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Drunk driver Marco Muzzo parole decision details ‘devastating impact’ on victims

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9 women arrested in Philippines over suspected Abu Sayyaf suicide bomb plots

February 24, 2021 World News0

MANILA: Philippine forces have arrested nine women who were related to Abu Sayyaf commanders and militants in the south and could have been “potential suicide bombers”, the military said Tuesday (Feb 23). The women were captured Friday in raids on houses in three towns in the predominantly Muslim …

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Probe into Sri Lanka attacks finds ex-president should face charges

February 24, 2021 World News0

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ex-president and his intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent suicide bombings two years ago on Easter Sunday that killed 279 people, according to an investigation released on Tuesday (Feb 23). Maithripala Sirisena, who left office last year, was found …

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India says COVID-19 virus variants not behind spurt in cases

February 24, 2021 World News0

NEW DELHI: India said on Tuesday (Feb 23) mutated versions of the coronavirus were not responsible for an upsurge in cases in two states, a potential relief for a country where mask-wearing and social distancing have largely disappeared. Maharashtra in the west and Kerala in the south account for …

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Philippines offers nurses in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines from Britain, Germany

February 24, 2021 World News0

MANILA: The Philippines will let thousands of its healthcare workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in the United Kingdom and Germany if the two countries agree to donate COVID-19 vaccines, a senior official said on Tuesday (Feb 23). Britain’s health ministry said it was not interested in such a …

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Commentary: Has Myanmar coup sparked rethinking on non-interference among ASEAN countries?

February 24, 2021 World News0

Stronger words from Indonesia, Singapore and other ASEAN countries may seem new but do not supplant the important and consistent behind-the-scenes diplomatic work, says Dr Nehginpao Kipgen,

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Malaysia Aviation Group’s court approval paves way for US$891m capital injection

February 22, 2021 World News0

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aviation Group obtained court approval in Britain on Monday (Feb 22) for a deal between its leasing unit and a majority of its aircraft operating lessors, allowing it to begin a restructuring plan with new capital of RM3.6 billion (US$891 million). MAG, parent of Malaysia …

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Fukushima nuclear plant seismometers were broken, says operator

February 22, 2021 World News0

TOKYO: The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Monday (Feb 22) that two seismometers at one of its three melted reactors have been out of order since last year and did not collect data when a powerful earthquake struck the area earlier this month. The acknowledgement …

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EU agrees to sanctions on Russia crackdown, Myanmar coup

February 22, 2021 World News0

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers on Monday (Feb 22) agreed to impose sanctions on Russian officials for the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and to target Myanmar’s military over its seizure of power, the bloc’s top envoy said. Russia called the move “disappointing” and …

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Commentary: Myanmar military’s leverage is actually waning, despite appearances

February 22, 2021 World News0

The world may be witnessing a tectonic shift in Myanmar’s political landscape underway, says a political science lecturer.

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Commentary: Major countries are concerned about implications of China’s rise. So is China

February 22, 2021 World News0

This is the first time in six decades that China and the West hold such fundamentally different views of China’s global trajectory, says a political science professor.

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No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death

February 24, 20210

A grand jury voted not to charge officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing

China says Japan-U.S. security treaty a product of Cold War

February 24, 20210

China has called the Japan-U.S. mutual security pact a product of the Cold War following U.S. criticism of the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in Japanese-claimed territorial waters over the weekend

School voucher push taps frustration over distance learning

February 24, 20210

Republican lawmakers pushing to spend public money to pay for private or home schooling say they are responding to parental frustration over lack of in-person schooling

European Union adds 19 senior Venezuelan officials to its list of sanctions

February 24, 20210

Venezuelan foreign minister Jorge Arreaza said in a statement posted on Twitter that the sanctions were based on “false arguments about honorable citizens” The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December’s legislative election that the bloc said was rigged in favor of President Nicolas Maduro.

Wife of El Chapo Guzman arrested in US on charges of drug trafficking

February 24, 20210

Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, a regular attendee at her husband's trial two years ago, was arrested at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the imprisoned former leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Monday over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Conservative banker will dispute the presidential runoff in Ecuador; protests expected in Quito

February 23, 20210

Guillermo Lasso will dispute the presidential runoff next April after coming in second place in the fiercely disputed February 7 election Ecuador’s electoral authority announced on Sunday that conservative candidate Guillermo Lasso will dispute the presidential runoff next April after coming in second place in the fiercely disputed February 7 election. The third-placed finisher denounced fraud.

Charlton Athletic 1-2 Burton Albion

February 24, 20210

Burton secure a vital three points in League One after coming from behind to beat out-of-sorts Charlton 2-1 at The Valley.

Luton Town 1-1 Millwall: George Evans’ last-gasp header earns Lions draw

February 24, 20210

George Evans’ late header earns Millwall their 16th draw of the season after Elijah Adebayo had scored his first goal for Luton.

Jose Mourinho says he will be remembered at Tottenham ‘for good reasons’

February 24, 20210

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho believes he will be remembered at the club “for the good reasons and not for the bad reasons”.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani: ‘This is not Vietnam’

February 22, 20210

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told the BBC that he does not fear a military takeover by the Taliban.

Clear-up of Israel’s coastline after oil spill continues

February 22, 20210

Volunteers are working to clean up what officials say is Israel’s worst environmental disaster in recent years.

Iran talks ‘avert’ impact of nuclear inspection deadline

February 22, 20210

Iran agrees temporary measures to offset a decision to restrict access to international inspectors.

Drunk driver Marco Muzzo parole decision details ‘devastating impact’ on victims

February 24, 20210

‘Your insistence on returning to live in the community where the victims are memorialised and the surviving victims regularly frequent, is concerning,’ the parole board wrote.

Alberta man becomes 10th person of 2021 to win $1M or more in lottery

February 24, 20210

Greg Gerla won $1 million on the Jan. 27 Lotto 6-49 guaranteed prize draw.

Toronto Pearson Airport to launch new COVID-19 testing study for staff, departing travellers

February 24, 20210

The tests should be available to all Toronto Pearson Airport employees starting March 1 as well as to eligible departing travellers willing to volunteer.

9 women arrested in Philippines over suspected Abu Sayyaf suicide bomb plots

February 24, 20210

MANILA: Philippine forces have arrested nine women who were related to Abu Sayyaf commanders and militants in the south and could have been “potential suicide bombers”, the military said Tuesday (Feb 23). The women were captured Friday in raids on houses in three towns in the predominantly Muslim …

Probe into Sri Lanka attacks finds ex-president should face charges

February 24, 20210

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ex-president and his intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent suicide bombings two years ago on Easter Sunday that killed 279 people, according to an investigation released on Tuesday (Feb 23). Maithripala Sirisena, who left office last year, was found …

India says COVID-19 virus variants not behind spurt in cases

February 24, 20210

NEW DELHI: India said on Tuesday (Feb 23) mutated versions of the coronavirus were not responsible for an upsurge in cases in two states, a potential relief for a country where mask-wearing and social distancing have largely disappeared. Maharashtra in the west and Kerala in the south account for …

Augmented reality art: Where your home becomes the gallery

February 24, 20210

How virtual artworks allow you to see anything from the sun to a giant spider in your own home.

Edvard Munch wrote ‘madman’ graffiti on Scream painting, scans show

February 22, 20210

The words “Can only have been painted by a madman” are written in the corner of the famous painting.

Brexit: 1,000 EU finance firms ‘set to open UK offices’

February 22, 20210

Applications to operate via a UK base suggest London will remain a key financial centre, a consultancy says.

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