage as Security Concerns Emerge

    Johnson Under Pressure to Fire Health Secretary After Leaked Footage as Security Concerns Emerge

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to fire his Health Secretary Matt Hancock after …
    JUNE 26, 2021
  • Vancouver: Epicentre of China’s Massive Flow of Fentanyl Into North America

    Vancouver: Epicentre of China’s Massive Flow of Fentanyl Into North America

    Commentary For years, rampant money laundering in the city of Vancouver has facilitated the production and trafficking of …
    JUNE 26, 2021   BY BRADLEY MARTIN
  • Expert Explains About the ‘Heat Dome’ Hovering Above B.C., Alberta and Territories
    Expert Explains About the ‘Heat Dome’ Hovering Above B.C., Alberta and Territories
    Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a “heat …
    JUNE 26, 2021

 

  • Canada in WTO Talks on Possibly Waiving Vaccine Patents

    Canada in WTO Talks on Possibly Waiving Vaccine Patents

    BRUSSELS—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is no single “silver bullet” to suddenly result in vaccines being available around the world. Speaking in Brussels following a Canada-EU with European leaders, …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRES
     

 

  • Footballer Christian Eriksen Sends Public Thank You Message From Hospital

    Footballer Christian Eriksen Sends Public Thank You Message From Hospital

    COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen sent his first public message from the hospital on Tuesday, thanking supporters for their “sweet and …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • German Industry Group Criticizes China Over New Sanctions Law

    German Industry Group Criticizes China Over New Sanctions Law

    BERLIN—Germany’s powerful BDI industry association criticized China on Tuesday for passing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Laws, which it said …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY REUTERS
  • ‘Gone Girl’ Actress Lisa Banes Dies 10 Days After Hit-and-Run

    ‘Gone Girl’ Actress Lisa Banes Dies 10 Days After Hit-and-Run

    NEW YORK—“Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Ryanair Flight Under Considerable Covert Pressure to Land in Belarus: Airline Boss

    Ryanair Flight Under Considerable Covert Pressure to Land in Belarus: Airline Boss

    The pilot of the Ryanair passenger aircraft that was diverted to lank in Minsk, Belarus, was put under …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Britain Urges EU to ‘Expedite’ Financial Services Talks
    Britain Urges EU to ‘Expedite’ Financial Services Talks
    LONDON—Britain’s finance ministry has called on the European Union to open talks on financial services after the London …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY REUTERS
  • India’s Top Court Ends Proceedings Against Italian Marines

    India’s Top Court Ends Proceedings Against Italian Marines

    NEW DELHI/ROME—India’s top court said on Tuesday it has closed all proceedings against two Italian marines over the …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Court Backs National Data Watchdog Powers in Blow to Facebook, Big Tech

    EU Court Backs National Data Watchdog Powers in Blow to Facebook, Big Tech

    BRUSSELS—Europe’s top court on Tuesday endorsed the power of national data watchdogs to pursue big tech firms even …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Ikea Fined $1.3 Million Over Spying Campaign in France

    Ikea Fined $1.3 Million Over Spying Campaign in France

    VERSAILLES, France—A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some €1.1 million ($1.3 million) in fines …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK, Australia Reach Free Trade Agreement

    UK, Australia Reach Free Trade Agreement

    The UK and Australia have agreed on the main elements of a free trade deal, prime ministers of …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Celebrate Our Shared Humanity on Canada Day

    Celebrate Our Shared Humanity on Canada Day

    Commentary Following announcement of the discovery of the remains of more than 215 children at the site of …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY PATRICK KEENEY
  • Bill C-10 a ‘Direct Threat’ to Charter Rights and Freedoms, Harder Says

    Bill C-10 a ‘Direct Threat’ to Charter Rights and Freedoms, Harder Says

    A controversial bill that seeks to amend the Broadcasting Act to apply to the internet is an “incredibly …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • UN Human Rights Experts ‘Extremely Alarmed’ by Forced Organ Harvesting Allegations in China

    UN Human Rights Experts ‘Extremely Alarmed’ by Forced Organ Harvesting Allegations in China

    A dozen human rights experts affiliated with the United Nations on Monday expressed shock and dismay at what …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Ransomware Is the Most Significant Cyber Threat to Australians

    Ransomware Is the Most Significant Cyber Threat to Australians

    Assistance Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has launched a new cybersecurity campaign to focus on ransomware after it became one …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australia’s National Science Agency Drops China Collaboration After Security Concerns

    Australia’s National Science Agency Drops China Collaboration After Security Concerns

    Australia’s national science body, the CSIRO, has announced it will no longer work with China on marine research …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • Boris Johnson Extends England’s Lockdown for Up to 4 Weeks
    Boris Johnson Extends England’s Lockdown for Up to 4 Weeks
    England’s restrictions to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus have been extended until up to July …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Australian Mining Magnate in the Hotseat for World’s Largest Hydro Project

    Australian Mining Magnate in the Hotseat for World’s Largest Hydro Project

    One of Australia’s wealthiest individuals, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, is in the hot seat to develop the world’s largest …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Australian State Turns ‘Blind Eye’ to Uyghur Forced Labour in Supply Chain

    Australian State Turns ‘Blind Eye’ to Uyghur Forced Labour in Supply Chain

    Victoria’s Shadow Public Transport Minister David Davis has accused the state government of being “naive” and turning a …
    JUNE 15, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON

 

  • Meng Applies for Publication Ban on HSBC Materials Obtained via Hong Kong Court

    Meng Applies for Publication Ban on HSBC Materials Obtained via Hong Kong Court

    VANCOUVER—Huawei’s chief financial officer is seeking a publication ban on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her fight against extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou’s …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
     

 

 

  • Foreign Companies Must Act at Beijing’s Behest Under New China Law
    Foreign Companies Must Act at Beijing’s Behest Under New China Law
    China passed a new law that orders all individuals and businesses in China to apply sanctions the regime …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • EU Won’t Use J&J COVID Shots From Time of US Contamination Issue
    EU Won’t Use J&J COVID Shots From Time of US Contamination Issue
    Europe’s drug regulator said on Friday batches of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine made for the region around …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • WHO, UNICEF Declare End of Polio Outbreak in the Philippines
    WHO, UNICEF Declare End of Polio Outbreak in the Philippines
    MANILA, Philippines—A polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended, according to the World Health Organization and the United …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Air Raids in Rebel-Held Syria Said to Kill at Least 10
    Air Raids in Rebel-Held Syria Said to Kill at Least 10
    AMMAN—At least 10 people were killed in Syrian army artillery attacks and Russian air raids this week in …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Top Court Orders Files Tied to Sherman Murder Case Unsealed, Citing Public Interest
    Top Court Orders Files Tied to Sherman Murder Case Unsealed, Citing Public Interest
    OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a trove of files related to murder victims Barry and …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Beijing Uses National Security Law to ‘Drastically Curtail’ Hong Kong Freedoms: UK Report
    Beijing Uses National Security Law to ‘Drastically Curtail’ Hong Kong Freedoms: UK Report
    The Chinese regime has been using the National Security Law to “drastically curtail” the freedom of expression, the …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Hungary Plans to Ban ‘Promoting’ Homosexuality to Under-18s
    Hungary Plans to Ban ‘Promoting’ Homosexuality to Under-18s
    BUDAPEST, Hungary—Hungary’s governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material of any kind, or …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Romanian President Signs Bill Into Law to Ban Huawei From 5G
    Romanian President Signs Bill Into Law to Ban Huawei From 5G
    BUCHAREST—Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis signed a Washington-backed bill on Friday that effectively bars China and Huawei from taking …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Adds Another Rare Blood Condition as Side Effect of AstraZeneca Shot
    EU Adds Another Rare Blood Condition as Side Effect of AstraZeneca Shot
    Europe’s drug regulator on Friday identified another rare blood condition as a potential side effect of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Woman Sacked Over View on Transgender Issues Wins Appeal
    Woman Sacked Over View on Transgender Issues Wins Appeal
    A woman who lost her job after her tweets were deemed transphobic has won an appeal at the Employment …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Sea Search Continues After Spanish Girl’s Body Found in Bag
    Sea Search Continues After Spanish Girl’s Body Found in Bag
    MADRID—Spain is in shock after investigators combing the seabed near the Canary Islands found the body of one …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK’s Raab: Some Countries Are Using Vaccines as a Geopolitcal Tool
    UK’s Raab: Some Countries Are Using Vaccines as a Geopolitcal Tool
    CARBIS BAY, England—British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday there was no doubt some countries were using …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • China Flexes Military Muscle After US Senators Visit Taiwan
    China Flexes Military Muscle After US Senators Visit Taiwan
    Beijing recently ramped up its warmongering rhetoric against its democratic neighbor Taiwan, following a recent visit by three …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY FRANK FANG
  • Swiss Court Rejects Appeal by Climate Activists Who Occupied Bank
    Swiss Court Rejects Appeal by Climate Activists Who Occupied Bank
    ZURICH—Switzerland’s highest court has rejected an appeal by 12 climate activists convicted of trespassing at a Credit Suisse …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Google Promises Not to Harm Rivals With New Proposals for Chrome Browser
    Google Promises Not to Harm Rivals With New Proposals for Chrome Browser
    Google has promised that it will not discriminate against rivals when implementing a new way to target advertising …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY PA
  • No Immunity for Brother of Manchester Arena Bomb Plotters
    No Immunity for Brother of Manchester Arena Bomb Plotters
    The elder brother of the Manchester Arena bombers has been denied in his application for immunity from prosecution …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY PA
  • US Lawmaker Calls on Chinese Regime to Free Detained Falun Gong Relative
    US Lawmaker Calls on Chinese Regime to Free Detained Falun Gong Relative
    Zhou Deyong last saw his wife and son in Florida half a year ago before flying back to …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY EVA FU
  • China Tries to Pull Russia Closer as US, Russian Leaders to Meet
    China Tries to Pull Russia Closer as US, Russian Leaders to Meet
    With U.S. and Russian presidents set to meet in Geneva on June 16, the Chinese communist regime is …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Beijing’s Ever-Watchful Eye on Overseas Dissidents
    Beijing’s Ever-Watchful Eye on Overseas Dissidents
    It was a “bone-chilling moment” for Eve Zhan when her son in China told her he had just …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • 2 Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 on Celebrity Millennium Cruise
    2 Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 on Celebrity Millennium Cruise
    Two passengers tested positive for the CCP virus on the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship at the end of …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Woman Found Dead, Victorian Flood Water Death Toll Rises to Two
    Woman Found Dead, Victorian Flood Water Death Toll Rises to Two
    Victoria’s winter storm has claimed its second victim as a woman was found inside a car submerged in …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Rankings a Game for Universities to Play as Five Australian Universities Place Top 50 List
    Rankings a Game for Universities to Play as Five Australian Universities Place Top 50 List
    The top four Australian universities rose up in the latest QS World University Rankings which placed five institutions into …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • 272 Deaths After COVID Jab: Australian Drug Regulatory Body
    272 Deaths After COVID Jab: Australian Drug Regulatory Body
    The Australian Therapeutics Goods Association (TGA) has said it had received 272 reports of death after receiving COVID-19 …
    JUNE 11, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

  • Bilingualism Requirement for Supreme Court Judges Decried as Favouring French

    Bilingualism Requirement for Supreme Court Judges Decried as Favouring French

    Ottawa’s move to make bilingualism a requirement to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada has sparked criticism from diversity advocates who fear it will exclude qualified candidates who don’t …
    JUNE 9, 2021
     

 

  • Flags Fly Half-Mast On Ontario Government Buildings for Slain London, Ont. Family
    Flags Fly Half-Mast On Ontario Government Buildings for Slain London, Ont. Family
    LONDON, Ont.—Flags are flying at half?mast on Ontario government buildings this morning in honour of five members of …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Belarus Introduces Prison Sentences for Taking Part in Protests
    Belarus Introduces Prison Sentences for Taking Part in Protests
    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday signed into law prison sentences for people taking part in protests or …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Oxford Students Remove Queen’s Portrait From College Common Room Over ‘Colonial History’
    Oxford Students Remove Queen’s Portrait From College Common Room Over ‘Colonial History’
    A portrait of the Queen was removed from an Oxford college common room because the monarch represents “recent …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Ukraine Ambassador: Canada Should Take a ‘Strong Position’ on Russia’s Nord Stream 2
    Ukraine Ambassador: Canada Should Take a ‘Strong Position’ on Russia’s Nord Stream 2
    Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline system is much more than a natural gas project—it allows Russia to advance its …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN
  • El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
    El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
    SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador has become the first country in the world to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY REUTERS
  • What Comes After Australia’s V-Shaped Economic Recovery?
    What Comes After Australia’s V-Shaped Economic Recovery?
    Commentary The flow of economic data has so far made June a good news month for Australia, notwithstanding …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY ROBERT CARLING
  • Australia to Provide Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19 Vaccines
    Australia to Provide Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19 Vaccines
    The Australian government will provide those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • Concerns Growing Over Mental Health Crisis In Kids as Attempted Suicide Rates Jump 184 Percent
    Concerns Growing Over Mental Health Crisis In Kids as Attempted Suicide Rates Jump 184 Percent
    The mental health of Victorian children and teens, a low-risk age group for COVID-19, is suffering after being …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • COVID Case Left Victorian Lockdown, Now in Queensland
    COVID Case Left Victorian Lockdown, Now in Queensland
    A woman with COVID-19 who left lockdown in Victoria and travelled north through New South Wales (NSW) has …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY AAP
  • US Charges Former Olympic Figure Skater in COVID-19 Small Business Fraud
    US Charges Former Olympic Figure Skater in COVID-19 Small Business Fraud
    NEW YORK—A former Slovenian figure skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics has been criminally charged in …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Microsoft Provides Australian State Police with Facial Recognition Services For Surveillance
    Microsoft Provides Australian State Police with Facial Recognition Services For Surveillance
    Microsoft has announced it will provide the Australian New South Wales (NSW) Police force with its facial recognition …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • CDC Eases Travel Recommendations on Some 110 Countries, Territories Including Japan
    CDC Eases Travel Recommendations on Some 110 Countries, Territories Including Japan
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and …
    JUNE 9, 2021BY REUTERS

 

  • UK Urges Millions in Indian COVID-19 Variant Hotspots to Minimise Travel

    UK Urges Millions in Indian COVID-19 Variant Hotspots to Minimise Travel

    The UK government has urged a total of 5.7 million people, the equivalent of 10 percent of the population of England, to minimise travel and to meet outside rather than …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
     

 

