The severe thunderstorms that hit eastern Canada on Saturday have killed at least eight people, according to a new official balance. Earlier there had been four deaths. About 900,000 families were without power as a result of the storm. Ontario Police Department told CTVNews that seven people died on […]
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McDonald’s has Found a Buyer for 850 Restaurants in Russia
McDonald’s has signed a deal with Alexander Govor, the owner of 25 Siberian fast-food chain franchises, to acquire all of its restaurants in Russia. The American company had closed all restaurants in the country after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Govor will take over the nearly 850 McDonald’s restaurants […]
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UN Secretary General Wants to Restore Grain Exports From Ukraine: Long Way to Go
The United Nations is in close contact with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union to restore grain exports from Ukraine to their old proportions to stem a global food crisis. “I’m hopeful, but we still have a long way to go,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres […]
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HRW: Executions and Tortures by Russian Soldiers
Russian soldiers have been guilty of summary executions of civilians, torture and other possible war crimes in northeast Ukraine, the human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. The crimes were committed in the first month of the war, which began on February 24. In April, organisation […]
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White House Lashes Out at Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos: World’s Richest Men is Against Economic Reform
The White House has struck a chord with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after he publicly criticized the fiscal and economic policies of President Joe Biden’s administration on Twitter. “It doesn’t take much imagination to imagine why one of the richest men on Earth is against middle-class economic improvements,” said […]
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Sri Lanka Gets Economic War Government
Sri Lanka is expected to have a new government on Monday. Party leaders have announced that political rivals have decided to tackle the country’s economic crisis jointly. There were riots in Sri Lanka last week that left at least nine dead. Protesters have been demanding the departure of President […]
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Pro-British DUP Blocks Northern Ireland Government Formation
The pro-British Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) blocks the formation of a new regional government in Northern Ireland. She does so in protest against the Northern Ireland protocol that the EU and the United Kingdom concluded on Brexit. Like London, the DUP wants to eliminate the customs border between Northern […]
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German Police Prevent Massacre at Two Schools
With the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, the police in the German city of Essen say they have prevented attacks on two schools. A heavily armed arrest team lifted the boy from his bed early Thursday morning. He allegedly planned attacks on his own school, the Don-Bosco Gymnasium, and […]
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New Zealand Will Fully Open Borders From the End of July
New Zealand will fully reopen its borders from July 31, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Cruise ships are also welcome from that day on. The reopening of the borders comes two months earlier than the New Zealand government previously announced. The accelerated opening has been prompted by, among other […]
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Yoon Suk-yeol Inaugurated as President of South Korea
Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol was inaugurated as South Korea’s new president at a large-scale ceremony in Seoul on Tuesday. He called on neighbouring North Korea for complete denuclearization. “I solemnly swear before the people that I will faithfully fulfil the duties of a president,” said Yoon, 61, who will lead […]