Tag: World
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after 1st private spacewalk
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.
Ukraine renews call for allies to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory
The renewed appeal came as Kyiv said Russia launched more drone and artillery attacks into Ukraine overnight.
Ugandan Olympic athlete who died from burns gets military funeral
Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral.
Romania floods: Torrential rain leaves 5 dead, scores stranded
Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said.
Maldives Denies Need for IMF Assistance Amid Financial Strain
The Maldives has publicly declared that it does not plan to seek financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite mounting concerns over its economic stability. The archipelago, renowned for its luxury tourism industry, is grapplin...
Google DeepMind Unveils Advanced AI-Powered Robot Trainers
Google DeepMind has unveiled groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence with the introduction of two new AI systems designed to revolutionize robotics training. These sophisticated systems mark a significant leap forward in the field, integrat...
Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges
The defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that included attempted coup.
Pope slams Harris and Trump, tells U.S. Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
'Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,' Pope Francis told reporters.
China approves raising retirement age for 1st time since 1950s
The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.
Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc
Ongoing controversy over the documentary "Russians at War" has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund.
Paris 2024 saw 12 million tickets sold for Olympics and Paralympics
The 12,132,647 tickets across both Games represented 95 per cent of crowd capacity at the venues, said Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris organizing committee.
Trudeau supports Ukraine striking Russia as U.S., U.K. leaders talk weapons
Ukraine has been pushing for months for permission to use long-range weapons to hit targets deeper inside Russia, which Vladimir Putin warned would bring NATO into war with Moscow.
Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC to appear in court
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani national living in Ontario, was arrested in Ormstown, Que., allegedly on his way across the border into New York state.
As war in Ukraine worsens inflation, Russian central bank hikes rates
Rising wages and a strong jobs market have helped shoppers compensate for inflation and as a result “consumer activity remains high,” the central bank said.
Canadian woman dead after snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains
Rescuers reached them, but bad weather scuttled two attempts to evacuate the woman, whose condition was worsening, by helicopter. She died later on the mountain.