Ontario reports 712 new coronavirus cases, 9 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 712 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 62,908. Friday’s case count is a decrease from Thursday’s which saw 783 cases and Wednesday’s at 721. According to Friday’s provincial report, 213 new cases…
Read MoreDenver to issue new public health orders on mask use, group gatherings
Denver’s mayor will issue new public health orders Friday morning aimed at stopping the increasing spread of COVID-19 in the city, including additional requirements for mask-wearing and group gatherings. City officials announced an 11 a.m. news conference for Mayor Michael…
Read MoreTensions as suspects in S Africa farm murder case appear in court
Emotions ran high on Friday as two Black suspects appeared in a South African court over the murder of a white farmer which has once again sparked racial tensions 26 years after the end of apartheid. A barbed-wire fence ringed…
Read MoreMerkel slaps down Macron as he puts Brexit deal on brink ‘fishing isn’t the ONLY topic!’
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The German Chancellor said France, and other European Union nations, would lose access to British waters if…
Read More‘I know the frustration!’ Sturgeon takes thinly veiled swipe at Boris as the North revolts
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Boris Johnson is facing significant resistance from leaders in the north of England against proposals to introduce…
Read MoreAlternative Programming
The Trump and Biden shows last night were strikingly different. But I’m not sure who benefited from the exercise. By Lisa Lerer Good morning, and welcome to a special dueling-town-hall edition of On Politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Stay…
Read MoreHow the Internet Viewed the Presidential Town Halls
President Trump and Joe Biden answered questions from voters at the same time, on separate networks. The difference between the two events did not escape anyone’s notice. By Matt Stevens To the delight of some and the consternation of others,…
Read MoreBarclays, Staveley spar in final lap of London trial
LONDON (Reuters) – A bitter High Court clash between Barclays BARC.L and British businesswoman Amanda Staveley, over whether she was deceived while negotiating a financial lifeline for the bank at the height of the credit crisis, draws to a close…
Read MoreWith Gardner trailing Hickenlooper, national GOP groups scale back their spending in Colorado
Faced with a consistent stream of polls showing U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner headed for a loss next month, national Republican groups are spending far less in Colorado than in other battleground states this fall. “There is no reason for either…
Read MoreJapan to release 1M tonnes of Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a formal announcement expected to be made later this month….
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