Wed 28 August 2024: Thousands of international students across Canada are taking to the streets in protest, fearing potential deportation due to recent federal immigration policy changes. Provinces like Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia are witnessing ongoing demonstrations as students demand the rollback of these controversial changes. The Canadian government’s decision to […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to “censor” specific COVID-19 content during the pandemic. “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for […]
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Photo Credit: Company Website Tue 27 August 2024: A New Zealand dairy company has been fined 420,000 New Zealand dollars ($261,452) for using imported Indian butter in products labelled as locally produced. New Zealand’s Commerce Commission said on Monday that Milkio Foods Limited misled customers about the origin of the butter used in its “100 […]
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Tue 27 August 2024: Australian employees can now legally ignore work emails, texts, and calls outside of work hours, thanks to a new “right to disconnect” law that came into effect on Monday. The law protects workers from being penalized for not responding to work-related communications during their personal time. This new legislation is a […]
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Tue 27 August 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 7-point edge over former President Donald Trump nationally in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Democratic presidential candidate as the general election approaches. A survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University, released last Friday, found Harris leading Trump with 50 percent support to 43 […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: France extended the detention of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram. Durov was arrested around 8 p.m. (1800GMT) on Saturday as he alighted from his private jet at Bourget Airport in Paris, according to French media outlets. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian, who was listed as a […]
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Steven Wadlow with William Shakespeare’s portrait. Photo: X Mon 26 August 2024: In a surprising turn of events, a British window cleaner, Steven Wadlow, claims to have uncovered what could be the first portrait of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime. This rare find is estimated to be worth around $264 million. The painting, which […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: A recent study by Italian scientists finds the shroud does indeed date back to the time of Jesus Christ. For centuries, debate has raged over whether the Shroud of Turin is in fact the original burial shroud of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion about 2,000 years ago. While many believe it to be the […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Have you ever been out and about, perhaps tackling the Christmas shopping list, and felt a bit thirsty? You buy a drink – say, one that comes in a plastic bottle – and quench your thirst, only to find there’s no recycling nearby. What do you do? The Two Buttons meme […]
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Sat 24 August 2024: On Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared that the conflict initiated by Moscow has now come back to haunt Russia. Speaking from the Sumy region, Zelenskyy reflected on the ongoing war, which began 913 days ago, and its impact on both nations. Zelenskyy Vows Retaliation: ‘Ukrainian Response Will Reach Any […]
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