Kris Wu, Chinese-Canadian pop star, ‘criminally detained’ on suspicion of rape By Huizhong Wu The Associated Press Posted July 31, 2021 1:06 pm View image in full screen Kris Wu arrives on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio MMVAs in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
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Hong Kong protester given 9-year prison sentence after 1st ever security law trial
Hong Kong protester given 9-year prison sentence after 1st ever security law trial By Katie Tam and Janice Lo The Associated Press Posted July 30, 2021 3:46 am 5:44 Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? WATCH: Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? – Jul 23, 2020…
Biden says next ‘real shooting’ war could be result of major cyber attack
Biden says next ‘real shooting’ war could be result of major cyber attack By Nandita Bose Reuters Posted July 27, 2021 7:33 pm View image in full screen U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Intelligence Community workforce members at the National Counter Terrorism Center in on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in McLean, Virginia. Credit: Alex Edelman / Pool via…
1st person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty of terrorism, secessionism
1st person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty of terrorism, secessionism By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 27, 2021 3:35 am 5:44 Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? WATCH: Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? – Jul 23, 2020 comments Leave a comment…
Canada’s Kylie Masse wins silver in 100-metre backstroke at Tokyo Olympics
Canada’s Kylie Masse wins silver in 100-metre backstroke at Tokyo Olympics By Sean Boynton Global News Posted July 26, 2021 9:57 pm Updated July 26, 2021 11:13 pm View image in full screen Canada's Kylie Masse poses with her silver medal won in the women's 100m backstroke final event during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Tuesday,…
Maggie Mac Neil wins Canada’s first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics in 100m butterfly
Maggie Mac Neil wins Canada’s first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics in 100m butterfly By David Lao Global News Posted July 25, 2021 9:48 pm Updated July 26, 2021 5:18 am 1:50 Team Canada wins Olympic silver in women’s synchronized diving, freestyle relay WATCH ABOVE: Team Canada wins Olympic silver in women's synchronized diving, freestyle relay comments Leave…
Death toll rises to at least 125 as heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides
Death toll rises to at least 125 as heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides By Rajendra Jadhav and Manoj Kumar Reuters Posted July 24, 2021 3:22 pm View image in full screen Commuters wade through a waterlogged road due to heavy rains, near Narsingh pur, on July 19, 2021 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via…
Rescue crews end month-long search for survivors at Florida condo collapse site
Rescue crews end month-long search for survivors at Florida condo collapse site By David Fischer and Terry Spencer The Associated Press Posted July 23, 2021 8:18 pm 1:51 McGill student’s remains identified in Surfside building collapse WATCH: McGill student's remains identified in Surfside building collapse comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via…
Global outage affecting websites of airlines, banks, tech firms now fixed
Global outage affecting websites of airlines, banks, tech firms now fixed By Chavi Mehta and Nivedita Balu Reuters Posted July 22, 2021 1:24 pm Updated July 22, 2021 3:45 pm View image in full screen A file photo of someone using a computer keyboard. The Canadian Press file comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
China ‘taken aback’ by WHO’s plan for 2nd probe into origins of COVID-19
China ‘taken aback’ by WHO’s plan for 2nd probe into origins of COVID-19 By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 22, 2021 2:58 am 2:16 Fact or Fiction: What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak? Reexamining the virus origins theory WATCH: Fact or Fiction: What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak? Reexamining the virus origins theory…
At least 12 dead from severe flooding in central China
At least 12 dead from severe flooding in central China By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu Reuters Posted July 20, 2021 5:24 pm Updated July 21, 2021 3:04 am 1:56 Death toll from Europe’s catastrophic floods expected to climb WATCH: Death toll from Europe's catastrophic floods expected to climb comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
China reports its first human death from rare monkey B virus
China reports its first human death from rare monkey B virus By Josh K. Elliott Global News Posted July 20, 2021 2:35 pm View image in full screen A macaque monkey eats an orange on January 31, 2021. Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto via Getty Images comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter…
U.S. cautions companies about risks of doing business in Hong Kong
U.S. cautions companies about risks of doing business in Hong Kong By Matthew Lee The Associated Press Posted July 16, 2021 11:33 am 1:42 Biden pushes U.S. allies to ramp up political pressure on China, Russia WATCH ABOVE: Biden pushes U.S. allies to ramp up political pressure on China, Russia – Jun 13, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share…
It was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID-19 lab leak theory, WHO chief says
It was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID-19 lab leak theory, WHO chief says By Frank Jordans and Maria Cheng The Associated Press Posted July 15, 2021 12:12 pm 2:16 Fact or Fiction: What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak? Reexamining the virus origins theory WATCH ABOVE: Fact or Fiction: What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak?…
WHO asks China to be ‘transparent,’ provide raw data on COVID-19 origins
WHO asks China to be ‘transparent,’ provide raw data on COVID-19 origins By Staff Reuters Posted July 15, 2021 11:33 am 1:27 Coronavirus: WHO says countries must not be punished ‘for transparently sharing new scientific findings’ WATCH ABOVE: WHO says countries must not be punished ‘for transparently sharing new scientific findings’ – Dec 28, 2020 comments Leave a comment facebook…
