‘Black Friday’ survives evolving into a shopping holiday
Written by By Staff Writer Staff Writer Lisa De Moraes “Oh my God, it’s a cent price today!” shoppers shouted before the doors opened at 5:00 a.m. on the last Saturday of November in…
CDC updates vaccine warnings on key three flu shots
Newly revised warnings for three popular vaccines on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website replace the dates they were published back in 1988 when the CDC supported a campaign to get…
How today’s urbanized Italy is different from the city of the ’70s
Mannequins in costumes by CGIO Art Weavers stand in the river being pushed by a kayak during the Central Venice street market that was started 50 years ago this year, in central Venice on…
French soccer match abandoned when man throws water bottle on field
A soccer match in Toulouse, France, was abandoned after a man threw a water bottle onto the field which hit a player, Le Parisien reported Friday. Tottenham Hotspur of England was leading Lorient 2-0…
Report: Tesla alleged sexual harassment that was ignored, mocked
A former Tesla employee has filed a sexual-harassment and sexual-exploitation lawsuit against the company, stating that she was ignored or mocked when she complained of sexualized behavior by bosses. The incident took place in…
Can I move to the city? Young Torontoers can’t afford to be outdone
Increasingly, young people are renouncing friends and family – and then hunting for urban apartments that will suit them. In Toronto and Vancouver, if it can be found. Arriving at a sidewalk barbecue in…
Amused motorist discovers his car has been recovered, then shipped to Canada
On April 10, 2018, Kevin Donovan of Markham, Ontario, watched his Kia Sportage being stolen out of his driveway after a loud loud sound woke him up. Canada’s largest police force investigated and found…
Tony Abbott, along with Alan Joyce and Malcolm Turnbull, speaking about Australian culture
Will we soon be flying nonstop from London to Sydney in a single day? It looks that way — at least Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is hoping. Talking to AFP news agency, Joyce said…
Taiwan announces 48 F-16 fighter jets
Image copyright AFP Image caption Taiwan military says China wants to create a “Chinese dragon” in the Pacific, which would challenge America’s island rivals Taiwan has announced it will buy 48 F-16V attack jets…
RSPCA says ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ is ‘not suitable’
The RSPCA has called on ITV to change its ‘anti-animal’ programme ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’, claiming that the farm-based jungle trials have created a ‘cesspit’ on the Channel 4 reality…