Pretoria, South Africa – Hundreds of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling African National Congress. Many of the Democratic Alliance backers assembled … Read more
Bethlehem, Penn. – Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley was bustling on a recent day with scores of older people eating lunch. Downstairs, out of sight, a constant stream of visitors was shopping in its massive food pantry. Over the past seven months, the number visitors … Read more
KYIV, UKRAINE – Ukraine’s military chief said early Saturday that he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months. The timing is critical as Russia is looking for a morale boost ahead of the second anniversary on Feb. 24 of … Read more
Recently declassified documents from the Royal Canadian Air Force show how two Air Canada flights spotted a suspected Chinese spy balloon days before it became headline news. Once classified secret, the heavily redacted “vital intelligence sighting” report and air force “daily log” file from Jan. 31, 2023, offer a glimpse into how authoritiesinitially … Read more
London – Nike will lay off about 2 per cent of its employees, or close to 1,700 people, as the sportswear behemoth looks to cut as much as US$2 billion in costs. “The actions that we’re taking put us in the position to right-size our organization to get after our biggest growth opportunities,” … Read more
Kerri Einarson will be without lead Briane Harris as she tries for a fifth straight Canadian women’s curling title. Curling Canada said in a statement Friday that Harris is ineligible to play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. A reason for Harris not being able to play was not provided and Curling Canada … Read more
The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to sign on to the grocery code of conduct or risk having it made law. In a letter Friday, the committee told the chief executives of Loblaw and Walmart Canada that they believe the immediate implementation of the code is … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – What began as a sixth grade science project, was born out of a childhood pet peeve. “I hated having to wake up an hour early before I already had to wake up for school, just to go outside and shovel,” said Max Minakov, a Sophomore at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes, withdrawing Friday from the Genesis Invitational with flu-like symptoms and dehydration after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole at Riviera. Rob McNamara, his longtime associate and vice president of TGR Ventures, said Woods felt flu symptoms … Read more
Water molecules have been detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time, proving that these remnants from the formation of our solar system aren’t just dried-up space rocks. Astronomers believe that the impact of asteroids crashing into our planet may have helped deliver water and other elements to early Earth, so … Read more
