November 1, 2018
Ganja shortage hits Canada just two weeks after legalizing
Marijuana shortage hits Canada just two weeks after legalisation. “The producers keep saying there will be some bumps in the road, but right now it's not a bump in the road. It's a big pothole,” said Trevor Tobin, one of the owners of the Labrador…
October 31, 2018
Notorious mob boss, James “Whitey” Bulger, dead at 89
James "Whitey" Bulger, the notorious former Boston mob boss, died Tuesday after being found unresponsive at a West Virginia federal prison, authorities said. Bulger was 89. "On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at approximately 8:20 a.m., inmate James…
October 26, 2018
Arrest made in connection to mail bombs
Federal authorities have arrested a man in connection to the suspected explosive packages discovered this week, the Justice Department announced Friday. Multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspect as Cesar Sayoc, 56. He has an…
October 26, 2018
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics
European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon sticks. The European Commission, the 28-nation EU's executive arm, proposed banning such items that it…
October 25, 2018
Mail bombs: Robert De Niro and Joe Biden latest targets
A suspect package similar to those sent to CNN and senior Democrats has been sent to a New York restaurant owned by the actor Robert De Niro.The device arrived at the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan early on Thursday local time, US media said, citing…
October 23, 2018
5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan
SINGAPORE - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Taiwan, the United States Geological Survey said on Tuesday, and witnesses said it set buildings shaking in the capital Taipei. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake,…
October 17, 2018
Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dead at 65
PAUL G. ALLEN, co-founder of Microsoft, died on Monday afternoon inSeattle from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a statement fromhis family said. He was 65. Two weeks ago, Allen had tweeted that the illness, with which he wasinitially…
September 30, 2018
Dozens feared trapped under Indonesian quake rubble
Dozens of people are thought to be trapped under the rubble of buildings in the Indonesian city of Palu following an earthquake and tsunami.Rescuers are awaiting heavy machinery to search the ruins of a hotel and a shopping centre as aftershocks…
September 27, 2018
Florence death toll rises in North Carolina
The death toll from Hurricane Florence has increased again, nearly two weeks after the eye of the storm reached the Carolinas. North Carolina Emergency Operations Centre spokeswoman Sonja Bennett-Bellamy said Thursday that an 85-year-old man from…
September 7, 2018
Syria war: Russia rejects Turkey’s calls for Idlib truce
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Turkey's calls for a truce to prevent a "bloodbath" in north Syria. At a trilateral meeting with Iran and Turkey, Mr Putin said Russia would continue its fight against "terrorists" in Idlib province.…