world2018-07-18
A United Nations-backed treaty aimed at stopping the illicit trading of tobacco products, is set to enter into force on 25 September, marking a diplomatic breakthrough in efforts to protect public health and strike back against the criminal organizations profiting from such deals. Source: U....Read more
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Ukraine must take immediate action to stop what amounts to a “systematic persecution” of the country’s Roma minority, who have been targeted in a series of violent attacks allegedly perpetrated by members of extreme right-wing groups, United Nations human rights experts have said. Source: UN....Read more
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Officials say the city has been liberated, while rights groups say excessive force was used. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2018-07-18
Remains of the world's oldest bread have been found by archeologists. And surprise — they show that prehistoric humans were baking bread thousands of years before they invented agriculture. Source: CBC ....Read more
world2018-07-18
Russia's Foreign Ministry says the arrest in the United States of a 29-year-old woman accused of being a Russian agent was carried out to spoil the positive impact of Monday's Russia-U.S. summit in Helsinki, the state-run RIA news agency has reported....Read more
world2018-07-18
An iceberg that drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big that it can be seen from space. Source: CBC ....Read more
world2018-07-18
The announcement this week the Trump administration will lift requirements that tax-exempt groups disclose the identities of their donors to the IRS could help some left-leaning non-profits, but Democrats say those who could benefit most are the non-....Read more
world2018-07-18
Talks to cede the largest opposition holdout in southwestern Syria to the government have failed, triggering an intense overnight bombing campaign on the densely populated town. The attack left a dozen people dead and over 100 hurt, activists and res....Read more
world2018-07-18
James Comey, the FBI director who was fired last year by President Donald Trump, is urging voters to support Democrats in November's midterm elections. Source: CBC ....Read more
world2018-07-18
European Union regulators hit Google with a record 4.34-billion euro (nearly $6.7-billion Cdn) antitrust fine on Wednesday for using its Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals. Source: CBC ....Read more
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