  • Unseeded Tamara Zidansek Reaches Semifinals at French Open
    Unseeded Tamara Zidansek Reaches Semifinals at French Open
    PARIS—Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam. The …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • No Bats or Pangolins Sold in Wuhan Wet Market: Oxford Research
    No Bats or Pangolins Sold in Wuhan Wet Market: Oxford Research
    Neither bats nor pangolins were being sold in Wet Markets in Wuhan when the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Djokovic, Nadal Beat Italian Teens to Reach French Open QFs
    Djokovic, Nadal Beat Italian Teens to Reach French Open QFs
    PARIS—For two sets and more than two hours at the French Open on Monday, Novak Djokovic found himself …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • China’s Wandering Elephants Becoming International Stars
    China’s Wandering Elephants Becoming International Stars
    BEIJING—Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars. Major global media are chronicling the …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Macron Slapped in the Face During Walkabout in Southeastern France
    Macron Slapped in the Face During Walkabout in Southeastern France
    PARIS, France—A man in a crowd of onlookers slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face when he …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Criminals Among Those Duped Into Using Secret Message Service Run by the FBI
    UK Criminals Among Those Duped Into Using Secret Message Service Run by the FBI
    Drug dealers in the UK are among a number of groups of criminals worldwide who were duped into …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY PA
  • 10 Percent of Migrants Who Enter Darien Gap Don’t Survive: War Correspondent
    10 Percent of Migrants Who Enter Darien Gap Don’t Survive: War Correspondent
    Roughly 10 percent of migrants who journey on the seven- to 10-day walk through the inhospitable Darien jungle, …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN AND CINDY DRUKIER
  • German Panel Suggests Pension Age of 68; Politicians Say No
    German Panel Suggests Pension Age of 68; Politicians Say No
    BERLIN, Germany—An expert panel advising the German government has suggested the country’s retirement age could be raised to …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Questions in Federal Briefing Note Reflect Anti-Oil Mentality, Says Energy Advocate
    Questions in Federal Briefing Note Reflect Anti-Oil Mentality, Says Energy Advocate
    Despite the cancellation of Keystone XL, Canada’s natural resources minister is unsure if the country needs more pipelines. …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Hundreds Arrested in Global Organized Crime Sting Using FBI-Developed Messaging App
    Hundreds Arrested in Global Organized Crime Sting Using FBI-Developed Messaging App
    Hundreds of suspects have been arrested and tons of drugs seized in one of the largest and most …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Family ‘Proud’ of Twin Who Fought Off Crocodile Attacking Her Sister in Mexico
    Family ‘Proud’ of Twin Who Fought Off Crocodile Attacking Her Sister in Mexico
    The sister of a woman who fought off a crocodile after it attacked her twin in Mexico has …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY PA
  • Biden Assures Zelensky He Will ‘Stand Up Firmly’ for Ukraine’s Sovereignty During Putin Meeting
    Biden Assures Zelensky He Will ‘Stand Up Firmly’ for Ukraine’s Sovereignty During Putin Meeting
    President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday that he will “stand up firmly” for Ukraine’s …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • WHO Chief Scientist Served Legal Notice in India for Allegedly Suppressing Data on Drug to Treat COVID-19
    WHO Chief Scientist Served Legal Notice in India for Allegedly Suppressing Data on Drug to Treat COVID-19
    The Indian Bar Association has taken legal action against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY MEILING LEE
  • Vigil Planned for Family Killed in London, Ont., Vehicle Attack
    Vigil Planned for Family Killed in London, Ont., Vehicle Attack
    LONDON, Ont.—A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Canada Announces Two New Permanent Residency Pathways for Hong Kong Residents
    Canada Announces Two New Permanent Residency Pathways for Hong Kong Residents
    Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is offering two new paths to permanent residency for Hong Kong residents …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • ‘Notable Uplift’ in Iranian Interference in UK: Think Tank
    ‘Notable Uplift’ in Iranian Interference in UK: Think Tank
    Iran is increasingly interfering with the UK to achieve its objectives and must now be seen as a …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • UK Police Officer Accepts Responsibility for Killing Sarah Everard
    UK Police Officer Accepts Responsibility for Killing Sarah Everard
    An officer with the London Metropolitan Police has accepted responsibility for the killing of Sarah Everard, a court …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Websites Across the Internet Disrupted by Outage at Cloud Company Fastly
    Websites Across the Internet Disrupted by Outage at Cloud Company Fastly
    Numerous websites were unavailable Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ZACHARY STIEBER
  • British Author and Former Diplomat Predicts ‘Great Leap to Freedom’ for China
    British Author and Former Diplomat Predicts ‘Great Leap to Freedom’ for China
    Few individuals in the world can say that they have seen Mao Zedong in person or dined with …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY ADAM MOLON
  • Australia to Construct World-First ‘Solar Hydro’ Power Plant
    Australia to Construct World-First ‘Solar Hydro’ Power Plant
    The Australian government has announced funding to construct a $27 million (US$21 million) “solar hydro” power plant in …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Russia Bans 9 Prominent Canadians From Its Territory in Sanctions Response
    Russia Bans 9 Prominent Canadians From Its Territory in Sanctions Response
    Russia will ban nine prominent Canadian citizens from entering its territory indefinitely, its foreign ministry said on Monday, …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Lifting Nuclear Ban Could Boost NSW Economy: Commissioner
    Lifting Nuclear Ban Could Boost NSW Economy: Commissioner
    A report by the New South Wales (NSW) Commissioner for Productivity has suggested easing restrictions on nuclear energy …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Australian Police, FBI Take Down 220 Underworld Figures in Global Sting Using Encrypted App
    Australian Police, FBI Take Down 220 Underworld Figures in Global Sting Using Encrypted App
    Law enforcement has struck a “heavy blow” against “industrial-scale” organised crime—netting bikies, mafia members, and even reality TV …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Australia Fast-Tracks Protection Visas for Afghan Interpreters Targeted by Taliban
    Australia Fast-Tracks Protection Visas for Afghan Interpreters Targeted by Taliban
    Australia is urgently processing up to 300 protection visa applications for Afghan interpreters who have been told they …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Australia’s Largest Dinosaur Discovered in Southwest Queensland
    Australia’s Largest Dinosaur Discovered in Southwest Queensland
    After 14 years of excavation, palaeontologists have officially confirmed that titan sized dinosaurs once walked across Australia after …
    JUNE 8, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Australia’s Delta Strain Outbreak Traced Back to Hotel Quarantine
    Australia’s Delta Strain Outbreak Traced Back to Hotel Quarantine
    The outbreak of the highly infectious Indian Delta strain of the CCP virus in the Australian state of ..

 

  • France Fines Google $268 Million for Unfair Online Ads Treatment

    France Fines Google $268 Million for Unfair Online Ads Treatment

    PARIS—France’s anti-competition watchdog decided Monday to fine Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its “dominant position” in the online advertising business, an unprecedented move, the body said. Practices …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • EU Should Abolish Veto Rights for Individual States: German Foreign Minister
    EU Should Abolish Veto Rights for Individual States: German Foreign Minister
    BERLIN—Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Russia Chafes at Ukrainian Team’s Shirt for Euro 2020
    Russia Chafes at Ukrainian Team’s Shirt for Euro 2020
    MOSCOW—A tense tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to soccer, with Russian officials and lawmakers denouncing the …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Beheaded Statue of Egerton Ryerson, Toppled Sunday in Toronto, Won’t Be Replaced
    Beheaded Statue of Egerton Ryerson, Toppled Sunday in Toronto, Won’t Be Replaced
    TORONTO—The president of Ryerson University in Toronto says a statue of the university’s namesake has been pulled down …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • ‘Highly Intelligent’: A Forestry Scientist’s Journey of Discovering How Trees Communicate
    ‘Highly Intelligent’: A Forestry Scientist’s Journey of Discovering How Trees Communicate
    Suzanne Simard discovered a fascinating fact about trees: They communicate and interact with each other using below-ground fungal …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN
  • Air Canada Says Senior Executives to Voluntarily Return 2020 Bonuses
    Air Canada Says Senior Executives to Voluntarily Return 2020 Bonuses
    MONTREAL—Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to “public disappointment.” …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • German Power Grids Brace for Thursday’s Solar Eclipse
    German Power Grids Brace for Thursday’s Solar Eclipse
    FRANKFURT—Electrical transmission networks in Germany are preparing for a solar eclipse this week that could trigger a sudden …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Canada’s Unhealthy Culture of Corporate Welfare
    Canada’s Unhealthy Culture of Corporate Welfare
    Commentary If indeed the state should ever be obligated to subsidize private enterprises, it is when those enterprises …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY CORY MORGAN
  • Hungary Appears to Back-Pedal on Chinese University Plans After Protests
    Hungary Appears to Back-Pedal on Chinese University Plans After Protests
    BUDAPEST—Hungary appeared to backtrack on plans to build a Chinese university in the capital Budapest after thousands took …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • NATO Plans to Adapt to Authoritarian Pushback Against Rules-Based International Order
    NATO Plans to Adapt to Authoritarian Pushback Against Rules-Based International Order
    In addressing emerging challenges to the rules-based international order from authoritarian powers like China and Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY ELLA KIETLINSKA
  • Australian Airline Infiltrated by Criminal Organisations and Bikie Gangs, Report Finds
    Australian Airline Infiltrated by Criminal Organisations and Bikie Gangs, Report Finds
    Australia’s largest airline company, Qantas, has been allegedly infiltrated by bikie gangs and criminal syndicates who are importing …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY HENRY JOM
  • Thousands of Hungarians Rally Against Chinese University’s Planned Campus in Budapest
    Thousands of Hungarians Rally Against Chinese University’s Planned Campus in Budapest
    Thousands of Hungarians gathered in front of the parliament building in Budapest against a Chinese university’s plans to …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY FRANK YUE
  • UK Closes in on Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Australia
    UK Closes in on Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Australia
    The United Kingdom (UK) secretary for international trade hopes to make history by agreeing to a free trade …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Xi Jinping Calls For More ‘Loveable’ Portrayal of Beijing Likely to Spur Engagement From Chinese Experts, Media
    Xi Jinping Calls For More ‘Loveable’ Portrayal of Beijing Likely to Spur Engagement From Chinese Experts, Media
    Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s calls for a more “loveable” portrayal of the CCP on the world stage will …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Seafarers Worldwide Marooned by Perfect Storm of COVID-19 Restrictions
    Seafarers Worldwide Marooned by Perfect Storm of COVID-19 Restrictions
    In the wake of the pandemic, over 200,000 seafarers worldwide remain trapped on ships or are waiting for …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY GEORGE FU
  • Ukraine’s Zelensky: Biden Has Handed Russia ‘Bullets’ by Waiving Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
    Ukraine’s Zelensky: Biden Has Handed Russia ‘Bullets’ by Waiving Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 4 said that he is “disappointed” by U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • Former Australian PM Calls For Vaccine Passports
    Former Australian PM Calls For Vaccine Passports
    Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for vaccine passports to be mandated to increase vaccination rates around …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • 2 Trains Collide in Southern Pakistan, Killing More Than 30: Officials
    2 Trains Collide in Southern Pakistan, Killing More Than 30: Officials
    MULTAN, Pakistan—Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday, killing more than 30 passengers, authorities said, as …
    JUNE 7, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Number of COVID-Delta Strain Infections Grows as Officials Consider Home Quarantine as a Potential Source
    Number of COVID-Delta Strain Infections Grows as Officials Consider Home Quarantine as a Potential Source
    Four of Victoria’s new COVID-19 cases are of the more infectious Delta variant, with Health Minister Martin Foley confirming …
    JUNE 7, 2021

 

 

MAY 6, 2021

  • 3 US Senators to Visit Taiwan, Trip Likely to Irritate China

    3 US Senators to Visit Taiwan, Trip Likely to Irritate China

    TAIPEI—Three U.S. senators will visit Taiwan on Sunday and will meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss security and other issues, Taiwan’s government and the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY REUTERS
     
     
  • COVID Restrictions Have Turned Old Montreal Into a Violent District

    COVID Restrictions Have Turned Old Montreal Into a Violent District

    MONTREAL—For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Sénateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Floods and Mudslides Kill 6, Another 5 Missing in Sri Lanka

    Floods and Mudslides Kill 6, Another 5 Missing in Sri Lanka

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least six …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Burkina Faso Says at Least 100 Civilians Killed in Attack

    Burkina Faso Says at Least 100 Civilians Killed in Attack

    NIAMEY, Niger—Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Putin Says ‘Don’t Spoil Russian-British Relations’ After MI6 Chief’s Criticism

    Putin Says ‘Don’t Spoil Russian-British Relations’ After MI6 Chief’s Criticism

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged against interference in Russian-British relations after the head of MI6 described the …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY PA
  • MP Tables Bill That Would Prevent Governors General From Receiving Pension and Benefits Unless They Serve Full Term

    MP Tables Bill That Would Prevent Governors General From Receiving Pension and Benefits Unless They Serve Full Term

    A private member’s bill that seeks to ensure governors general do not qualify for lifetime pension and expense …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • G7 Nations Reach Historic Deal to Tax Big Multinationals

    G7 Nations Reach Historic Deal to Tax Big Multinationals

    LONDON—A group of the world’s richest nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to close cross-border tax loopholes …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • US Government Announces $266 Million in Aid to Afghanistan

    US Government Announces $266 Million in Aid to Afghanistan

    The U.S. government on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan while urging …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • UK and US Travelers Must Be Vaccinated to Enter France: EU Affairs Minister

    UK and US Travelers Must Be Vaccinated to Enter France: EU Affairs Minister

    PARIS—People traveling to France from countries where the COVID-19 risk is rated “orange,” such as Britain and the …
    JUNE 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Federal Government Hiking Fines for Hotel Quarantine Violators

    Federal Government Hiking Fines for Hotel Quarantine Violators

    OTTAWA—The federal government is increasing the fine for air travellers who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel for three days after arriving in Canada. Travellers who had faced a …
    JUNE 3, 2021   BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
     
     
  • Nothing in Current Data Suggest Delay of Reopening: Johnson
    Nothing in Current Data Suggest Delay of Reopening: Johnson
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that nothing in the current CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus data …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Detained Belarusian Dissident Says He Was Set up by an Associate
    Detained Belarusian Dissident Says He Was Set up by an Associate
    KYIV, Ukraine—A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Former British Officer Pleads for UK Visa for Afghan Interpreter
    Former British Officer Pleads for UK Visa for Afghan Interpreter
    A former British Army officer has pleaded for his former Afghan interpreter to be allowed to settle in …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY PA
  • Budapest Names Streets at Planned Chinese University After Uyghurs, Hong Kong
    Budapest Names Streets at Planned Chinese University After Uyghurs, Hong Kong
    BUDAPEST—The liberal opposition mayor of Budapest announced on Wednesday he would rename streets in the Hungarian capital near …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Army Paused New Tank Trials Over Speed and Safety Concerns
    Army Paused New Tank Trials Over Speed and Safety Concerns
    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed it paused trials of its new £3.47 billion fleet of army …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY PA
  • Swedish Parliament Committee Says Government Failed in Pandemic Handling
    Swedish Parliament Committee Says Government Failed in Pandemic Handling
    STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s center-left, minority government failed in several aspects of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, parliament’s constitutional committee …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Danish Lawmakers Approve Plan to Locate Asylum Center Abroad
    Danish Lawmakers Approve Plan to Locate Asylum Center Abroad
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Amid New Calls for COVID Origin Probe, Lawmakers in US, Canada Scrutinize Use of Federal Resources in Wuhan Lab
    Amid New Calls for COVID Origin Probe, Lawmakers in US, Canada Scrutinize Use of Federal Resources in Wuhan Lab
    News Analysis Amid new calls for a transparent investigation into the origin of COVID-19, a parallel situation is …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY OMID GHOREISHI
  • China Influences UN To Promote Foreign Policy Agenda: Report
    China Influences UN To Promote Foreign Policy Agenda: Report
    An Indian think tank has warned of China’s expanding influence on the United Nations and its specialized agencies, …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY RITA LI
  • Israel Arrests Top Hamas Terror Leader in West Bank
    Israel Arrests Top Hamas Terror Leader in West Bank
    The Israeli military announced on Wednesday it has arrested a senior leader of the Hamas terrorist group in …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela After 14 Months
    Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela After 14 Months
    BOGOTA — Colombia on June 2 began what its government called a gradual reopening of its border with …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Set to Break for a Week, Diplomats Say
    Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Set to Break for a Week, Diplomats Say
    VIENNA—Talks aimed to revive Iran’s nuclear pact with global powers were expected on June 2 to adjourn for …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Shenzhen’s Busiest Commercial Street Closed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
    Shenzhen’s Busiest Commercial Street Closed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
    The COVID-19 epidemic in Guangdong province continues to worsen. The Epoch Times has learned that one of the …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • China Fails to Threaten Iron Ore Market as Prices Soar
    China Fails to Threaten Iron Ore Market as Prices Soar
    Iron ore prices have flourished again despite a downward dive following Beijing’s promise to curb the mineral’s unabated …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Universities Given Till the End of the Year to Adopt Freedom of Speech Code
    Universities Given Till the End of the Year to Adopt Freedom of Speech Code
    Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge has given universities until the end of this year to enforce a freedom …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australian PM’s China Stance Is Politically Motivated: Opposition Leader
    Australian PM’s China Stance Is Politically Motivated: Opposition Leader
    Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has taken aim at the prime minister’s handling of Australia’s relations with China, …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • New South Wales Records Zero Cases of COVID-19 but Remains on High Alert
    New South Wales Records Zero Cases of COVID-19 but Remains on High Alert
    New South Wales has recorded zero cases of the CCP virus 24 hours after the state went on …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • Russia-Linked Group REvil Responsible For JBS Cyberattack: FBI
    Russia-Linked Group REvil Responsible For JBS Cyberattack: FBI
    A Russia-linked hacking group was behind the ransomware attack that has disrupted operations at JBS Foods, the world’s …
    JUNE 3, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN

