Imprisoned journalists must wait for freedom
Eight journalists imprisoned in Egypt will be kept behind bars until at least March 5 when their trial is set to resume. The Egyptian court made the ruling Feb. 20 after the journalists — who […]
Eight journalists imprisoned in Egypt will be kept behind bars until at least March 5 when their trial is set to resume. The Egyptian court made the ruling Feb. 20 after the journalists — who […]
For the first time in 64 years, Lee Du-young will reunite with his long-lost brother Feb. 20, reports BBC News. Du-young is one of more than 100 South Koreans traveling to North Korea to embrace […]
Despite covering the holiday season, Wal-Mart’s fourth-quarter profits fell 21 per cent amidst fears that an economic slowdown is likely to take its toll on lower-income customers worldwide. The drop in profits announced by the […]
A city essential to oil production in South Sudan has become divided between the army and rebel forces amid fresh fighting in the African nation. A representative from the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) […]
Brady Leman made it to the men’s ski cross final, but was shutout from a medal as France swept the podium. Leman, of Calgary, wore the red bib in each of his runs, which means […]
Jennifer Jones led Team Canada to gold in women’s curling, defeating Team Sweden 6-3. The Canadian skip, who wore gold eyeliner for the gold medal game, made Olympic history. She is the first woman to […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Johnathan suspended central bank governor Lamido Sanusi, citing financial recklessness and misconduct. An investigation of Sanusi will follow, but critics say the suspension is because of a memorandum Sanusi released to the […]
It takes only a few minutes from the time a smoke alarm goes off for a fire to seriously endanger a life. It might take just as long for a firefighter to dig a fire […]
Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital (@Sunnybrook) live tweeted an open-heart surgery Feb. 20 to raise awareness about February’s Heart Month and heart disease. Sunnybrook’s tweets all contained the hashtag #SbHeart and spanned the entire duration of the […]
Facebook is about to become an even bigger social media platform with its recent $19 billion purchase of the instant messaging app Whatsapp. Facebook made the announcement Wed Feb. 19th and will foot the bill […]
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