Tag: World
U.K. spy agency wants to find future codebreakers with Christmas card puzzle
GCHQ's challenge is aimed at young people aged 11 to 18, who are encouraged to work in teams and use “lateral thinking, ingenuity and perseverance” to crack the seven brainteasers.
After Assad’s ouster in Syria, what next for refugee claims in Canada?
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some European countries are suspending asylum claims for Syrian refugees. But what does the future hold for Canada’s own Syrian refugee program?
Nvidia faces Chinese antitrust probe, move seen as retaliation against U.S.
Beijing's statement did not elaborate on how the U.S. company, known for its artificial intelligence and gaming chips, might have violated China's anti-monopoly laws.
Who are the rebels that toppled Syria’s Assad? Key questions answered
While the rebel coalition was made up of several factions, the group believed to be leading the offensive across Syria is the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham or HTS.
Syrians living in Alberta look forward to a free Syria
Hundreds of Syrian Canadians gathered in front of Calgary city hall on Sunday, celebrating what they say is a great day for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible
Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so.
Trump receives a Paris welcome full of presidential pomp from France’s Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris with presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship established during Trump's first term.
South Korea’s president avoids an impeachment attempt over martial law
South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity
France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is formally reopening its doors on Saturday for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.
South Korea president’s impeachment more likely as party calls him ‘risk’
The leader of President Yoon Suk Yeol's party stressed the need to suspend Yoon’s presidential duties and power swiftly, saying he poses a 'significant risk of extreme actions.'
U.S. mandates bird flu testing for milk supply amid outbreak
Bird flu has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top milk state California, and more than 700 nationwide since March, raising concerns of the impact to the milk supply.
Alleged hitwoman, known as ‘The Doll,’ arrested in Colombia
Police describe Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez as a 'dangerous hitwoman.'
What is Congo’s mystery flu-like illness? WHO sends experts amid outbreak
The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, in the southwestern Kwango province, where they'll deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause.
Canadian, 2 U.S. climbers presumed dead after fall on New Zealand mountain
Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall.
A ‘place in paradise’: Canadian blacksmiths help restore Notre-Dame
Mathieu Collette won’t be able to make it to Paris to see the resurrected church before the summer, but he said he is grateful for his small part in the cathedral's history