 

  • Western Sahara Independence Chief Leaves Spain for Algeria

    Western Sahara Independence Chief Leaves Spain for Algeria

    MADRID—The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco who is at the center of a diplomatic row between Rabat and Madrid has flown out of Spain to Algeria, his …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
     

 

  • Iran’s Largest Warship Catches Fire, Sinks in Gulf of Oman
    Iran’s Largest Warship Catches Fire, Sinks in Gulf of Oman
    TEHRAN, Iran—The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Israel’s Lapid Enlists Gantz, Moves Closer to Unseating Netanyahu
    Israel’s Lapid Enlists Gantz, Moves Closer to Unseating Netanyahu
    JERUSALEM—Israel’s opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and forming a new government …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Sen. Graham says Israel will Request $1 Billion From US to Replenish Iron Dome
    Sen. Graham says Israel will Request $1 Billion From US to Replenish Iron Dome
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Israel will request $1 billion from the United States to replenish its …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY JANITA KAN
  • Israel Sees Probable Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Rare Myocarditis Cases
    Israel Sees Probable Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Rare Myocarditis Cases
    JERUSALEM—Israel’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it had found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY REUTERS
  • ‘Unique Nature’ of Pandemic Economic Downturn Behind the Strength of Australia’s Recovery: RBA
    ‘Unique Nature’ of Pandemic Economic Downturn Behind the Strength of Australia’s Recovery: RBA
    The Reserve Bank of Australia has said the recovery from the current economic downturn will be significantly different …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australia Granted 150,000 International Travel Exemptions Over the Past Year
    Australia Granted 150,000 International Travel Exemptions Over the Past Year
    Australia has granted more than 150,000 travel exemptions for people to leave the nation during the outbound travel …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Over 60 percent of Aussie Millennials Don’t Have Savings Plans
    Over 60 percent of Aussie Millennials Don’t Have Savings Plans
    According to a recent survey, over 60 percent of Australian millennials don’t have a savings plan for their …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Another Week of Lockdown Restrictions for Melbourne
    Another Week of Lockdown Restrictions for Melbourne
    Melbourne’s lockdown will be extended for another seven days as the Victorian authorities remain concerned about the high …
    JUNE 2, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF

 

 

 

  • UK Government Says WHO Needs to ‘Explore All Possible Theories’ on Origins of CCP Virus

    UK Government Says WHO Needs to ‘Explore All Possible Theories’ on Origins of CCP Virus

    The World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus must be “robust, …
    MAY 24, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • 5 Passengers Did Not Reach Vilnius After Forced Belarus Landing5 Passengers Did Not Reach Vilnius After Forced Belarus Landing

    VILNIUS—Five passengers on board a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius that was intercepted by a Belarusian warplane …

    MAY 24, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Young London Boxers Throw Punches to Relieve Lockdown Stress

    Young London Boxers Throw Punches to Relieve Lockdown Stress

    While many young people have experienced stress during the pandemic, some have turned to boxing to give them …
    MAY 24, 2021BY XIAOFEI CHEN
  • BBC Probes Reporter Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany

    BBC Probes Reporter Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the UK’s national broadcaster, said it has launched an investigation over controversial statements …
    MAY 24, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • US, Europe Weigh Sanctions After Belarus Diverts Plane and Arrests Journalist

    US, Europe Weigh Sanctions After Belarus Diverts Plane and Arrests Journalist

    U.S. and European officials said they are coordinating sanctions against Belarus after its authorities arrested a prominent opposition …
    MAY 24, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson Shot in the Head, in ‘Critical Condition’

    Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson Shot in the Head, in ‘Critical Condition’

    A London-based Black Lives Matter activist, Sasha Johnson, is in “critical condition” after she was shot in the …
    MAY 24, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • Italy Probes Cable Car Crash as Lone Child Survivor Recovers

    Italy Probes Cable Car Crash as Lone Child Survivor Recovers

    STRESA, Italy—Italy’s transport minister vowed Monday to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 …
    MAY 24, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Minutes to Touchdown: The Moment a Belarusian Dissident Knew His Time Was Up

    Minutes to Touchdown: The Moment a Belarusian Dissident Knew His Time Was Up

    VILNIUS—Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the …
    MAY 24, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Academic Left-Wing Bias in Canada Threatens Dissenting Voices
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    MAY 24, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Some three-quarters  Left-Wing Bias in Canada Threatens Dissenting Voices   Canadian academics describe themselves as being on the political left, leaving right-wing professors quiet about …

  • Bitcoin Fights Back After Sunday Sell-Off

    Bitcoin Fights Back After Sunday Sell-Off

    Cryptocurrencies fought back on Monday, clawing back ground after a bout of weekend selling fuelled by further signs …
    MAY 24, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Cruz Accuses ‘Squad’ Members of Acting as ‘Press Secretaries for Hamas Terrorists’

    Cruz Accuses ‘Squad’ Members of Acting as ‘Press Secretaries for Hamas Terrorists’

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Saturday accused the progressive “Squad” of acting as “press secretaries for Hamas terrorists.”
    MAY 24, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • Victoria Records 4 More Local Covid-19 Cases

    Victoria Records 4 More Local Covid-19 Cases

    Four new COVID-19 cases have been uncovered among a family in Melbourne’s north, sparking a search for the …
    MAY 24, 2021BY AAP
  • Federal Parliament Targeted by Brute Force Cyber Attack

    Federal Parliament Targeted by Brute Force Cyber Attack

    Australia’s federal parliament was the target of a brute force cyber-attack that lasted less than 24 hours in …

    MAY 24, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF

  • Woke Social Engineering With a Big Price Tag: Victorian Budget

    Woke Social Engineering With a Big Price Tag: Victorian Budget

    Commentary One of the most intriguing announcements in last week’s Victorian state budget was the removal of a …

    MAY 24, 2021BY ROBERT CARLING

  • Public Transport Union Concerned CCTV on Trains Will Lead to ‘Big Brother Style’ Surveillance

    Public Transport Union Concerned CCTV on Trains Will Lead to ‘Big Brother Style’ Surveillance

    The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) have raised concerns over a plan to install video recording devices …

    MAY 24, 2021BY JESSIE ZHANG

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  • Restrictions at US Land Borders With Canada, Mexico Extended

    Restrictions at US Land Borders With Canada, Mexico Extended

  • WASHINGTON/OTTAWA—U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least June 21, the U.S. and Canadian governments said on Thursday. The restrictions were first …MAY 20, 2021BY REUTERS

     
     

    European Parliament Freezes China Deal Until Beijing Lifts Sanctions

  • European Parliament Freezes China Deal Until Beijing Lifts Sanctions

    The European Parliament has agreed to freeze ratification of a new EU-China investment pact until Beijing lifts sanctions …
    MAY 20, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Greece Evacuates More Villages as Forest Fire Spreads to Attica Region

    Greece Evacuates More Villages as Forest Fire Spreads to Attica Region

    ATHENS—Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more villages threatened by a forest fire on Thursday as winds strengthened …
    MAY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Bank of Canada Warns of Rising Risks From Household Debt, and a Hot Housing Market

    Bank of Canada Warns of Rising Risks From Household Debt, and a Hot Housing Market

    OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada says its concerns are mounting that households are piling on too much debt and …
    MAY 20, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • China’s Industrial Commodities Slide After Beijing Warns of Market Crackdown

    China’s Industrial Commodities Slide After Beijing Warns of Market Crackdown

    China’s main industrial commodities tumbled on Thursday after the government announced stepped-up measures to keep a lid on …
    MAY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • ‘I’m Not Very Social’: ByteDance Founder to Hand CEO Reins to College Roommate

    ‘I’m Not Very Social’: ByteDance Founder to Hand CEO Reins to College Roommate

    Zhang Yiming announced he will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, saying he lacked the social skills …
    MAY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Confusion, Allegations and 16,524 Phone Calls: A Look Inside N.L.’s Pandemic Election

    Confusion, Allegations and 16,524 Phone Calls: A Look Inside N.L.’s Pandemic Election

    ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Newfoundland and Labrador’s abrupt shift to a mail?in election in February led to more than 16,000 …
    MAY 20, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Lithuanian Parliament Latest to Call China’s Treatment of Uyghurs ‘Genocide’

    Lithuanian Parliament Latest to Call China’s Treatment of Uyghurs ‘Genocide’

    VILNIUS—The parliament in Lithuania on Thursday became the latest to describe China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority as …
    MAY 20, 2021BY REUTERS
  • State Department Posts Warning After Chinese Skyscraper Inexplicably Shakes

    State Department Posts Warning After Chinese Skyscraper Inexplicably Shakes

    The U.S. Department of State this week issued a warning for employees and all Americans in Shenzhen, China, …
    MAY 20, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS

 

  • RCMP Move to End Blockade Against Logging of Forest on Vancouver Island

    RCMP Move to End Blockade Against Logging of Forest on Vancouver Island

    PORT RENFREW, B.C.—The RCMP say they have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockades of logging activities in an area of western Vancouver Island. In a statement, the RCMP say …
    MAY 17, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Gwyn Morgan: Canada Harming Own Economy With Carbon Tax While Importing High Carbon Footprint Chinese Products

    Gwyn Morgan: Canada Harming Own Economy With Carbon Tax While Importing High Carbon Footprint Chinese Products

    Canada is crippling its economy and damaging its own competitiveness by imposing carbon taxes on Canadian manufacturing while …
    MAY 17, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN
  • Blinken Says He Hasn’t Seen Evidence of Hamas Presence in Destroyed Gaza Tower, Calls on Hamas to End Attacks

    Blinken Says He Hasn’t Seen Evidence of Hamas Presence in Destroyed Gaza Tower, Calls on Hamas to End Attacks

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 17 that he hasn’t seen any proof so far that would …
    MAY 17, 2021BY SAMUEL ALLEGRI
  • Tories Demand More Info on Investigation Into General Overseeing Vaccine Campaign

    Tories Demand More Info on Investigation Into General Overseeing Vaccine Campaign

    OTTAWA—Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is blasting the Liberal government for not providing Canadians with more information about …
    MAY 17, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Full-Blown Boycott Pushed for Beijing Olympics

    Full-Blown Boycott Pushed for Beijing Olympics

    Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter …
    MAY 17, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • EU, US Agree to Temporarily Suspend Tariffs in Steel Dispute

    EU, US Agree to Temporarily Suspend Tariffs in Steel Dispute

    BRUSSELS—The European Union and the United States have decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a …
    MAY 17, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • PM Urges ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England

    PM Urges ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked people to exercise “a heavy dose of caution” as indoor socialising resumes …
    MAY 17, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Beijing’s Anti-US Remark Backfires as Spokeswoman Blames US for Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan

    Beijing’s Anti-US Remark Backfires as Spokeswoman Blames US for Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan

    A recent bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed 85 people and injured 147. It is suspected …
    MAY 17, 2021BY WINNIE HAN
  • Germany Demands Hamas End Terror Attacks Against Israel, Condemns Anti-Semitism

    Germany Demands Hamas End Terror Attacks Against Israel, Condemns Anti-Semitism

    The German government has said that the Hamas terrorist group must stop its rocket attacks on Israel, and …
    MAY 17, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Mail-In Ballots Proposed in Bill Spells Trouble for Trust in Canada’s Electoral Process

    Mail-In Ballots Proposed in Bill Spells Trouble for Trust in Canada’s Electoral Process

    Commentary With Canada currently being under a minority government, the nation could very well find itself going into …
    MAY 17, 2021BY CORY MORGAN
  • Israel Says Over 9 Miles of Gaza ‘Terror Tunnel’ Destroyed in Airstrikes

    Israel Says Over 9 Miles of Gaza ‘Terror Tunnel’ Destroyed in Airstrikes

    The Israeli military has announced the destruction of 9.3 miles of a so-called “terror tunnel” network used by …
    MAY 17, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Israel Tells UN Security Council Hamas Attacks Part of Ploy to Gain Political Power in West Bank

    Israel Tells UN Security Council Hamas Attacks Part of Ploy to Gain Political Power in West Bank

    The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations claimed during an emergency Security Council meeting on Sunday that the …
    MAY 17, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • Australian MP to Introduce ‘No Vaccine Passport’ Bill to Parliament

    Australian MP to Introduce ‘No Vaccine Passport’ Bill to Parliament

    An Australian MP’s push for laws against COVID-19 vaccine passports has received support from a second MP, meaning …
    MAY 17, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Victoria Backed Carbon Labelling Scheme Excludes $540M Federal Gov Investment

    Victoria Backed Carbon Labelling Scheme Excludes $540M Federal Gov Investment

    The Victorian Labor Government has become a founding partner in the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme, a scheme that …
    MAY 17, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Next Digital’s Future Clouded After Hong Kong Govt Freezes Owner Jimmy Lai’s Assets

    Next Digital’s Future Clouded After Hong Kong Govt Freezes Owner Jimmy Lai’s Assets

    Trading in shares of Hong Kong’s Next Digital Ltd. was suspended on Monday and worries grew over the …
    MAY 17, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Axa Division in Asia Hit by Ransomware Cyber Attack

    Axa Division in Asia Hit by Ransomware Cyber Attack

    PARIS—French insurer Axa said on Sunday that one of its businesses in Asia was hit by a ransomware …
    MAY 17, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Victorian CHO Says Australia Can’t Pursue CCP Virus Elimination

    Victorian CHO Says Australia Can’t Pursue CCP Virus Elimination

    Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has told healthcare workers at a private seminar that Australia should not …
    MAY 17, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON

 

  • Metro Vancouver Shooting That Left 1 Dead 2 Injured Not Random, Police Say

    Metro Vancouver Shooting That Left 1 Dead 2 Injured Not Random, Police Say

    The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver that left one person dead and two others in hospital. Police said they were called to …
    MAY 14, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Agricultural Carbon Coalition Faces Uphill Battle

