Romania says Russian drone violated airspace during attacks on Ukraine – National
A Russian drone violated Romania’s airspace during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine, the NATO member … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July has been further charged with a terrorism offense and the production of deadly poison ricin, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. Axel Rudakubana, 18, is accused of killing the three … Read more
After more than 54 years of marriage, John and Carol Phillips are facing their biggest struggle yet: Carol’s expensive battle with Parkinson’s disease. According to Parkinson’s Canada, the costs of this complex disease are expected to hit $4.4 billion by 2034 in Canada, putting many patients and caregivers, like the Phillips, in serious economic turmoil. … Read more
Private hot tubs on two cruise ships have been linked to outbreaks of a bacterial lung infection known as legionnaires’ disease, which is a “serious pneumonia,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. On Oct. 24, the CDC warned that two outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease had been linked to private-use outdoor hot … Read more
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old … Read more
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that could prevent the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, a main provider of aid to Gaza, from being able to continue its work. The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government. It’s the culmination of a long-running campaign … Read more
Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament Monday night, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia. The rally underlined tensions in the country which lies between Russia and Turkey and where the governing Georgian Dream party has become increasingly authoritarian and … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland said the federal government will launch consultations this fall about expanding the medical assistance in dying regime to include advanced requests. But Holland said such requests are still illegal under the Criminal Code for now, even as Quebec prepares to begin allowing the practice starting Wednesday. The Quebec government announced last … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalizing rules that will limit U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technology sectors in China that could threaten U.S. national security. The rules, which were proposed in June by the U.S. Treasury, were directed by an executive order … Read more
Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It’s a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss. An estimated 30 million people — 1 in 8 Americans over the age of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on three Russian agencies and three senior figures at the agencies who it said were trying to use disinformation to “undermine and destabilize Ukraine and its democracy.” Britain’s foreign ministry said the Social Design Agency (SDA) and its partner company Structura had attempted to deliver … Read more