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Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded Saudi Arabia provide answers over the disappearance of journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi, whom Turkish officials suspect was murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Trump administration sharply upped the pressure over the disappearance of Mr Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, as it was reported that Prince Mohammed himself had […]

An Italian mayor who was lauded for his treatment of migrants and refugees but then accused of corruption has been told by a court that he can no longer set foot in the town in which he has spent the last 20 years. Domenico Lucano, the mayor of Riace in Calabria, was arrested earlier this […]

Exactly a year ago, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was on top of the world.  Or more specifically, he was on stage at the first “Davos in the Desert” investment summit in Riyadh, happily discussing his plans for a $500 billion (£385 billion) new Saudi mega city.  Western politicians and international […]

The village of Doodstil – which translates as ‘dead quiet’ in Dutch – feels like it could have been named as part of an elaborate joke. Despite its name and appearance, this cluster of homes surrounded by flat, green fields and picturesque dykes actually sits in an unlikely earthquake zone. Fifty-five years of conventional gas […]

Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine says the Scuderia should have paid Sebastian Vettel not to race rather than have its drivers endure a “screwed-up dynamic”. Vettel was informed back in May of Ferrari’s decision to dispense with his services at the end of the current season. Irvine, who won four Grands Prix with the Italian […]

Click:Pen bag making machine TORONTO — A popular Toronto restaurant is under investigation after a video released on social media over the weekend appeared to show patrons and staff failing to follow COVID-19 public health rules. Mayor John Tory has confirmed that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has launched an investigation into MARBL, […]

OTTAWA — Peter MacKay’s Conservative leadership campaign said Monday the party’s deputy leader wasn’t promised a similarly high-profile position in the House of Commons in exchange for supporting MacKay for the top job.  Leona Alleslev had been expected to remain neutral in the contest, but announced late Sunday she didn’t want to sit on the […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s deputy public health chief says going inside a bar to have a drink with friends remains a high-risk activity in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Howard Njoo’s reminder Tuesday came just days before Ontario starts to allow indoor dining and drinking at restaurants and bars as much of the province, and as […]

Ontario is putting an end to the use of “birth alerts,” the practice of children’s aid societies alerting a hospital if they believe a newborn baby may need protection, by October. The province says the alerts disproportionately impact Indigenous and racialized families. Birth alerts are not legislated in Ontario, the province said in a news […]

Click:CNC machining Just over 70 years ago, a wrestler was presented with the medal shown here. One side shows two wrestlers, with the words “M Club” on the lower edge; on the reverse, the words “Champion”, the year 1942, and “Heavy Wt.” are engraved. Who originally received this medal? Where did he wrestle? 1942 M […]