    Agricultural Carbon Coalition Faces Uphill Battle

    A national coalition of agricultural groups wants Ottawa to acknowledge its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, but its …
    MAY 14, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Irish Lawmakers Send Messages Commemorating World Falun Dafa Day

    Irish Lawmakers Send Messages Commemorating World Falun Dafa Day

    Irish lawmakers have joined officials from around the world in sending messages to commemorate World Falun Dafa Day. …
    MAY 14, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Irish Health Service Shut IT Systems to Block ‘Significant Ransomware Attack’

    Irish Health Service Shut IT Systems to Block ‘Significant Ransomware Attack’

    Ireland’s national health service has shut down its IT systems on Friday morning after it was hit by …
    MAY 14, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Sydney Man Jailed for 44 Years Over Stabbing Rampage

    Sydney Man Jailed for 44 Years Over Stabbing Rampage

    A man who went on a violent rampage in Sydney’s CBD after murdering a vulnerable woman in a …
    MAY 14, 2021BY AAP
  • UK Says Voter ID Rules to Stamp out ‘Inexcusable Potential’ for Election Fraud

    UK Says Voter ID Rules to Stamp out ‘Inexcusable Potential’ for Election Fraud

    The UK government’s plan to introduce voter ID is intended to stamp out the “inexcusable potential” for someone …
    MAY 14, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Israeli Official Tells Hamas to Stop Attacking, Threatens Further Action as Top Hamas Commander Killed

    Israeli Official Tells Hamas to Stop Attacking, Threatens Further Action as Top Hamas Commander Killed

    An Israeli official said on Wednesday that Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that rules Gaza, should stop attacking …
    MAY 14, 2021BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Australian Politicians Commemorate World Falun Dafa Day

    Australian Politicians Commemorate World Falun Dafa Day

    Starting as a spiritual discipline with roots dating back thousands of years to a household name during China’s …
    MAY 14, 2021BY NINA NGUYEN
  • Taiwan Says Chinese Regime’s Threat Against Island’s Foreign Minister ‘Absurd and Ridiculous’

    Taiwan Says Chinese Regime’s Threat Against Island’s Foreign Minister ‘Absurd and Ridiculous’

    The Chinese Communist Party threatened to take all necessary measures to severely punish Taiwan’s foreign minister on Wednesday for remarks …
    MAY 14, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Ditch NAPLAN Tests For System That Puts Students First: Report

    Ditch NAPLAN Tests For System That Puts Students First: Report

    The Gonski Institute for Education is calling for the government to ditch NAPLAN tests rather than reform them …
    MAY 14, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australia Shores Up National Security, Pledges $2 Billion Into Intelligence, Cyber, Border Defences

    Australia Shores Up National Security, Pledges $2 Billion Into Intelligence, Cyber, Border Defences

    Domestic security emerged as a major priority in the recent federal budget, with the Australian government pouring close …
    MAY 14, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

 

  • WHO Official Glosses Over China’s Draconian Handling of CCP Virus Pandemic, Calling It ‘Comprehensive Approach’

    WHO Official Glosses Over China’s Draconian Handling of CCP Virus Pandemic, Calling It ‘Comprehensive Approach’

    A World Health Organization (WHO) official on May 10 claimed that China’s “comprehensive approach” has contained the transmission of COVID-19 in the country, while glossing over the Chinese regime’s heavy-handed …
    MAY 13, 2021BY MEILING LEE
  • Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza Border Amid Rocket Fire, Air Strikes, and Clashes in Israel

    Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza Border Amid Rocket Fire, Air Strikes, and Clashes in Israel

    GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israeli troops massed at Gaza’s border on Thursday and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities …

    MAY 13, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Countries Urged to Halt Non-Essential Travel From India

    EU Countries Urged to Halt Non-Essential Travel From India

    BRUSSELS—The European Union’s executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from …
    MAY 13, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Builders to Construct Bigger Homes as More People Work From Home

    UK Builders to Construct Bigger Homes as More People Work From Home

    British house builders are set to construct more detached and semi-detached homes, as the demand grows for properties …
    MAY 13, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • UK Government ‘Truly Sorry’ for 1971 Belfast Killings

    UK Government ‘Truly Sorry’ for 1971 Belfast Killings

    The British government is “truly sorry” for the events in west Belfast in 1971 in which 10 innocent …
    MAY 13, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • UN Committee Asks Canada to Respond to Racism Claim in the Mi’kmaq Fishery Dispute

    UN Committee Asks Canada to Respond to Racism Claim in the Mi’kmaq Fishery Dispute

    The United Nations anti-racism committee wants Canada to answer to allegations of racist actions committed against Mi’kmaq lobster fishers …
    MAY 13, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • CCP Virus Pandemic Was ‘Preventable Disaster’ and ‘Terrible Wake-up Call’: WHO-Commissioned Panel

    CCP Virus Pandemic Was ‘Preventable Disaster’ and ‘Terrible Wake-up Call’: WHO-Commissioned Panel

    A panel of independent experts commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a scathing rebuke of …
    MAY 13, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Rare and Deadly ‘Black Fungus’ Increasingly Seen in COVID-19 Patients in India: Reports‘
  • Black Fungus’ Increasingly Seen in COVID-19 Patients in India: Reports

    Rare and Deadly 

    A rare but potentially deadly infection dubbed “black fungus” by Indian doctors appears to be more frequent among …
    MAY 13, 2021BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Falun Gong Adherents Celebrate Faith Around the Globe, Stand Up to Communist China’s Persecution

    Falun Gong Adherents Celebrate Faith Around the Globe, Stand Up to Communist China’s Persecution

    NEW YORK—Before the pandemic, waves of people donning yellow and blue would congregate in New York and elsewhere …
    MAY 13, 2021BY EVA FU
  • Population Growth Is ‘Biggest Constraint’ to Economic Recovery: Property Industry

    Population Growth Is ‘Biggest Constraint’ to Economic Recovery: Property Industry

    Australia’s stagnant population growth is the biggest bottleneck on long-term economic recovery, the property industry says. “The Government …
    MAY 13, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Officials Worldwide Celebrate Spiritual Group’s Moral Teachings

    Officials Worldwide Celebrate Spiritual Group’s Moral Teachings

    Government officials from around the world have sent letters and proclamations to commemorate the annual celebration that falls …
    MAY 13, 2021BY FRANK FANG
  • Australian PM Corrects ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Comments on Taiwan Policy

    Australian PM Corrects ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Comments on Taiwan Policy

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison has corrected remarks he made that Australia supports a “one country, two systems” approach to …
    MAY 13, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • More Than 4,000 Indians Die of COVID-19 for Second Straight Day

    More Than 4,000 Indians Die of COVID-19 for Second Straight Day

    BENGALURU/NEW DELHI—India recorded more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths for a second straight day on Thursday, while infections stayed …
    MAY 13, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Company Defies Michigan Governor’s Order to Shut Down Oil Pipeline

    Company Defies Michigan Governor’s Order to Shut Down Oil Pipeline

    A Canadian energy company has defied an order from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down a controversial …
    MAY 13, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN

 

  • Warren Weighs In on Trump Facebook Ban: ‘They’re Acting Like They’re Bigger Than Government’

    Warren Weighs In on Trump Facebook Ban: ‘They’re Acting Like They’re Bigger Than Government’

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has raised concerns about Facebook over its decision to uphold its ban on former President Donald Trump, saying the social media giant has become too powerful …
    MAY 10, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Wyoming Governor Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

    Wyoming Governor Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

    Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon issued a directive to ban so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” that have been flagged by …
    MAY 10, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • White House: Biden Won’t ‘Underestimate Trump’ If He Runs for President Again

    White House: Biden Won’t ‘Underestimate Trump’ If He Runs for President Again

    White House chief of staff Ron Klain said President Joe Biden will not “underestimate” former President Donald Trump …
    MAY 10, 2021BY JACK PHILLIPS
  • McConnell Signals GOP Support for Raising Infrastructure Bill Ceiling to $800 Billion

    McConnell Signals GOP Support for Raising Infrastructure Bill Ceiling to $800 Billion

    As a Republican delegation is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House this week to discuss …
    MAY 10, 2021BY TOM OZIME

 

 

 

  • Germany Bans Muslim Group Over Alleged Terror Donations

    Germany Bans Muslim Group Over Alleged Terror Donations

    BERLIN—The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim organization that it accused of supporting “terrorism globally with its donations.” Police raided buildings associated with Ansaar International in 10 German states, …

    MAY 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • EU Unveils Plan to Cut Dependency on China, Others
    EU Unveils Plan to Cut Dependency on China, Others
    BRUSSELS —The European Union unveiled on Wednesday a plan to cut its dependency on Chinese and other foreign …
    MAY 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • EU Executive Slows Drive for China Investment Deal
    EU Executive Slows Drive for China Investment Deal
    BRUSSELS—The European Commission has dialed down efforts to promote its planned investment agreement with China, recognizing that EU …
    MAY 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Indian Foreign Minister out of Face-to-Face G-7 Meeting Due to CCP Virus Scare
    Indian Foreign Minister out of Face-to-Face G-7 Meeting Due to CCP Virus Scare
    India’s foreign minister has been forced to pull out of the face-to-face Group of Seven meetings in London …
    MAY 5, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • New Delhi COVID-19 Volunteer: ‘A 30-Year-Old Died in My Arms’
    New Delhi COVID-19 Volunteer: ‘A 30-Year-Old Died in My Arms’
    According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), a research wing of the University of Washington …
    MAY 5, 2021BY TERRI WU
  • Alberta Confirms Blood Clot Disorder Death Linked to AstraZeneca Vaccine
    Alberta Confirms Blood Clot Disorder Death Linked to AstraZeneca Vaccine
    EDMONTON—An Alberta woman in her 50s has died from a rare blood clot disorder after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca …
     
  • B.C. Money Laundering Commission to Hear From Experts as It Continues Probe
    B.C. Money Laundering Commission to Hear From Experts as It Continues Probe
    After a round of hearings in April with high-profile politicians, including former B.C. premier Christy Clark, the Cullen …
    MAY 5, 2021BY BRADLEY MARTIN
  • Scottish Nationalists Unlikely to Win a Majority, Poll Indicates
    Scottish Nationalists Unlikely to Win a Majority, Poll Indicates
    LONDON—Scotland’s main pro-independence party is unlikely to win an outright majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, a blow to …
    MAY 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Invests More in Testing Facilities to Tackle CCP Virus Variants
    UK Invests More in Testing Facilities to Tackle CCP Virus Variants
    The UK government has pledged more funding for COVID-19 testing facilities in order to tackle the threat of …
    MAY 5, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Scottish Party Leaders Make Their Final Pitches to Voters in TV Debate
    Scottish Party Leaders Make Their Final Pitches to Voters in TV Debate
    Scotland’s political leaders clashed again over the constitution in the final TV debate of the Scottish Parliamentary election. …
    MAY 5, 2021BY PA
  • Wine That Went to Space for Sale With $1 Million Price Tag
    Wine That Went to Space for Sale With $1 Million Price Tag
    LONDON—The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s said Tuesday it is selling …
    MAY 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Norway Sentences Woman for Supporting ISIS by Being Homemaker
    Norway Sentences Woman for Supporting ISIS by Being Homemaker
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A 30-year-old Norwegian woman who was repatriated by Norway from a refugee camp in Syria because her …
    MAY 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Mexico Promises Justice After Metro Train Line Collapse Kills 24
    Mexico Promises Justice After Metro Train Line Collapse Kills 24
    MEXICO CITY—Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured …
    MAY 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Brazilian Teenager Kills Three Children, Two Workers in Daycare Center
    Brazilian Teenager Kills Three Children, Two Workers in Daycare Center
    SAO PAULO—A teenager broke into a daycare center in southern Brazil and stabbed three children and two workers …
    MAY 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • ‘Mega Funds’ Set to Dominate Australian Super Industry: Report
    ‘Mega Funds’ Set to Dominate Australian Super Industry: Report
    Australia’s retirement fund industry is set to be dominated by $100 billion-plus “mega-funds,” according to a new report …
    MAY 5, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Sydney Town Hall Station Locked Down Due to Police Operation
    Sydney Town Hall Station Locked Down Due to Police Operation
    Town Hall Station, one of Sydney’s busiest train stations, was evacuated and locked down for nearly two hours …
    MAY 5, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Hyundai Recalls Over 390,000 Vehicles for Possible Engine Fires
    Hyundai Recalls Over 390,000 Vehicles for Possible Engine Fires
    DETROIT—Hyundai is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada for two problems that can …
    MAY 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

 

  • Iran Shouldn’t Use British Nationals as ‘Political Leverage,’ Says UK Minister

    Iran Shouldn’t Use British Nationals as ‘Political Leverage,’ Says UK Minister

    The Iranian regime shouldn’t use British dual nationals as “political leverage,” a British minister said on Monday. James Cleverly, Britain’s Foreign Office minister for Middle East and North Africa, said that …
    MAY 3, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Police Condemn Violence During Protests Against Manchester United Owners
    Police Condemn Violence During Protests Against Manchester United Owners
    The Greater Manchester Police have condemned violence during protests on Sunday against the owners of the Manchester United …
    MAY 3, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Jacinda Ardern Admits NZ-China Values Becoming ‘Harder to Reconcile’
    Jacinda Ardern Admits NZ-China Values Becoming ‘Harder to Reconcile’
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has conceded that the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were …
    MAY 3, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • State Department Denies Reports of Iran Prisoner Swap for $7 Billion in Unfrozen Funds
    State Department Denies Reports of Iran Prisoner Swap for $7 Billion in Unfrozen Funds
    The United States and Iran have both denied reports that a prisoner swap deal has been reached in …
    MAY 3, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Director of Slovak Confucius Institute Allegedly Threatens Independent Scholar
    Director of Slovak Confucius Institute Allegedly Threatens Independent Scholar
    ?uboslav Štora, the former director of the Confucius Institute (CI) in Slovakia’s Bratislava, drew attention for sending intimidating …
    MAY 3, 2021BY FRANK YUE
  • Australia to Spend $2 Billion on Abrams Tanks, Helicopters From US
    Australia to Spend $2 Billion on Abrams Tanks, Helicopters From US
    The U.S. State Department will soon sign-off a US$2 billion arms deal to the Australian government for 160 …
    MAY 3, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • EU Lawmakers Pledge to Reject EU-China Investment Deal in First Meeting on Beijing’s Sanctions
    EU Lawmakers Pledge to Reject EU-China Investment Deal in First Meeting on Beijing’s Sanctions
    Members of European Parliament have vowed to reject the EU-China Investment Agreement that was awaiting ratification over China’s …
    MAY 3, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Over 90 German Police Injured in May Day Riots
    Over 90 German Police Injured in May Day Riots
    BERLIN—At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in …
    MAY 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Virus-Hit Russia Reports 25 Percent Death Increase in January-March
    Virus-Hit Russia Reports 25 Percent Death Increase in January-March
    MOSCOW—Russia’s state statistical service says the number of deaths nationwide in the first three months of 2021 was …
    MAY 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • England to Pilot Cutting Self-Isolation Time With Rapid COVID-19 Test
    England to Pilot Cutting Self-Isolation Time With Rapid COVID-19 Test
    From May 9, some contacts of positive COVID-19 cases in England may take rapid tests instead of self-isolating …
    MAY 3, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Australia’s Budget ‘Red Hot’ Despite Pandemic Downturn: Deloitte
    Australia’s Budget ‘Red Hot’ Despite Pandemic Downturn: Deloitte
    Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson has released his influential, twice-yearly Budget Monitor, which paints a pretty picture …
    MAY 3, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • In Mexico, Ancient Maya Cave Reveals Mysterious Painted Hand Prints
    In Mexico, Ancient Maya Cave Reveals Mysterious Painted Hand Prints
    MERIDA—Dozens of black and red hand prints cover the walls of a cave in Mexico, believed to be …
    MAY 3, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Premier Investments to Repay $15 Million in JobKeeper Subsidy
    Premier Investments to Repay $15 Million in JobKeeper Subsidy
    The holding company behind Smiggle, Peter Alexander, and Just Jeans, will pay back $15.6 million in JobKeeper wage …
    MAY 3, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Islamic Leader Slain in East Congo After Attacks Killing 19
    Islamic Leader Slain in East Congo After Attacks Killing 19
    BENI, Congo—An Islamic leader in Congo’s eastern town of Beni was killed during evening prayers by unidentified gunmen …
    MAY 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Roaring Tanker Fire Kills 7, Injures 14 in Afghan Capital
    Roaring Tanker Fire Kills 7, Injures 14 in Afghan Capital
    KABUL, Afghanistan—A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan …
    MAY 3, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • New Zealand Opens to Cook Islands From May 17
    New Zealand Opens to Cook Islands From May 17
    New Zealand (NZ) will open its borders further in a fortnight, green-lighting quarantine-free travel to and from the …
    MAY 3, 2021BY AAP
  • Australians Over 50 Eligible for AstraZeneca Vaccine From Today
    Australians Over 50 Eligible for AstraZeneca Vaccine From Today
    All Australians over the age of 50 can receive AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines from Monday at general practice respiratory …
    MAY 3, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Germany, France, Spain Aim for Fighter Jet Agreement This Week
    Germany, France, Spain Aim for Fighter Jet Agreement This Week
    BERLIN—Disagreements over intellectual property rights mean Germany, France and Spain have yet to agree the next steps for …
    MAY 3, 2021BY REUTERS

