The death toll in Canada is spiking. Here’s why.
Here’s the first big health-related news of the summer. According to the Ontario Ministry of Health, there have been more than 1,600 cases of Core-19 — the potent, highly addictive form of fentanyl –…
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The UAE will call its climate conference a ‘citizen’s summit’ in a global effort to boost diplomacy on climate change
A global climate conference to be held in Dubai will be called COP28 instead of the more familiar UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), the head of the United Arab Emirates government announced on Thursday….
Serbian officials say it would be ‘crazy’ to send Djokovic back to the Australian Open in 2018
In a country where people are notoriously sensitive to the spread of the Zika virus, Serbia’s health minister says it would be medically “crazy” to send the top-ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, back to…
Union probes alleged improper relationship between Anthony Hopkins and stuntwoman on ‘Rust’
Photo The UK-based union responsible for disciplining problem performers was called on Tuesday to investigate the safety of the crew working on the recent film “Rust,” amid contradictory accounts of what led to the…
London 2012: New rules governing the use of rowing machines
BBC Sport takes a look at the latest limits on the use of rowing machines at the London 2012 rowing venue. Rowing machines banned in Olympic venue Requirements: no machines in gyms or libraries,…
Take a glimpse into the Qatari desert
Written by By Nathalie Lenfant, CNN It’s worth exploring the Doha desert. It’s only about 300 kilometers away from the city. It’s home to vast expanses of sand, but also a wealth of stupendous…
Congressman Kevin Brady plans to hike drug prices by 2,000 percent – but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not like it
Last night, the congressman from Arizona introduced a bill to raise the price of your prescription drugs by 2,000 percent. He introduced it at a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. But…
Nigerian police blamed for shooting dead scores of protesters
In a damning indictment of Nigeria’s police, the country’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Friday accused state police authorities of engaging in a brutal crackdown on a sit-out rally of party supporters during the…
The Pope’s Right-Hand Woman Climbs Mount Rushmore
While many western New Yorkers begin to get homesick for the slower pace of life in the North East, for many Slovenians, life here is anything but slow — even if the pace is,…
Should government ban cellphone calls on planes?
Are there any freak accidents that could stop the use of electronic devices on commercial flights? And are cell phone calls ever likely to come from commercial airplanes? I’m not asking whether people will…