‘COVID is a dictator’s dream’: Pandemic may have advanced authoritarianism, experts warn
‘COVID is a dictator’s dream’: Pandemic may have advanced authoritarianism, experts warn By Jill Lawless The Associated Press Posted July 15, 2021 7:56 am 2:47 Hong Kong exercises its national security law to crack down on the pro-democracy movement WATCH: Hong Kong exercises its national security law to crack down on the pro-democracy movement – Jan 7, 2021 comments Leave…
Beijing says Winter Olympics on track for 2022 despite COVID-19 uncertainty
Beijing says Winter Olympics on track for 2022 despite COVID-19 uncertainty By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 15, 2021 3:04 am 1:04 U.S. not considering a boycott of 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing at this point: White House WATCH: U.S. not considering a boycott of 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing at this point: White House – Apr 7, 2021…
Man reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search across China
Man reunited with kidnapped son after 24-year search across China By Martin Quin Pollard Reuters Posted July 14, 2021 2:58 pm View image in full screen In this image taken from a video footage run by China's CCTV via AP Video, Guo Gangtang at right embraces his long lost son Guo Xinzhen during a reunion after 24 years in Liaocheng…
Death toll from China hotel collapse rises to 17 as search and rescue mission ends
Death toll from China hotel collapse rises to 17 as search and rescue mission ends By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 13, 2021 11:56 pm View image in full screen In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare equipment as they search for survivors at a collapsed hotel in Suzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Monday,…
At least 8 dead, 9 more missing after hotel collapses in eastern China
At least 8 dead, 9 more missing after hotel collapses in eastern China By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 13, 2021 1:41 am View image in full screen In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed hotel in Suzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Monday, July 12, 2021. The hotel building collapsed…
China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ as U.S. blacklists companies over alleged Uyghur abuse
China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ as U.S. blacklists companies over alleged Uyghur abuse By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 11, 2021 9:13 am 3:22 China not willing to admit human rights violations with Uyghurs, Trudeau says WATCH: China not willing to admit human rights violations with Uyghurs, Trudeau says – Jun 22, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook…
Indonesia faces oxygen shortage as hospitals buckle from surge in COVID-19 cases
Indonesia faces oxygen shortage as hospitals buckle from surge in COVID-19 cases By Niniek Karmini The Associated Press Posted July 10, 2021 12:35 am 2:09 The race between COVID-19 vaccines and variants WATCH: The race between COVID-19 vaccines and variants comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share this item…
G20 wants greater COVID-19 vaccine sharing, but makes no new commitments
G20 wants greater COVID-19 vaccine sharing, but makes no new commitments By Francesco Guarascio Reuters Posted July 9, 2021 10:50 am 0:59 ‘Scandalous inequity:’WHO urges rich countries to get more vaccines for poorer countries WATCH (May 24, 2021) – ‘Scandalous inequity: ’WHO urges rich countries to get more vaccines for poorer countries – May 24, 2021 comments Leave a comment…
Singapore sentences Canadian man to 5 years behind bars for 2016 bank robbery
Singapore sentences Canadian man to 5 years behind bars for 2016 bank robbery By Staff Reuters Posted July 8, 2021 11:42 pm View image in full screen David James Roach is escorted by Singapore police officers through Singapore Changi Airport after being extradited from Britain on March 17, 2020 on charges that he robbed a bank in Singapore in 2016.…
Global food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months
Global food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months By Staff Reuters Posted July 8, 2021 10:10 am 2:07 Prices of groceries increased during the pandemic If you have been shopping no doubt you have noticed prices are up. Be it at the pumps, the hardware store or picking up your groceries. And according to a…
Chinese gene company using prenatal tests to harvest data from millions of women
Chinese gene company using prenatal tests to harvest data from millions of women By Kirsty Needham and Clare Baldwin Reuters Posted July 7, 2021 11:51 am View image in full screen This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2020 shows samples from people to be tested for the new coronavirus at the BGI Group's "Fire Eye" laboratory in Wuhan in China's…
Justin Trudeau condemns ‘appalling’ assassination of Haitian president
Justin Trudeau condemns ‘appalling’ assassination of Haitian president By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 7, 2021 10:15 am Updated July 7, 2021 1:25 pm 2:07 Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, official says WATCH: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, official says. comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this…
Madison Cunningham – Hold On Lyrics
[Verse 1] They hung a sign up in our town “If you live it up, you’ll never live it down” So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With her charcoal eyes and her Monroe hips She went and took that California trip Oh, the moon was gold and her hair like wind Said, “Don’t…
9 arrested for allegedly plotting to plant homemade bombs around Hong Kong
9 arrested for allegedly plotting to plant homemade bombs around Hong Kong By Zen Soo The Associated Press Posted July 6, 2021 1:59 am View image in full screen Senior Superintendent Li Kwai-wah, left, of Hong Kong Police National Security Department, and senior bomb disposal officer Alick McWhirter, right of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, pose with the confiscated evidence during…
Hong Kong leader urges adults to monitor teens, report those who break security law
Hong Kong leader urges adults to monitor teens, report those who break security law By Sharon Abratique and Jessie Pang Reuters Posted July 6, 2021 12:15 am 2:23 Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure WATCH: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure – Jun 23, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp…