Category Archives: World
Don't trust the tech giants? You likely rely on them anyway
NEW YORK - If technology giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon face a common threat to their dominance, it probably lies in a single word: trust. These companies have woven themselves into the fabri...
Jun 11, 2018
US teacher honoured for highlighting Polish Holocaust hero
WARSAW, Poland - An American teacher who together with his students shed light on the story of a Polish woman who saved hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust was honoured Monday with the aw...
Jun 11, 2018
6 mayors want pot removed from federal list of illegal drugs
PORTLAND, Ore. - Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump ...
Jun 11, 2018
2 attacks in Central African Republic kill 1 peacekeeper
BANGUI, Central African Republic - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic said Monday that a Burundian peacekeeper was killed and several government soldiers were wounded in sep...
Jun 11, 2018
Insurer must defend Bill Cosby defamation suits, court says
BOSTON - A federal appeals court says an insurance company must pick up Bill Cosby’s tab to fight defamation lawsuits brought by women who accused him of sexual misconduct. But the ruling by the...
Jun 11, 2018
Geoff Johns exits as president, CCO of DC Entertainment
LOS ANGELES - DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns, who co-produced “Justice League,” is exiting both roles to focus on creative matters full time. Warner Bros...
Jun 11, 2018
Maine town works to save statue of famous harbour seal Andre
ROCKPORT, Maine - A Maine town is raising money to save the statue of a beloved harbour seal that brought the community together. The Bangor Daily News reports Rockport’s 1978 statue of Andre th...
Jun 11, 2018
On eve of summit, Trump has lots of other things on his mind
SINGAPORE - Miles from Washington, staring down a momentous meeting with a North Korean autocrat, President Donald Trump had plenty of other things on his mind, too. On the eve of his big summit with ...
Jun 11, 2018
Germany orders Daimler to recall 238,000 diesel vehicles
FRANKFURT - Germany’s transport minister says the government is ordering automaker Daimler to immediately recall 238,000 vehicles equipped with software that turns off emissions controls under c...
Jun 11, 2018
Anthony Bourdain's daughter, 11, in concert after his death
NEW YORK - Anthony Bourdain’s 11-year-old daughter performed in a concert just days after her father died of an apparent suicide in France. Bourdain’s ex-wife, Ottavia Busia, shared a phot...
Jun 11, 2018