How Indigenous leadership is protecting communities from climate disasters
"The fires were never a threat to us. It was the state that was the threat."In two short sentences Chief ...
Moving more and sitting less is good for the mind as well as the body
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Eight U.S. senators ratchet up pressure on B.C. over minings effects on American rivers
Eight U.S. senators ratchet up pressure on B.C. over minings effects on American rivers Seattle Times Washington's Sens. Patty Murray ...
US senators urge more oversight from British Columbia in transboundary mining
US senators urge more oversight from British Columbia in transboundary mining KTOO The letter urges British Columbia to do a ...
Emotional funerals for casualties of First World War
PAS DE CALAIS, France - Relatives of two British soldiers killed during World War I have attended a moving service ...
Libyan National Army attacks military store in Tripoli, 9 dead
TRIPOLI, Libya - At least 9 civilians have died in an airstrike on a military storeroom in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.A ...
Sexual abuse and rape of older persons becoming more prevalent
As the world was marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday, the UN independent human rights expert mandated with defending the rights ...
Showdown looming in Persian Gulf
Two oil tankers were attacked on June 13 off the coast of Oman, forcing the crew members of one burning ship to ...
United States comes under fire over Iran accusation
RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - U.S. allegations that Iran was behind the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf ...
WHO considering declaring international emergency over Ebola
KAMPALA, Uganda/GENEVA, Switzerland - Fears are escalating over the potential spread of the deady Ebola virus, after a third case ...
Drake celebrates Toronto Raptors' victory
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): Rapper and songwriter Drake was spotted celebrating Toronto Raptors' historic victory at the NBA ...
Hamilton: I've been 'really, really consistent'
Cape Town - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton feels that he hit a "sweet spot" in consistency in the latter stages of ...
Walkover puts teen Auger-Aliassime into Stuttgart final
Stuttgart - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime reached his third ATP final in Stuttgart on Saturday as his compatriot Milos Raonic ...
Netherlands see off Cameroon to clinch last 16 berth at World Cup
Valenciennes - Vivianne Miedema became her country's all-time record goal-scorer with a brace as the Netherlands saw off a spirited ...
Walkover sends Canadian teen Auger-Aliassime into Stuttgart final
Stuttgart - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime reached his third ATP final in Stuttgart on Saturday as his compatriot Milos Raonic ...
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BD chalks up 50th year of manufacturing at Dun Laoghaire
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Stryker to invest hundreds of millions of euro in research
CO.CORK, Ireland - Stryker is to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation projects at three of its five Cork ...
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Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...