 

  • Irish Wildlife Conservationist Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

    Irish Wildlife Conservationist Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

    DAKAR—Ireland’s government confirmed on Wednesday that an Irish citizen, wildlife NGO founder Rory Young, was killed by unidentified gunmen along with two Spanish journalists in an ambush in Burkina Faso …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • French Watchdog Warns of Big Tech’s Sway Over Payment Services
    French Watchdog Warns of Big Tech’s Sway Over Payment Services
    PARIS—Digital payment services developed by U.S. tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet’s Google risk reinforcing their market …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Spain Recovers 24 Bodies From Migrant Boat Off Canaries
    Spain Recovers 24 Bodies From Migrant Boat Off Canaries
    BARCELONA, Spain—The bodies of 24 sub-Saharan migrants, among them two minors, who are believed to have died of …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Japan Expresses Concern Over China’s Military Expansion
    Japan Expresses Concern Over China’s Military Expansion
    Japan expressed concern over the Chinese regime’s military expansion and its activities in the Indo-Pacific in a foreign …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY RYAN BAO
  • Four Killed at German Hospital, Employee Arrested
    Four Killed at German Hospital, Employee Arrested
    BERLIN—Police in Germany detained a 51-year-old hospital employee and opened a murder inquiry after four people were found …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Boeing Posts $537 Million Loss in Q1, Less Than a Year Ago
    Boeing Posts $537 Million Loss in Q1, Less Than a Year Ago
    Boeing Co. reported a wider than expected first-quarter loss on Wednesday, although revenue met Wall Street forecasts as …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK Health Secretary Gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
    UK Health Secretary Gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
    UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, in a …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • UK ‘Precisely on Track’ of Johnson’s Roadmap to Reopen, Say Hancock
    UK ‘Precisely on Track’ of Johnson’s Roadmap to Reopen, Say Hancock
    The UK should be able to reopen on dates set out in the government’s roadmap out of the …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Transat AT Reaches $700 Million Aid Deal With Federal Government
    Transat AT Reaches $700 Million Aid Deal With Federal Government
    MONTREAL—Travel company Transat AT Inc. says it has reached a deal with Ottawa to borrow up to $700 …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • German Politicians Call to Stop Funding Confucius Institutes With German Taxpayers’ Money
    German Politicians Call to Stop Funding Confucius Institutes With German Taxpayers’ Money
    Recently, top German politicians held an online conference to discuss the global influence of the Chinese communist regime’s …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Former Members of Italian Red Brigades Arrested in France
    Former Members of Italian Red Brigades Arrested in France
    PARIS—Seven Italians convicted of left-wing domestic terrorist crimes, including several former members of the Red Brigades were arrested …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Halves Onward Transmission, Study
    One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Halves Onward Transmission, Study
    One dose of either Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines can reduce the risk of CCP virus transmission by up to …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Australian Curriculum to Give Greater Emphasis on First Nation Australians
    Australian Curriculum to Give Greater Emphasis on First Nation Australians
    Schools around Australia will now prioritise teaching the culture, perspectives, and history of ‘First Nation Australians’ in the …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Arlene Foster to Quit as Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP Leader
    Arlene Foster to Quit as Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP Leader
    Arlene Foster said on Wednesday that she will quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • ACT Police Found to Have Illegally Accessed Private Location Data an Estimated 1,704 Times
    ACT Police Found to Have Illegally Accessed Private Location Data an Estimated 1,704 Times
    An investigation has revealed that the AFP’s community policing arm, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) police, used “covert and …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Terrorist Attack Likely in Next 12 Months: Australian Intelligence Chief
    Terrorist Attack Likely in Next 12 Months: Australian Intelligence Chief
    Australia’s domestic intelligence chief has said he believes that a terrorist attack on Australian soil is likely within …
    APRIL 29, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Chinese Lease of Port of Darwin Open to Review: Australian PM
    Chinese Lease of Port of Darwin Open to Review: Australian PM
    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not ruled out reviewing the controversial 99-year lease of the Port of …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

  • Current, Former B.C. Cabinet Ministers Questioned During Money Laundering Investigation

    Current, Former B.C. Cabinet Ministers Questioned During Money Laundering Investigation

    Following the testimony of former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, the inquiry into money laundering in the province has moved forward with testimony from former high-profile provincial officials. The Cullen …

    APRIL 28, 2021BY BRADLEY MARTIN
  • Experts Question Lockdown Logic, Call for New Approach
    Experts Question Lockdown Logic, Call for New Approach
    As Canadians head into the second year of pandemic restrictions and some provinces are increasing lockdown measures to …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY JASON UNRAU
  • Sacked Woman Stands by View on Transgender Issues, Employment Appeals Panel Told
    Sacked Woman Stands by View on Transgender Issues, Employment Appeals Panel Told
    A woman who lost her job after claiming people cannot change their biological sex insists her views are …
     
  • UK Survey Finds Rising Unease About AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
    UK Survey Finds Rising Unease About AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
    LONDON—British enthusiasm for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has faded in the past month, reflecting rising unease about its …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK Watchdog to Probe Funding of Boris Johnson’s Flat Renovation
    UK Watchdog to Probe Funding of Boris Johnson’s Flat Renovation
    The UK’s political spending watchdog said on Wednesday it will conduct a formal investigation into the source of …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Teenager in Court Following Crawley College Armed Incident
    Teenager in Court Following Crawley College Armed Incident
    A teenager appeared in court on Wednesday after being charged following an incident at Crawley College on Monday when …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • UK Conducts COVID-19 Testing at Leicester School After 3 Cases of Indian Variant Found
    UK Conducts COVID-19 Testing at Leicester School After 3 Cases of Indian Variant Found
    UK health authorities are conducting further testing at a school after three cases of the new Indian variant …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Years for Laundering Drug Money for Mexican Cartels
    Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Years for Laundering Drug Money for Mexican Cartels
    A federal judge in Illinois on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to 14 years behind bars for laundering …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Australian Senate Uyghur Inquiry Crosses China’s ‘Red Line’
    Australian Senate Uyghur Inquiry Crosses China’s ‘Red Line’
    An Australian government inquiry into the use of Uyghur forced labour in China has been told the government’s …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • India Tops 200,000 CCP Virus Deaths as Surge Strains Health System
    India Tops 200,000 CCP Virus Deaths as Surge Strains Health System
    India’s CCP virus surge has, as of Wednesday, claimed over 200,000 lives, a grim milestone in a pandemic-ravaged …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • China Suspends Cargo Flights to COVID-19 Stricken India, Disrupting Shipment of Medical Supplies, While Promising to ‘Help’
    China Suspends Cargo Flights to COVID-19 Stricken India, Disrupting Shipment of Medical Supplies, While Promising to ‘Help’
    India is experiencing a massive COVID-19 surge with more than 300,000 confirmed cases daily in the past week. …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • European Parliament Approves Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Britain
    European Parliament Approves Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Britain
    The European Parliament announced on Wednesday that EU lawmakers had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the agreement with …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • WHO Urged to Invite Taiwan to Participate in World Health Assembly
    WHO Urged to Invite Taiwan to Participate in World Health Assembly
    An international group of parliamentarians on Tuesday launched a global campaign urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • Australian Regulator Eyes Apple, Google Marketplace for Harmful Market Practices
    Australian Regulator Eyes Apple, Google Marketplace for Harmful Market Practices
    An Australian regulator has raised concerns over Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, saying that the tech …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Negative Forecast for Australian University Sector: S&P Report
    Negative Forecast for Australian University Sector: S&P Report
    As the international student cohort in Australian universities shrinks and border policy continues to turn prospective new students …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Australia Upgrades Four Northern Defence Bases for US Wargames
    Australia Upgrades Four Northern Defence Bases for US Wargames
    The Australian federal government has pledged $747 million (US $578 million) to upgrade four military training facilities in …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Thousands of Australians Stranded in India
    Thousands of Australians Stranded in India
    The federal government has promised to help Australians stranded in India get back once flights resume. “As soon …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Retirement Funds Bring Climate Change Pressure on Australia’s 200 Biggest Companies
    Retirement Funds Bring Climate Change Pressure on Australia’s 200 Biggest Companies
    Company directors deemed to be “moving too slowly” on climate change will face increased pressure from Australia’s largest …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes India, Damages Some Buildings
    Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes India, Damages Some Buildings
    GUWAHATI, India—An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck India’s rugged northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, causing cracks in the walls …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Facebook Extends Ban on Federal MP Craig Kelly to Instagram
    Facebook Extends Ban on Federal MP Craig Kelly to Instagram
    Instagram, owned by Facebook, has banned Federal MP Craig Kelly only a day after the company banned the member …
    APRIL 28, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
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  • US Starts Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan With ‘Local Actions’ Already Taken: Gen. Miller

    US Starts Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan With ‘Local Actions’ Already Taken: Gen. Miller

    America’s top general in Afghanistan said Sunday that the U.S. military has already begun closing down operations in the country in preparation for a full withdrawal. “All of our forces …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • ‘Fix the Definition’: Conservative MP on Liberal Government’s Conversion Therapy Ban Legislation
    ‘Fix the Definition’: Conservative MP on Liberal Government’s Conversion Therapy Ban Legislation
    The Liberal government’s proposed legislation on conversion therapy would criminalize private conversations between children and their parents, says …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • Calls for Palestinian-Focused Permanent Exhibit at Human Rights Museum Sparks Controversy, Anti-Israel Fears
    Calls for Palestinian-Focused Permanent Exhibit at Human Rights Museum Sparks Controversy, Anti-Israel Fears
    Pro-Palestinian activists are making a renewed push for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to install an exhibit …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY DAVE GORDON
  • European Union to Lift Travel Ban on Vaccinated Americans: EU Official
    European Union to Lift Travel Ban on Vaccinated Americans: EU Official
    A top European official said Sunday that American travelers who are fully vaccinated against the CCP virus will …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • UK Carrier Strike Group to Embark on 6-month Indo-Pacific Deployment
    UK Carrier Strike Group to Embark on 6-month Indo-Pacific Deployment
    Britain will send a Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific region next month in a massive show of …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Tories Want More Hearings on Vance Allegations, Expected to Call Trudeau’s Top Aide
    Tories Want More Hearings on Vance Allegations, Expected to Call Trudeau’s Top Aide
    OTTAWA—The federal Conservatives are demanding more hearings after a parliamentary committee heard testimony last week suggesting Prime Minister …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • 620,000 Koreans Call for End to CCP’s ‘Cultural Aggression’ in South Korea
    620,000 Koreans Call for End to CCP’s ‘Cultural Aggression’ in South Korea
    Anti-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) sentiment among the South Korean people is rising. More than 627,000 Koreans have signed …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY WINNIE HAN
  • China’s March Exports to North Korea 400 Times That of January-February Combined
    China’s March Exports to North Korea 400 Times That of January-February Combined
    China’s exports to North Korea reached a six-month high in March, over 398 times the total of the …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • Hong Kong’s Richest Man Li Ka-Shing Marginalized for Not Actively Supporting CCP
    Hong Kong’s Richest Man Li Ka-Shing Marginalized for Not Actively Supporting CCP
    A recent photo of Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing receiving a Pfizer vaccine instead of a China-made …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY JENNIFER BATEMAN AND JENNIFER ZENG
  • COVID-19 Lockdown in Perth and Peel Lifted
    COVID-19 Lockdown in Perth and Peel Lifted
    Western Australia’s snap coronavirus lockdown will end as scheduled at midnight after the state again recorded no new …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY AAP
  • Australian Defence Minister Warns Conflict Over Taiwan Cannot ‘Be Discounted’
    Australian Defence Minister Warns Conflict Over Taiwan Cannot ‘Be Discounted’
    Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton is warning that conflict over Taiwan is a possibility and has vowed to …
    APRIL 26, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

 

  • Southeast Asian Leaders Discuss Burma Crisis With Junta Chief

    Southeast Asian Leaders Discuss Burma Crisis With Junta Chief

    JAKARTA—Southeast Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Burma (also known as Myanmar) on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY REUTERS
  • PM Urged to Explain Funding of No 10 Flat Renovation After Cummings Allegations
    PM Urged to Explain Funding of No 10 Flat Renovation After Cummings Allegations
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under pressure to explain how the expensive refurbishment of his Downing …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Indonesia Navy Declares Lost Submarine Sunk, All 53 Aboard Dead
    Indonesia Navy Declares Lost Submarine Sunk, All 53 Aboard Dead
    BANYUWANGI, Indonesia—Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • UK, Australia Agree on ‘Vast Majority’ of Free Trade Agreement
    UK, Australia Agree on ‘Vast Majority’ of Free Trade Agreement
    The UK and Australia have reached a consensus on the “vast majority” of the elements of a comprehensive …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • French Leaders Condemn Terrorist Attack After Policewoman Stabbed to Death
    French Leaders Condemn Terrorist Attack After Policewoman Stabbed to Death
    PARIS—The killing of a female police employee in a Paris commuter town on Friday was an attack on …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • US Supports Australia’s Move to Cancel Belt and Road
    US Supports Australia’s Move to Cancel Belt and Road
    U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States supports Australia’s decision to cancel two Belt and …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • ‘We Really Salute You’: Sydney Rally Honours April 1999 Beijing Appeal
    ‘We Really Salute You’: Sydney Rally Honours April 1999 Beijing Appeal
    Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Sydney on Friday to mark the 22nd anniversary of a significant day for …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU AND EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Hospitals Overrun as India’s COVID-19 Infections Surge
    Hospitals Overrun as India’s COVID-19 Infections Surge
    People across India scrambled for life-saving oxygen supplies on Friday and patients lay dying outside hospitals as the …
    APRIL 24, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Australia’s Termination of Belt and Road Deal Explained
    Australia’s Termination of Belt and Road Deal Explained
    Analysis On April 21, the Australian government intervened to cancel the state of Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY HENRY JOM

 

 

  • Russian Troops Start Pulling Back From Ukrainian Border

    Russian Troops Start Pulling Back From Ukrainian Border

    MOSCOW—Russian troops began pulling back to their permanent bases Friday after a massive buildup that has caused Ukrainian and Western concerns. On Thursday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared the …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • South Korean Expat Dies After Receiving Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccines in Shanghai
    South Korean Expat Dies After Receiving Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccines in Shanghai
    A South Korean woman died 3 days after receiving a Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine; meanwhile, the Chinese communist …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • New Zealand’s Stance on China, Five Eyes an ‘Ethical Mess’: British Politician
    New Zealand’s Stance on China, Five Eyes an ‘Ethical Mess’: British Politician
    UK politicians have responded with shock and sharp criticism for New Zealand’s (NZ) prime minister and foreign minister …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Australia Secures 1 Million AstraZeneca Doses for Papua New Guinea
    Australia Secures 1 Million AstraZeneca Doses for Papua New Guinea
    Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan has secured one million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Papua New Guinea (PNG), which …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Perth Plunged Into Three-Day Lockdown After COVID-19 Outbreak
    Perth Plunged Into Three-Day Lockdown After COVID-19 Outbreak
    Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY AAP
  • Australia Will Not Surrender to Beijing: Defence Minister
    Australia Will Not Surrender to Beijing: Defence Minister
    Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared that the country will not surrender its sovereignty to appease Beijing …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Australian PM Resists New Climate Target as US, UK, EU Pledge Ambitious Emission Cuts
    Australian PM Resists New Climate Target as US, UK, EU Pledge Ambitious Emission Cuts
    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is betting on hydrogen technology as the way forward to cutting greenhouse gas …
    APRIL 23, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

  • Faith Leaders, Businessmen, Political Leaders Call for African Development, Countering China’s Belt and Road

    Faith Leaders, Businessmen, Political Leaders Call for African Development, Countering China’s Belt and Road

    Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has endorsed an effort to jumpstart the economies of Africa through a bottom-up revolution of African entrepreneurs. That revolution involves countering China’s efforts to …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY DOUGLAS G. BURTON
  • Pfizer Confirms Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Found in Mexico and Poland: Reports
    Pfizer Confirms Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Found in Mexico and Poland: Reports
    Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has confirmed to multiple media outlets that it has identified counterfeit versions of its COVID-19 …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • B.C. Police Say They Take ‘Exception’ to Conducting Roadblocks Limiting Travel
    B.C. Police Say They Take ‘Exception’ to Conducting Roadblocks Limiting Travel
    VANCOUVER—British Columbia’s solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • ANZ Foreign Ministers Discuss Five Eyes at First In-Person Meeting
    ANZ Foreign Ministers Discuss Five Eyes at First In-Person Meeting
    The foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand (NZ) met in person for the first time in Wellington …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Chinese Demand For Australian Iron Ore Still Booming Despite Trade Tensions
    Chinese Demand For Australian Iron Ore Still Booming Despite Trade Tensions
    Australian iron ore exporters aren’t feeling any effects of Beijing’s ongoing economic sanctions against Australian exports, as China’s …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Queensland Labor MP Resigns ‘With Heaviest of Hearts’ Due to Cancer
    Queensland Labor MP Resigns ‘With Heaviest of Hearts’ Due to Cancer
    Queensland MP Duncan Pegg has announced that he is resigning from state politics to focus on his health …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Facebook Says It Halts Hackers Tied to Palestinian Security
    Facebook Says It Halts Hackers Tied to Palestinian Security
    JERUSALEM—Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ intelligence service …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Nearly 1,500 Arrested at Navalny Rallies in Russia
    Nearly 1,500 Arrested at Navalny Rallies in Russia
    MOSCOW—Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • ‘It Is Indoctrination’: State Minister on Kids Creating Anti-Police and BLM Posters
    ‘It Is Indoctrination’: State Minister on Kids Creating Anti-Police and BLM Posters
    New South Wales ministers are calling for the sacking of an Australian primary school teacher after anti-police and …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Papua New Guinea PM Survives Another Bid to Oust Him
    Papua New Guinea PM Survives Another Bid to Oust Him
    Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has survived another attempt to remove him from office when the …
    APRIL 22, 2021BY AAP
  • ‘We Are Very Careful’: Australia’s Foreign Minister Defends Cancelling Belt and Road Deal
    ‘We Are Very Careful’: Australia’s Foreign Minister Defends Cancelling Belt and Road Deal
    Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne has defended her decision to intervene and cancel the state of Victoria’s Belt …
    APRIL 21, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • ‘It Was a Really Tough Time’: Pandemic Takes a Toll on International Students’ Mental Health
    ‘It Was a Really Tough Time’: Pandemic Takes a Toll on International Students’ Mental Health
    It has been more than one year since the last time Hailey Do, a third-year student from the …
    APRIL 21, 2021BY NINA NGUYEN
  • US Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Cancellation of Belt and Road Initiative in Australia
    US Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Cancellation of Belt and Road Initiative in Australia
    U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has applauded the Australian government’s decision to axe the controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement …
    APRIL 21, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG

 

  • UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant

    UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant

    The UK will ban travellers from India from Friday to prevent the spread of a new CCP virus variant first identified in that country, the government has announced. Addressing the …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Pacific Ocean Storm Intensifies Into Year’s First Super Typhoon
    Pacific Ocean Storm Intensifies Into Year’s First Super Typhoon
    MANILA—Strong winds and high waves lashed the eastern Philippines on Monday as a strong typhoon barrelled past in …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Huawei CFO’s Team Asks Judge for Adjournment in Final Extradition Hearings
    Huawei CFO’s Team Asks Judge for Adjournment in Final Extradition Hearings
    VANCOUVER—Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are asking a B.C. Supreme Court judge today to delay the final leg of …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • India’s Capital to Lock Down Amid Devastating Virus Surge
    India’s Capital to Lock Down Amid Devastating Virus Surge
    NEW DELHI—New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown on April 19 to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Conservative Alberta Unhappy With O’Toole’s Carbon Proposal
    Conservative Alberta Unhappy With O’Toole’s Carbon Proposal
    Albertans more than those in any other jurisdiction are opposed to a carbon tax, and many in the …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • No Word on Whether Ontario Will Accept Ottawa’s Offer to Send Health-Care Workers
    No Word on Whether Ontario Will Accept Ottawa’s Offer to Send Health-Care Workers
    TORONTO—Calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to undo new wide-ranging COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities grew louder …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • UK Prime Minister Johnson Cancels India Visit Amid CCP Virus Surge
    UK Prime Minister Johnson Cancels India Visit Amid CCP Virus Surge
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned trip to India, due to concerns over the ongoing …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Hunger-Striking Navalny Being Transferred to Hospital
    Hunger-Striking Navalny Being Transferred to Hospital
    MOSCOW—Prison doctors have decided to transfer Russia’s main opposition leader Alexei Navalny to hospital, its prison authority said …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Taiwan Says It Seeks Long-Range Cruise Missiles From US
    Taiwan Says It Seeks Long-Range Cruise Missiles From US
    TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan is seeking to acquire long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States, a defense official said …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Czechs Say Russian Retaliation Stronger Than Expected, Urge EU Solidarity
    Czechs Say Russian Retaliation Stronger Than Expected, Urge EU Solidarity
    PRAGUE—The Czech Republic said on April 19 that Russia’s eviction of 20 Czech Embassy employees in response to …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Liberals to Release Federal Budget With Eye on Managing Crisis, Post Pandemic Growth
    Liberals to Release Federal Budget With Eye on Managing Crisis, Post Pandemic Growth
    OTTAWA—The federal government will this afternoon unveil its spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • The First Obstacle Is Our Confidence That Things Won’t Get Worse
    The First Obstacle Is Our Confidence That Things Won’t Get Worse
    Commentary Between 1961, when the Berlin Wall was built, and 1989 when it came down, many daring escapes …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY BRUCE PARDY
  • Federal Government Expecting 1M Vaccine Doses This Week After Moderna Delays Delivery
    Federal Government Expecting 1M Vaccine Doses This Week After Moderna Delays Delivery
    OTTAWA—Canada will have to wait a little longer for a promised influx of COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • New Zealand ‘Uncomfortable’ With Expanding Five Eyes to Confront China: NZ Foreign Minister
    New Zealand ‘Uncomfortable’ With Expanding Five Eyes to Confront China: NZ Foreign Minister
    In a move likely to appease Beijing, New Zealand’s foreign minister is distancing the nation’s foreign policy away …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times a ‘Litmus Test’ for the Territory’s Government: Australian Politicians
    Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times a ‘Litmus Test’ for the Territory’s Government: Australian Politicians
    The attack on the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times is a “litmus test” for the territory’s …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • UN Nuclear Watchdog Confirms Iran Enriching Uranium to 60 Percent
    UN Nuclear Watchdog Confirms Iran Enriching Uranium to 60 Percent
    Iran has started enriching uranium at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz to 60% fissile purity—its highest level …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
  • Top Football Clubs Launch European Super League Amid Criticisms
    Top Football Clubs Launch European Super League Amid Criticisms
    MANCHESTER, England—Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, launching what is certain …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Low and Middle Income Tax Offset to Be Removed in June, Potentially Impacting Millions
    Low and Middle Income Tax Offset to Be Removed in June, Potentially Impacting Millions
    An estimated 3.4 million Australians with a taxable income between $48,000 and $90,000 will be affected as the …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Cape Town Fire Burns University Library, Students Evacuated
    Cape Town Fire Burns University Library, Students Evacuated
    JOHANNESBURG—A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, …
    APRIL 19, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

 

  • Russia Beefs up Warship Presence in Black Sea as Ukraine Tensions Simmer
    Russia Beefs up Warship Presence in Black Sea as Ukraine Tensions Simmer
    MOSCOW—Two Russian warships transited the Bosphorus en route to the Black Sea on Saturday and 15 smaller vessels completed a transfer to the sea as Moscow beefs up its naval …
    APRIL 17, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Russian Security Service Briefly Detains Ukrainian Diplomat
    Russian Security Service Briefly Detains Ukrainian Diplomat
    MOSCOW—Russia’s FSB security service briefly detained a Ukrainian diplomat in St Petersburg, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Saturday, …
    APRIL 17, 2021BY REUTERS

 

 

  • Israeli Army: Rocket From Gaza Hits Southern Israel
    Israeli Army: Rocket From Gaza Hits Southern Israel
    JERUSALEM—The Israeli military says a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening landed in the south of the country, breaking weeks of relative cross-border calm. There were no reports …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Iran Starts Enriching Uranium to 60 Percent, Its Highest Level Ever
    Iran Starts Enriching Uranium to 60 Percent, Its Highest Level Ever
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Official Count Confirms Tie in Yukon Election, Application Filed for Judicial Recount
    Official Count Confirms Tie in Yukon Election, Application Filed for Judicial Recount
    An official count has confirmed a tie in the Yukon election, pushing the process to the next step …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Norwegian Company Discontinues Airing CCP’s Broadcaster CGTN
    Norwegian Company Discontinues Airing CCP’s Broadcaster CGTN
    Norwegian company Telia stopped airing China Global Television Network (CGTN) after receiving a complaint from victims who had …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY FRANK YUE
  • Google Found Guilty of Misleading Australian Customers on Data Collection
    Google Found Guilty of Misleading Australian Customers on Data Collection
    The Australian Federal Court has found Google guilty of misleading customers about personal location data collection on android …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Queensland Takes First Step in Creating Australia-Japan Hydrogen Supply Chain
    Queensland Takes First Step in Creating Australia-Japan Hydrogen Supply Chain
    The Queensland government has taken a step closer to establishing a hydrogen export hub in the state’s north …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Wife of ‘China’s Conscience’ Gao Zhisheng Worries He Has Been Murdered
    Wife of ‘China’s Conscience’ Gao Zhisheng Worries He Has Been Murdered
    The wife of Gao Zhisheng—known as “China’s conscience”—worries that the Chinese Communist Party has murdered the human rights …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • Greek, Turkish FMs Meet to Mend Ties, Trade Barbs Instead
    Greek, Turkish FMs Meet to Mend Ties, Trade Barbs Instead
    ANKARA, Turkey—A meeting aimed to improve fraught ties between NATO allies Greece and Turkey quickly descended into a …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Iran, World Powers Resume Nuclear Talks Amid Strains Over Enrichment, Natanz Attack
    Iran, World Powers Resume Nuclear Talks Amid Strains Over Enrichment, Natanz Attack
    VIENNA—Iran and global powers resumed talks on April 15 to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal in an effort …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY REUTERS
  • World at Risk of Greater Polarisation: Australian Prime Minister
    World at Risk of Greater Polarisation: Australian Prime Minister
    The world is at greater risk of polarisation, and like-minded, democratic nations needed to work together to carry …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Elon Musk’s Starlink To Offer Alternative High Speed Internet to Rural Australia
    Elon Musk’s Starlink To Offer Alternative High Speed Internet to Rural Australia
    Rural and regional Australia may soon have high-speed internet after Elon Musk’s newest venture, Starlink Beta—the early stages of …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Among 10 HK Dissidents to Be Sentenced Over Outlawed Pro-Democracy Protest
    Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Among 10 HK Dissidents to Be Sentenced Over Outlawed Pro-Democracy Protest
    10 Hong Kong dissidents are expected to be sentenced on April 16, including media mogul Jimmy Lai, for …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY FRANK FANG
  • Australia PM Cautions Against ‘Making Conclusions’ After Woman Dies Following COVID-19 Vaccination
    Australia PM Cautions Against ‘Making Conclusions’ After Woman Dies Following COVID-19 Vaccination
    Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Gladys Berejiklian have urged the public not to jump to any conclusions …
    APRIL 16, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
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  • UK Reports Single-Digit CCP Virus Deaths for First Time in 7 Months

