Some Democrats are weighing a desperate gambit for stopping Donald Trump: Voting in the Republican primaries, for Nikki Haley, or another candidate. With Trump dominating primary polls, and leading most general-election polls, they're worried about their democracy and desperately seeking a plot twist. In many states, rules allow them to …
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Italy has a proud culinary history, but its present-day chefs can’t afford to work there
Italy's food is famous the world over, but many talented young chefs, hoping to make a career in their country, find themselves frustrated by low pay, lack of labour protection and scant prospects. Facing low pay and poor prospects at home, young Italian chefs are seeking better opportunities abroad Like …
Read More »Police raid gay clubs across Moscow after anti-LGBTQ Supreme Court ruling
Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country's top court banned what it called the "global LGBTQ+ movement" as an extremist organization. Clubgoers' documents were checked, photographed by security services Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across …
Read More »Prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj arrested again by regime forces, his whereabouts unknown
Prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime, has been arrested again less than two weeks after being freed on bail, after spending more than a year in prison, according to a close confidante. Arrest comes days after video released detailing abuse he says he suffered …
Read More »Former Afghan interpreter for Canadian Armed Forces arrested by the Taliban, family says
Bashir Ahmad Azizi, a former Canadian Armed Forces military interpreter, has been arrested by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, CBC News has learned. Azizi and his family have been in hiding for two years as they await immigration paperwork that would allow them to come to Canada. Bashir Ahmad Azizi's …
Read More »Fellow inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times charged with attempted murder
A U.S. federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. Former police officer serving sentence for killing George Floyd A U.S. federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing …
Read More »Counting sheep, and their burps, may help lower global methane emissions
Two years ago at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, global leaders pledged to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent. In the U.K., some of that work is happening on sheep farms in the English countryside. In the English countryside, researchers are on a mission to shepherd in a …
Read More »Dutch version of tell-all book purportedly names royals who discussed skin colour of Harry and Meghan’s son
Rumblings about racism have plagued Britain’s royal family for the past several years, but a translated version of a new tell-all book purportedly reveals which senior royals allegedly made comments about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first-born child. Book pulled from shelves in Netherlands, but questions …
Read More »Freed Israeli hostage faced dwindling food in a ‘suffocating’ room in Gaza
An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas says she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. She was kept in a "suffocating" room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days. Held for nearly 50 days, 78-year-old Ruti Munder said she …
Read More »North Vancouver man killed in combat fighting for Ukraine, says international legion
A North Vancouver man has been killed in combat fighting against Russia in Ukraine, according to the International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine. The International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine has confirmed the death of Brad Stratford A North Vancouver man has been killed in combat fighting against …
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