World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden Posted April 16, 2021 World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause t…
Elephant survives road accident after CPR Posted April 15, 2021 Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a rescue worker in Thailand, but never before on an elephant. Mana was called in…
News Mash-up: China Crackdowns Posted April 14, 2021 UK opens new visa route for HK residents Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to bec…
Music producer Phil Spector, jailed for murder of actress, dies at 81 Posted April 13, 2021 Rock producer Phil Spector, who changed the sound of pop music in the 1960s with his “Wall of Sound” recordings and was convicted of murder in 2003, has died at age 81 of COVID-19…
Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet Posted April 12, 2021 Indonesia detected signals Jan. 10 that could be from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off fr…
Word Wonders: Canadian English’s confusing eh Part 2 Posted April 11, 2021 Continued from Part 1… This understatement is a very Canadian trait. In Canada, showy displays of confidence or success are often met with a r…
Word Wonders: Canadian English’s confusing eh Part 1 Posted April 10, 2021 Two Canadians meet. Bob: “How’s it going, eh?” Doug: “I got married last week and then won a million dollars in the lottery, so not too bad, eh! How’s it going with you?” …
Suga’s PR chief resigns after meal tied to broadcaster Posted April 9, 2021 The public relations chief for Japan’s prime minister has resigned after she acknowledged she had a ¥70,000 dinner paid for by a broadcaster. Makiko Yamada had been gri…
News Mash-up: Big Tech Posted April 8, 2021 Merkel concerned about Trump Twitter ban German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reservations about the way …
Seiko Hashimoto quits Olympic minister role to lead Tokyo Organising Committee Posted April 7, 2021 Seiko Hashimoto was appointed the new president of the Tokyo Organising Committee after stepping down as Olympic minister Feb. 18, replacing Yosh…