VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Nelson Perez, the current Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, to be the new archbishop of Philadelphia, the latest Latino to head a major U.S. archdiocese. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingLONDON — Britain’s health minister said on Thursday that the number of cases of new coronavirus is likely to be higher than confirmed so far so the death toll will probably rise further. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingMOSCOW — Hundreds of Syrian militants have launched attacks against government forces in several parts of Syria’s Idlib province, killing up to 40 Syrian soldiers, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingDUBAI — Abu Dhabi International, the base of carrier Etihad Airways, will screen passengers arriving from China, the airport said on Thursday, as the coronavirus outbreak in China spreads. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM — Dozens of world leaders gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, amid a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in Europe and the United States. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE — Highlights of the fourth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (times AEST; GMT+11): Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE — In ordering Myanmar on Thursday to take immediate measures to prevent atrocities against its Muslim Rohingya minority, the International Court of Justice in The Hague was handing down a binding ruling with no possibility of appeal – and no means of enforcement. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
Continue ReadingChina Quarantines Second City As Experts Warn It’s Already Too Late To Stop Virus As cases of the new coronavirus popped up around the globe, Chinese health officials managed to assuage the worries of the public, and the market, by insisting that the new, deadly coronavirus that emerged late last month in Wuhan had been […]
Continue ReadingIf you don’t feel you have enough email, you can sign up for Statistics Canada’s daily feed of statistics, called, not surprisingly, “The Daily.” I get it out of a sense of duty though that doesn’t mean it isn’t sometimes very interesting. My favourite entry is “Crushing statistics,” which gets updates every so often. Some […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK — Dozens of activists held a rare protest on Thursday over air pollution in Bangkok, a day after Thai officials closed schools due to concern over the impact. Read More …read more Source:: Nationalpost
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