Category Archives: World
US economy grew at brisk 3.5 pct. annual rate last quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 3.5 per cent annual rate in the July-September quarter, led by lower but still strong consumer spending and more business investment than previously e...
Nov 28, 2018
William, Kate pay tribute to UK soccer team owner
LONDON - Prince William and Kate have paid tribute to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others who died with him in an Oct. 27 helicopter crash outside the soccer team’s sta...
Nov 28, 2018
NPR fires critic David Edelstein after 'Last Tango' joke
NEW YORK - NPR’s “Fresh Air” has parted ways with contributor David Edelstein after the film critic made a joke about the rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris” on his Faceb...
Nov 28, 2018
Sprucing up NYC: Rockefeller Center lights Christmas tree
NEW YORK - A massive Norway spruce has been lit up in a tradition that ushers in Christmastime in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio flipped the switch Wednesday night to light the Rockefeller Center...
Nov 28, 2018
Star Trek's interracial kiss 50 years ago heralded change
WASHINGTON - It was the kiss heard around the galaxy. Fifty years ago - and only one year after the U.S. Supreme Court declared interracial marriage was legal - two of science fiction’s most end...
Nov 28, 2018
Ban on parents at school lunchrooms roils Connecticut town
DARIEN, Conn. - One mother shed tears when she read the superintendent’s announcement. Another said it felt like a body blow. After struggling with growing numbers of parents in school cafeteria...
Nov 28, 2018
US new-home sales plunged 8.9 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes plummeted 8.9 per cent in October, as the number of newly built, unsold homes sitting on the market climbed to its highest level since 2009. The Commerce Departmen...
Nov 28, 2018
Beyonce to perform at South African concert honouring Mandela
JOHANNESBURG - Beyonce, Jay-Z and Ed Sheeran are among the stars scheduled to perform at a South African concert on Sunday in honour of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, a century after he was bo...
Nov 28, 2018
Ikea moving into city centres to adapt to consumer changes
WARSAW, Poland - An airport worker drops by Warsaw’s newest Ikea store during her lunch break to finish up plans for a home refurbishment. Around her, people drift in and out of the shop, placin...
Nov 28, 2018
Another gene-edited baby may be on the way, scientist says
HONG KONG - A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, revea...
Nov 28, 2018