World Cup basketball: Germany wins for the first time
FRANKFURT, Germany – Fans cheered Germany’s basketball team on its return home Tuesday after winning the World Cup for the first time. The team, led by tournament MVP …
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World’s hungriest could face ‘doom loop’ as need rises and aid shrinks: UN
ROME – The World Food Program warned Tuesday that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people, …
TSX top 30 list: Oil, gas, energy transition booming
CALGARY – Both traditional oil and gas stocks as well as Canada’s mining and metals sector have benefited from a recent surge of investor interest in energy, new data …
Threads Is Restricting Search Results For COVID-Related Terms Amid Uptick In Cases
Meta’s newest platform, Threads, is in hot water for restricting search results for terms related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccines, as the country has registered yet another uptick in …
5 things to know today: Deadly flooding in Libya, Trudeau in India
Deadly flooding in Libya, the latest on the ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial, and India’s prime minister scolds Trudeau. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. 1. Libya flooding: …
Putin asserted the U.S. political system is getting revenge on Trump
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Tuesday that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the …
Kim Jong Un meets Putin, both have issues with western countries
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin where they are expected to offer each other …
Canadian accused of stealing more than US$64,000 from Walmart stores
A Canadian man was arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stealing more US$64,000 in cash from Walmart stores across multiple states using sleight-of-hand techniques. In a press release …
Ukraine news: Poland still holds embargo over grain
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s prime minister says his government will not lift its embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain as scheduled Friday because it would hurt Polish farmers. …
Libyan floods kill 700, thousands missing
CAIRO – Libya’s eastern city of Derna has buried 700 people killed in devastating flooding and 10,000 were reported missing as rescuers teams struggled to retrieve many more bodies …