    UK Reports Single-Digit CCP Virus Deaths for First Time in 7 Months

    The UK on Sunday reported seven deaths within 28 days of a positive CCP virus test. This is the first time in nearly seven months that the death toll has …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Canada to Get 1 Million Vaccine Doses This Week With Only Pfizer Delivery Scheduled
    Canada to Get 1 Million Vaccine Doses This Week With Only Pfizer Delivery Scheduled
    OTTAWA—The recent flood of COVID-19 vaccine doses into Canada is expected to wane this week, with a little …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Montreal Businesses Clean Up After Anti-Curfew Protest Mayhem
    Montreal Businesses Clean Up After Anti-Curfew Protest Mayhem
    MONTREAL—Business owners in Old Montreal will be assessing the damage this morning after an anti?curfew protest turned violent. …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Australia Eyes Second WTO Action Against China, This Time for Wine
    Australia Eyes Second WTO Action Against China, This Time for Wine
    Australia’s trade minister is considering whether to launch a second action against China at the World Trade Organisation …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • UK Former PM Cameron Says Greensill Lobbying Should Have Been Through Formal Channels
    UK Former PM Cameron Says Greensill Lobbying Should Have Been Through Formal Channels
    LONDON—Britain’s former prime minister David Cameron said he accepted that communications with government needed to be done through …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Russia Faces ‘Consequences’ if It Acts Aggressively in Ukraine: US Secretary of State
    Russia Faces ‘Consequences’ if It Acts Aggressively in Ukraine: US Secretary of State
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the Biden administration was concerned about the swell of Russian …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • ‘I’m So Excited’—England Reopens With Pints Pulled, Shopping Sprees, and Hair Cuts
    ‘I’m So Excited’—England Reopens With Pints Pulled, Shopping Sprees, and Hair Cuts
    BIRMINGHAM, England—People queued up outside retailers across England on Monday to release their pent-up shopping fever and some …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Chinese Australians Underutilised in Australian Public Service: Lowy Institute
    Chinese Australians Underutilised in Australian Public Service: Lowy Institute
    The language skills of Chinese Australians are underused in Australia’s public service as the country faces an increasingly …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • China Relies on Twitter, Facebook to Counter International Criticism Over Xinjiang
    China Relies on Twitter, Facebook to Counter International Criticism Over Xinjiang
    The communist regime in China has become more active on both Twitter and Facebook to spread propaganda and disinformation …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY FRANK FANG
  • China Considers Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines to Boost Efficacy: China CDC Leader
    China Considers Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines to Boost Efficacy: China CDC Leader
    After the Chinese regime delivered hundreds of millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccines abroad, its top health officer admitted …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • The Need for Christian Values in Public Life Has ‘Only Increased’: Retiring State MP
    The Need for Christian Values in Public Life Has ‘Only Increased’: Retiring State MP
    Christian Democratic Party founder and staunch human rights advocate, Reverend Fred Nile, will be retiring from politics in …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Industry Calls to Cut Victoria’s Electric Vehicle Tax
    Industry Calls to Cut Victoria’s Electric Vehicle Tax
    The Australian Industry Group, a leading industry association, has lobbied for Victoria’s Labor government to defer its decision …
    APRIL 12, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Pentagon Chief Declares ‘Ironclad’ US Commitment to Israel
    Pentagon Chief Declares ‘Ironclad’ US Commitment to Israel
    TEL AVIV, Israel—U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declared an “enduring and ironclad” American commitment to Israel, …
    APRIL 11, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

  • Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Expressed ‘Serious Concerns’ on Phone With Chinese Counterpart

    Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Expressed ‘Serious Concerns’ on Phone With Chinese Counterpart

    Japan’s foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi clashed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a phone conversation over a range of issues, days before Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visits Washington for closer …

    APRIL 7, 2021BY FRANK YUE

  • Chinese Rare-Earth Project in Doubt After Greenland Opposition Wins Election

    Chinese Rare-Earth Project in Doubt After Greenland Opposition Wins Election

    HELSINKI—Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Won’t Run for Re Election This Fall

    Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Won’t Run for Re Election This Fall

    Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi won’t be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi, the first Muslim …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Senior Senate Republicans Urge Biden Not to Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal

    Senior Senate Republicans Urge Biden Not to Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal

    Four senior Senate Republicans called on President Joe Biden on Tuesday—the same day when the United States and …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY LI HAI
  • New Report Paints Dire Picture for Post-COVID Recovery Due to Increased Spending, Bigger Government

    New Report Paints Dire Picture for Post-COVID Recovery Due to Increased Spending, Bigger Government

    The increased size of government coupled with unprecedented spending in response to the pandemic could serve to hinder …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY SHANE MILLER
  • A Third of COVID-19 Survivors Suffer Neurological or Mental Disorders: Study

    A Third of COVID-19 Survivors Suffer Neurological or Mental Disorders: Study

    LONDON—One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY REUTERS
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  • White House Seeks to Create Legal Ways for Central Americans to Immigrate to US: Envoy

    White House Seeks to Create Legal Ways for Central Americans to Immigrate to US: EnvoyThe White House is looking to create ways for would-be asylum seekers from Central America—who may otherwise seek …

    APRIL 7, 2021BY TOM OZIMEK
  • Journalist Vicky Xu Says CCP Targeting Her Online for Exposing Forced Labor in China

    Journalist Vicky Xu Says CCP Targeting Her Online for Exposing Forced Labor in China

    Vicky Xu, a Chinese researcher and journalist in Australia known for her reporting on the treatment of Uyghur …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Among 3 Pleading Guilty to Illegal Assembly

    Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Among 3 Pleading Guilty to Illegal Assembly

    HONG KONG—Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Sydney Man Calls Officials in China Arresting People of Faith, Implores Them to Change

    Sydney Man Calls Officials in China Arresting People of Faith, Implores Them to Change

    A Sydney man has been making direct phone calls to Chinese officials in a remarkable attempt to convince …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • UK Begins Rollout of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in Wales

    UK Begins Rollout of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in Wales

    The UK rollout of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has begun in Wales, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • 3.1 Million Doses of AstraZeneca From EU ‘Did Not Turn Up’: Australian PM

    3.1 Million Doses of AstraZeneca From EU ‘Did Not Turn Up’: Australian PM

    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pushed back against allegations he criticised the European Union over delays in …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Cash Rate Amid Red Hot Housing Market

    Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Cash Rate Amid Red Hot Housing Market

    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said it would continue to “carefully” monitor trends in housing borrowing …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • Turkey Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Response to Uyghur Claims

    Turkey Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Response to Uyghur Claims

    ANKARA—Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right to respond” to …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Gunmen Free More Than 1,800 Inmates in Attack on Nigerian Prison

    Gunmen Free More Than 1,800 Inmates in Attack on Nigerian Prison

    YENAGOA, Nigeria—More than 1,800 prisoners are on the run in southeast Nigeria after escaping when heavily armed gunmen …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Qantas to Add Cairns and Gold Coast to Auckland Direct Flights

    Qantas to Add Cairns and Gold Coast to Auckland Direct Flights

    Qantas and Jetstar will soon restart flying to all of their pre-pandemic New Zealand destinations while also launching …
    APRIL 7, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON

 

  • Chinese Officials Trying to Dodge COVID-19 Vaccinations, Citing Health Reasons: Leaked Documents

    Chinese Officials Trying to Dodge COVID-19 Vaccinations, Citing Health Reasons: Leaked Documents

    As the Chinese regime races to inoculate tens of millions through coercive policies and a propaganda blitz, some local officials are quietly dodging the shots themselves. Amid Beijing’s aggressive vaccine …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY EVA FU
  • In Service of Progressive Values, US Military Has Become Detached From Reality

    In Service of Progressive Values, US Military Has Become Detached From Reality

    Commentary To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, U.S. President Biden honoured women in the U.S. military. …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY BARBARA KAY
  • Family Pay Tribute to 2-Week-Old Baby Killed in England After Pram Hit by Car

    Family Pay Tribute to 2-Week-Old Baby Killed in England After Pram Hit by Car

    The 18-year-old parents of a two-week-old baby, who was killed on Sunday in a hit-and-run incident in the …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY LILY ZHOU
  • Putin Signs Law Allowing Him 2 More Terms as Russia’s Leader

    Putin Signs Law Allowing Him 2 More Terms as Russia’s Leader

    MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • India’s Daily Virus Cases Breach 100,000; Mutants, Behavior Blamed

    India’s Daily Virus Cases Breach 100,000; Mutants, Behavior Blamed

    NEW DELHI—India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • UK to Trial COVID-Status Certification in Domestic Settings

    UK to Trial COVID-Status Certification in Domestic Settings

    The UK government said on Monday that “COVID-status certification” will be tested in domestic settings so that CCP …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Norwegian Cruise to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Guests and Crew

    Norwegian Cruise to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Guests and Crew

    Cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. said on Monday it would require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Philippines Issues Tough Statement to China as South China Sea Tensions Intensify

    Philippines Issues Tough Statement to China as South China Sea Tensions Intensify

    Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized China on April 5 for anchoring hundreds of its vessels for …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • Tesla Shares Surge After Company Posts Record Deliveries

    Tesla Shares Surge After Company Posts Record Deliveries

    Tesla Inc. was set to add about $50 billion to its market value as the electric car-maker’s shares …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Oxygen Cutoff That Killed One at Quebec COVID ICU Last Summer Blamed on Human Error

    Oxygen Cutoff That Killed One at Quebec COVID ICU Last Summer Blamed on Human Error

    MONTREAL—A Montreal?area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Israel’s Netanyahu in Court as Parties Weigh In on His Fate

    Israel’s Netanyahu in Court as Parties Weigh In on His Fate

    JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed Monday, with a key witness painting a picture of an image-obsessed …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Bangladesh Ferry Accident Kills at Least 26

    Bangladesh Ferry Accident Kills at Least 26

    DHAKA—A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Saskatchewan City Plans $25M Tribute Centre to Mark Deadly Broncos Bus Crash

    Saskatchewan City Plans $25M Tribute Centre to Mark Deadly Broncos Bus Crash

    HUMBOLDT, Sask.—A Saskatchewan city says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash. The …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • UK Offers Twice-Weekly COVID-19 Tests to Everyone in England

    UK Offers Twice-Weekly COVID-19 Tests to Everyone in England

    Everyone in England will be offered free COVID-19 testing twice a week from April 9, the UK government …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone

    Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone

    TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on April 5 reported a new incursion by China’s air force into the island’s …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • After Failed Takeover, Air Transat Seeks Help as Debt Crunch Looms

    After Failed Takeover, Air Transat Seeks Help as Debt Crunch Looms

    OTTAWA/MONTREAL—Struggling tour operator Air Transat is in talks with the federal government on aid but may not reach …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Tropical Cyclone Kills at Least 113 in Indonesia, East Timor

    Tropical Cyclone Kills at Least 113 in Indonesia, East Timor

    MALAKA, Indonesia—Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Navy Submarine Suffered Long-Term Damage to Ballast Tank From Errant Test: Report

    Navy Submarine Suffered Long-Term Damage to Ballast Tank From Errant Test: Report

    OTTAWA—An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test …
    APRIL 5, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

April 1st,  2021

  • Pfizer COVID-19 Shot 91 Percent Effective in Updated Data, Protective Against South African Variant

    Pfizer COVID-19 Shot 91 Percent Effective in Updated Data, Protective Against South African Variant

    Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is around 91 percent effective at preventing the disease, they said on Thursday, citing updated trial data that included participants inoculated for up to …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Higher Money Supply Raises Inflation Concerns
    Higher Money Supply Raises Inflation Concerns
    The money supply in Canada and the United States is substantially increasing, leading some to believe higher inflation …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Canada on Track to Pick New Fighter Jet Next Year Despite COVID-19
    Canada on Track to Pick New Fighter Jet Next Year Despite COVID-19
    OTTAWA—Canada’s top military procurement official says he is optimistic the federal government will finally end its decade-long search …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • PHAC Ordered to Hand Over Documents on Two Fired Scientists, Viruses Sent to China
    PHAC Ordered to Hand Over Documents on Two Fired Scientists, Viruses Sent to China
    OTTAWA—A parliamentary committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Macron Orders COVID-19 Lockdown Across All of France, Closes Schools
    Macron Orders COVID-19 Lockdown Across All of France, Closes Schools
    PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Experts Weigh In on Supreme Court Carbon Tax Ruling
    Experts Weigh In on Supreme Court Carbon Tax Ruling
    The matter of carbon taxes and whether Ottawa retained ultimate authority to impose them on recalcitrant provinces under …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY JASON UNRAU
  • UK Study Finds Low Adherence to COVID-19 Self-Isolation Rules
    UK Study Finds Low Adherence to COVID-19 Self-Isolation Rules
    A major study has found that adherence to COVID-19 self-isolation rules is low in the UK, raising concerns …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • International Students Slated to Return to Australia in 2022
    International Students Slated to Return to Australia in 2022
    Australian universities may see their international student cohorts return to class in large numbers by the beginning of …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • 5,000 Foreigners Flagged by China in Advanced Surveillance Sweep: Another Data Leak
    5,000 Foreigners Flagged by China in Advanced Surveillance Sweep: Another Data Leak
    Over 5,000 foreigners were tracked during visits to mainland China between 2017 to 2018, according to the latest …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Australia Plans New Space Command as Air Force Celebrates 100 Years
    Australia Plans New Space Command as Air Force Celebrates 100 Years
    The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • Honduran President’s Brother Sentenced to Life in Prison in US for Drug Trafficking
    Honduran President’s Brother Sentenced to Life in Prison in US for Drug Trafficking
    NEW YORK—Tony Hernandez, a former Honduran congressman and brother of the sitting president, was sentenced to life in …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Australian Labor Party to Recognise Palestine If Elected
    Australian Labor Party to Recognise Palestine If Elected
    The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has pledged to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state if it wins the …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • Database Reveals Secrets of China’s Loans to Developing Nations, Says Study
    Database Reveals Secrets of China’s Loans to Developing Nations, Says Study
    DAKAR—The terms of China’s loan deals with developing countries are unusually secretive and require borrowers to prioritize repayment …
    APRIL 1, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Hong Kong Court Finds 7 Pro-Democracy Figures Guilty of ‘Unauthorised Assembly’
    Hong Kong Court Finds 7 Pro-Democracy Figures Guilty of ‘Unauthorised Assembly’
    HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court found seven prominent pro-democracy figures guilty on Thursday of “unauthorized assembly,” including barrister …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY REUTERS

 

  • State Department Report Calls Out China’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity,’ Pandemic Repression

    State Department Report Calls Out China’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity,’ Pandemic Repression

    The State Department highlighted the deteriorating human rights record in China, accusing the regime of committing “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” in a newly released report. The annual report, covering …

    MARCH 31, 2021BY EVA FU

  • Canada to Invest in New Vaccine Production Plant in Toronto
    Canada to Invest in New Vaccine Production Plant in Toronto
    The Canadian government announced Wednesday it’s investing to build a new influenza vaccine manufacturing plant in Toronto. The …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • PBO Sees $363 Billion Deficit, Warns of Pitfalls From Liberals’ Promised Stimulus
    PBO Sees $363 Billion Deficit, Warns of Pitfalls From Liberals’ Promised Stimulus
    OTTAWA—Parliament’s spending watchdog says the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion. …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Syria Says Assad, His Wife Have Recovered From Coronavirus
    Syria Says Assad, His Wife Have Recovered From Coronavirus
    BEIRUT—Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties on …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Supreme Court’s Carbon Tax Decision Echoes History, Says Prof
    Supreme Court’s Carbon Tax Decision Echoes History, Says Prof
    The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent carbon tax ruling harks back to 1973 when then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • UK Government Spends 30 Percent More on Scots Than English: Report
    UK Government Spends 30 Percent More on Scots Than English: Report
    For every pound the UK government earmarks for the English, according to an economic think tank, it gives …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY SIMON VEAZEY
  • Pro-Life Influence Growing in the Conservative Party
    Pro-Life Influence Growing in the Conservative Party
    The pro-life movement has gained unprecedented influence within the Conservative Party of Canada and seeks even more. Ten …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY LEE HARDING
  • Half of Brits Have CCP Virus Antibodies: ONS Data
    Half of Brits Have CCP Virus Antibodies: ONS Data
    Half of Brits are now likely have antibodies to the CCP virus—from either natural immune response or from …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY SIMON VEAZEY
  • Pakistani President Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Injection With Chinese Vaccine
    Pakistani President Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Injection With Chinese Vaccine
    The Pakistani President tested positive for COVID-19 on March 29, 14 days after receiving his first injection with …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY ALEX WU
  • Ontario Doctor Accused of Murdering 89 Year Old Man in Hospital Has Medical Licence Suspended
    Ontario Doctor Accused of Murdering 89 Year Old Man in Hospital Has Medical Licence Suspended
    An eastern Ontario doctor accused of murdering an 89-year-old man in hospital last week has had his medical …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • BBC Correspondent Leaves China for Taiwan After Threats
    BBC Correspondent Leaves China for Taiwan After Threats
    The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth has left China after the communist regime issued threats of legal action …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario Unite to Urge Michigan Not to Shut Down Line 5
    Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario Unite to Urge Michigan Not to Shut Down Line 5
    WASHINGTON—Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a “dangerous precedent” that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • New Adelaide Chinese Consulate Protested by Dissidents and Locals
    New Adelaide Chinese Consulate Protested by Dissidents and Locals
    Over 300 people gathered in the Adelaide suburb of Joslin in South Australia on Tuesday to protest the …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • Australia Joins 13 Countries in Voicing Concerns Over the WHO Study on CCP Virus Origin
    Australia Joins 13 Countries in Voicing Concerns Over the WHO Study on CCP Virus Origin
    Australia has joined 13 other countries in expressing their shared concerns about the veracity of a World Health …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY EPOCH TIMES SYDNEY STAFF
  • UK Economy Grew More Than Thought at End of Miserable 2020
    UK Economy Grew More Than Thought at End of Miserable 2020
    LONDON—Britain’s coronavirus-hammered economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the final three months of last year but …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Byron Bay Bluesfest Cancelled Due to CCP Virus
    Byron Bay Bluesfest Cancelled Due to CCP Virus
    The Byron Bay Bluesfest has been cancelled for a second consecutive year as a preventative measure to minimise …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Pets Now Protected in Domestic Violence Orders in New South Wales
    Pets Now Protected in Domestic Violence Orders in New South Wales
    Pets of domestic violence victims in New South Wales (NSW) will now have greater protection from abuse under new …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY JESSIE ZHANG
  • ACCC Calls for Comprehensive Overhaul of Murray-Darling Water Markets
    ACCC Calls for Comprehensive Overhaul of Murray-Darling Water Markets
    An independent agency should be established to oversee trading activity in the water markets for the Murray-Darling Basin, …
    MARCH 31, 2021BY REBECCA ZHU
  • 3 Brazilian Military Chiefs Quit Following Bolsonaro’s Replacement of Defense Minister
    3 Brazilian Military Chiefs Quit Following Bolsonaro’s Replacement of Defense Minister
    The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday follow

 

 

 

  • 1.5 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Canada From U.S.

    1.5 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Canada From U.S.

    The federal government is expecting around 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the United States today. The vaccines are expected to arrive by truck and represent the first …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • ‘Diversity and Exclusion’: Lindsay Shepherd Pens Book About Free Speech Controversy at Laurier University

    ‘Diversity and Exclusion’: Lindsay Shepherd Pens Book About Free Speech Controversy at Laurier University

    Lindsay Shepherd’s story of finding herself hauled in front of a Wilfred Laurier University informal tribunal and accused …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • Opposition MPs Express Anger as Liberal House Leader, Not PM Aide, Testifies on WE

    Opposition MPs Express Anger as Liberal House Leader, Not PM Aide, Testifies on WE

    OTTAWA—A parliamentary hearing on the federal government’s now-dead deal with WE Charity threatened to devolve into chaos on …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • City of London Expects Most Workers to Return After Pandemic

    City of London Expects Most Workers to Return After Pandemic

    LONDON—The City of London financial centre, which has resembled a ghost town since the coronavirus swept the world …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Provinces Pause AstraZeneca Shots for Those Under 55, B.C. Tightens Restrictions

    Provinces Pause AstraZeneca Shots for Those Under 55, B.C. Tightens Restrictions

    Canadian provinces suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under age 55 on Monday, acting on …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • How Net Zero by 2050 Dovetails With Beijing’s ‘Hundred-Year Marathon’

    How Net Zero by 2050 Dovetails With Beijing’s ‘Hundred-Year Marathon’

    Commentary “What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY JOHN ROBSON
  • South Australian Premier Accused of ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ After Speaking at Chinese Consulate Opening

    South Australian Premier Accused of ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ After Speaking at Chinese Consulate Opening

    South Australian Independent Senator Rex Patrick has accused Premier Steven Marshall of “sleeping with the enemy” after the …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • Olympic Committee Rejects Hong Kong Activist Group’s Call for Beijing Boycott

    Olympic Committee Rejects Hong Kong Activist Group’s Call for Beijing Boycott

    A call by Hong Kong activists in Australia to relocate the 2022 Winter Olympics away from China to …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • UK Wants to Vaccinate All Adults Before Sharing Vaccine With Other Countries

    UK Wants to Vaccinate All Adults Before Sharing Vaccine With Other Countries

    LONDON—Britain will focus on vaccinating the whole of its adult population before it can to provide any surplus …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Australia’s Largest Energy Company Splits in Two to Cope With Falling Energy Prices

    Australia’s Largest Energy Company Splits in Two to Cope With Falling Energy Prices

    Australia’s largest energy producer and retailer, AGL Energy, will be dividing itself into two new companies that will focus …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY DANIEL KHMELEV
  • EU Official Urges Greece to Probe Reports of Asylum-Seeker Pushbacks

    EU Official Urges Greece to Probe Reports of Asylum-Seeker Pushbacks

    ATHENS—Greece “can do more” to investigate reports it has pushed asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a senior European Union …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shuffles Cabinet

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shuffles Cabinet

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made six Cabinet changes on Monday in the biggest ministerial reshuffle since he took …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Guatemala Declares Emergency Measures as New Caravan Rumored

    Guatemala Declares Emergency Measures as New Caravan Rumored

    GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei decreed a “state of prevention” Monday along the country’s border with Honduras, amid …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Thailand Denies Forcing Back Burma Refugees Blocked at Border

    Thailand Denies Forcing Back Burma Refugees Blocked at Border

    MAE SARIANG, Thailand—Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes …
    MARCH 30, 2021BY REUTERS

 

 

  • Germany Reports More Blood Clot Cases Associated With AstraZeneca Vaccine

    Germany Reports More Blood Clot Cases Associated With AstraZeneca Vaccine

    Germany’s health department reported an additional 21 people who recently received the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine suffered blood clots, The Associated Press reported. Seven of the people who had blood clots …

    MARCH 29, 2021    BY THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION

  • Canada’s Health Agency Unprepared for COVID-19 Pandemic, Auditor General Says
    Canada’s Health Agency Unprepared for COVID-19 Pandemic, Auditor General Says
    The federal agency that is responsible for controlling and preventing outbreaks was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY ISAAC TEO
  • P.E.I. Suspends Use of Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine for Those Aged 18-29
    P.E.I. Suspends Use of Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine for Those Aged 18-29
    CHARLOTTETOWN—Prince Edward Island has suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 18 to 29. Health …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Over 400 Academics Condemn China’s Sanctions Against UK Scholar Over Uyghurs
    Over 400 Academics Condemn China’s Sanctions Against UK Scholar Over Uyghurs
    More than 400 academics from all over the world have signed an open letter condemning the Chinese regime’s …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Similar Catastrophes in the Himalayas Seen Differently in China and India
    Similar Catastrophes in the Himalayas Seen Differently in China and India
    NEW DELHI—Divided by a colonial-time boundary that initially separated Tibet and colonial India and now is the boundary …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY VENUS UPADHAYAYA
  • US-Backed Syrian Forces Raid Camp of ISIS Families, Arrest 9
    US-Backed Syrian Forces Raid Camp of ISIS Families, Arrest 9
    BEIRUT—Thousands of Kurdish-led forces, with assistance from the U.S.-led coalition, launched a military operation Sunday at a sprawling …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Obama Family Matriarch Has Died in a Kenyan Hospital at 99
    Obama Family Matriarch Has Died in a Kenyan Hospital at 99
    NAIROBI, Kenya—Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan family, has died, relatives and officials …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Ship Backlogs From Suez Chaos Could Take Months to Clear, Container Lines Say
    Ship Backlogs From Suez Chaos Could Take Months to Clear, Container Lines Say
    COPENHAGEN/LONDON—The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Giant Container Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Finally Free
    Giant Container Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Finally Free
    SUEZ, Egypt—Salvage teams on Monday freed a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Thousands Flee to Thailand After Burma Army’s Air Strikes on Villages: Activist Group, Media
    Thousands Flee to Thailand After Burma Army’s Air Strikes on Villages: Activist Group, Media
    About 3,000 villagers from Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) southeastern Karen state fled to Thailand on Sunday following …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • England Lockdown Eased to Allow Outdoor Meet-Ups
    England Lockdown Eased to Allow Outdoor Meet-Ups
    Groups of six people or two households are now allowed to meet outside in England as the CCP …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Czech Billionaire Among 5 Killed in Helicopter Crash at Alaska Glacier
    Czech Billionaire Among 5 Killed in Helicopter Crash at Alaska Glacier
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska’s backcountry …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Philippines Sends Fighter Aircraft Over Chinese Vessels in South China Sea
    Philippines Sends Fighter Aircraft Over Chinese Vessels in South China Sea
    MANILA—The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Canada Expecting to Receive 3.3 Million Vaccine Doses This Week
    Canada Expecting to Receive 3.3 Million Vaccine Doses This Week
    OTTAWA—Canada is scheduled to receive a flood of new COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, with around 3.3 million …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • More Than a Fifth of Small UK Exporters Have Temporarily Halted EU Sales
    More Than a Fifth of Small UK Exporters Have Temporarily Halted EU Sales
    LONDON—More than a fifth of small British exporters have temporarily halted sales to the European Union and 4 …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Rebels Besiege Town in Northern Mozambique for 5th Day; Dozens Killed
    Rebels Besiege Town in Northern Mozambique for 5th Day; Dozens Killed
    JOHANNESBURG—Rebels fought the Mozambican army Sunday for the fifth straight day for control of the strategic northern town …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • China Signs Economic, Security Agreement With Iran in a Challenge to US
    China Signs Economic, Security Agreement With Iran in a Challenge to US
    China and Iran signed a 25-year-long “strategic partnership” agreement on March 27, by which both states would cooperate …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY NICOLE HAO
  • Tories Demand PM Testify on WE Deal, Liberals Say House Leader Will Appear Instead
    Tories Demand PM Testify on WE Deal, Liberals Say House Leader Will Appear Instead
    OTTAWA—The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he …
    MARCH 29, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

 

  • Violent Mob Attack on Police in Bristol ‘Disgraceful’: Johnson
    Violent Mob Attack on Police in Bristol ‘Disgraceful’: Johnson
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the violent mob attacks on police officers in Bristol on Friday evening, and pledged his “full support” for the police. “Last night saw disgraceful …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Boris Johnson Vows to ‘Stand Firmly’ With UK Lawmakers Sanctioned by China
    Boris Johnson Vows to ‘Stand Firmly’ With UK Lawmakers Sanctioned by China
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his solidarity with UK lawmakers sanctioned by Beijing for speaking out …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Biden Includes Xi and Putin as Invited Guests to Climate Summit in April
    Biden Includes Xi and Putin as Invited Guests to Climate Summit in April
    President Joe Biden is including Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a list of …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY MIMI NGUYEN LY
  • Plan Made to Refloat Ship Blocking Suez Canal Using Tide
    Plan Made to Refloat Ship Blocking Suez Canal Using Tide
    SUEZ, Egypt—The company that owns the giant container ship stuck sideways across the Suez Canal said an attempt …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Australian Soldier Dies Suddenly
    Australian Soldier Dies Suddenly
    An Australian soldier has died suddenly in the Northern Territory, the Department of Defence has confirmed. “It is …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY AAP
  • ‘We Have Seen the Fading of Democracy Across the World’: Australian MP Warns
    ‘We Have Seen the Fading of Democracy Across the World’: Australian MP Warns
    Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce issued a warning in Parliament last week for Australia to rally its power in …
    MARCH 27, 2021BY DANIEL Y. TENG
  • ‘Retaliation’ Is ‘Not Okay’: Aussie PM Rejects Beijing’s Wine Tariff
    ‘Retaliation’ Is ‘Not Okay’: Aussie PM Rejects Beijing’s Wine Tariff
    Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that it’s “not okay” that Beijing is putting up the price of …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY CADEN PEARSON
  • PHAC Head Says Privacy Act Prevents Explanation for Firing of Two Scientists
    PHAC Head Says Privacy Act Prevents Explanation for Firing of Two Scientists
    OTTAWA — In defiance of a House of Commons committee, the president of the Public Health Agency of …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • Australian Liberal Party Divided Over PM’s Call for Female Quotas
    Australian Liberal Party Divided Over PM’s Call for Female Quotas
    The Australian Liberal Party has not decided whether to go with gender quotas for its preselection of political …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY VICTORIA KELLY-CLARK
  • Sydney Man Charged With Historical Abuse
    Sydney Man Charged With Historical Abuse
    A 30-year-old man will face court charged with the sexual assault of a teenage girl more than a …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY AAP
  • Scotland’s Salmond Launches Rival Pro-Independence Party
    Scotland’s Salmond Launches Rival Pro-Independence Party
    LONDON —Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond launched a new pro-independence party on Friday to run in May’s …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY REUTERS
  • Man Accused in Attack on Montreal Police Officer Appears in Court on Several Charges
    Man Accused in Attack on Montreal Police Officer Appears in Court on Several Charges
    MONTREAL—A man accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police officer in January appeared before a judge …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • H&M Vanishes From Chinese Ride-Hailing App Didi After Xinjiang Backlash
    H&M Vanishes From Chinese Ride-Hailing App Didi After Xinjiang Backlash
    SHANGHAI—China’s top ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing has dropped H&M from its listings, joining a backlash over comments made …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY REUTERS
  • ‘You Have Not Broken Us:’ Families Give Statements in Calgary Triple Murder Case
    ‘You Have Not Broken Us:’ Families Give Statements in Calgary Triple Murder Case
    CALGARY—Tears flowed in a courtroom Friday during sentencing arguments for a man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend’s …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • UK Must Be ‘Clear-Eyed’ on China’s Tech Ambitions: Cyber Security Chief
    UK Must Be ‘Clear-Eyed’ on China’s Tech Ambitions: Cyber Security Chief
    Britain must be “clear-eyed” about China’s ambitions in the technology sector and be alert to the threat it …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY ALEXANDER ZHANG
  • Privy Council Official Explains Handling of Vance Misconduct Allegations
    Privy Council Official Explains Handling of Vance Misconduct Allegations
    OTTAWA—A civil servant who met with the former military ombudsman about sexual misconduct allegations against then-defence chief Gen. …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
  • First Call Between Freeland, Harris Highlights China’s Arbitrary Detention of Kovrig and Spavor
    First Call Between Freeland, Harris Highlights China’s Arbitrary Detention of Kovrig and Spavor
    Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland held her first phone call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. Among …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN
  • Canada Enhances Scrutiny of Foreign Investments to Prevent Takeovers in Key Sectors
    Canada Enhances Scrutiny of Foreign Investments to Prevent Takeovers in Key Sectors
    The Canada government announced new investment guidelines on Wednesday aimed at preventing foreign governments and investors from stealing …
    MARCH 26, 2021BY ANDREW CHEN