Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday.
While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address the influence popular online platforms have on teens.
The agency responsible for certifying which private schools are eligible to receive state funds under the Children's Promise Act can't say how the schools are spending the money.
China’s anti-doping agency said Friday it will cooperate with a compliance audit ordered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) involving a case where 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a prescription heart drug. “CHINADA will actively cooperate with the coming audit by WADA, and provide assistance where needed,” the China Anti-Doping Agency said in a […]
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left 'astonished' after receiving a staggering valuation for his World War II 'fighting knife'. Expert Robert Tilney said it had 'totally made my day'.
Eight years ago, in his 2016 run for president, Donald Trump said that women who have abortions should be criminally charged. “There has to be some form of punishment,” Trump said at the time. The comment caused a firestorm and his campaign walked it back within hours. It marked one of the few times that […]
Khalil Al-Hayya did not say whether his apparent embrace of a two-state solution would amount to an end to the Palestinian conflict with Israel or an interim step toward the group's stated goal of destroying Israel.
As the controversy on whether or not to establish state police in the country continues, former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero alongside a lawyer, have expressed the desirability of state police, but warned against abuse. Ehindero, in a paper entitled “It is time for state police in Nigeria,” said: “The issue of creation of […]
Back in the day, Salman Rushdie used to joke that the argument over The Satanic Verses, his satirical novel caricaturing Prophet Muhammad, was a “quarrel between those with a sense of humour and those without one”.But, lately, his mood has darkened and he has become less forgiving of his critics, judging from his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, a cathartic account of the murderous attack on him at a literary event in upstate New York in the summer of 2022.It left him with...
Greenwashing cannot be tackled in Australian companies if the government plays a part in their misleading environmental claims, a policy expert says. As Australians become more concerned about the impacts of climate change and attempt to live more sustainably, greenwashing has posed challenges for regulators, ahead of a Senate inquiry holding hearings this week. Though […]
Series I bonds could fall below 5% in May. Here's the best time for long-term investors to buy.
Attorneys can appeal disbarment after five years.