Presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president Donald Trump called for 'law and order' while attending the wake of a slain police officer on Thursday, even as he faces his own criminal trials and a judge this week citing his history of "incendiary" remarks that have threatened the safety of public …
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His family was killed in an airstrike. Now this orphaned boy is getting a rare chance to leave Gaza
Yahya Hamad lost his entire family in an Israeli strike that left him badly injured. Now, he's managed to leave Gaza for medical treatment. His family is looking at ways of getting him to Canada. A nine-year-old boy, whose entire family was killed, begins journey he hopes will bring him …
Read More »Marcos signs new EO enhancing maritime security over West Philippine Sea
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Courtesy: Presidential Communications Office) In a new six-page executive order (EO) released on Easter Sunday, President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea into the National Maritime Council. Marcos signed EO No. …
Read More »‘Perfect unison’ of oikomi pipes not enough to coax baby orca over sandbar that fatally beached mother
About 10 boats herded the young whale towards the exit of the B.C. lagoon at high tide, but the two-year-old whale refused to swim over the sandbar where its mother died last weekend to the open ocean. Crews and whale to rest a few days before resuming efforts to get …
Read More »At least 3 endangered North Atlantic right whale calves have died so far this year, conservation group says
An international environmental organization says it is concerning that at least three of the 19 North Atlantic right whale calves born this season have died. Population of endangered whales should include between 25 and 30 new calves An international environmental organization is calling on the federal government to step up …
Read More »What Japanese moviegoers have to say about Oppenheimer as it debuts on Hiroshima, Nagasaki screens
Oppenheimer finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions were understandably mixed and highly emotional. Movie opens 8 months after North American debut, previous …
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 in Syria
Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said. It's the deadliest attacks so far in an intensified Israeli campaign against Iran's allies in Syria. Multiple sources say 5 Hezbollah fighters killed …
Read More »Christopher Nolan to be knighted, wife Emma Thomas to receive damehood
MANILA, Philippines — The Oscar-winning couple behind "Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, are to receive knighthood and damehood, respectively, for their services to film. The honors were approved by King Charles III himself, as seen in a document published by the British government. The two filmmakers received the trophy …
Read More »Practical tips to keep cool when the summer heat starts making you sick
MANILA, Philippines — Summer in the Philippines can be quite hot and humid. This year is going to be particularly hot and cruel, with El Niño spiking up the temperature and making it unbearably hot. “Doubly hot” is still an understatement. As the numbers on our thermometer climb, so does …
Read More »Ottawa has proposed a renters’ bill of rights. Will it help?
The federal government's proposed measures to protect renters from low vacancy rates, high prices and other significant challenges might not be enough, according to some housing experts. But others see it as a start that could evolve into something more helpful for tenants. Such measures would include a national standard …
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