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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teenaged attacker killed two women with a knife in a shopping centre in the Czech city of Hradec Kralove on Thursday before being detained shortly afterwards, police said. Police were investigating the motive for the attack in the city 110 km east of Prague. “Although we … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2025 8:41 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The list of potential American tariffs that could affect Canada grew Wednesday night when U.S. President Donald Trump dropped the idea of a 25 per cent levy on lumber and forest products. … Read more
On a bleak late winter’s day, under leaden skies and occasional driving rain, this was the moment all Israelis had been dreading. The return of the dead. It began, as all the handovers so far have begun, with a politically charged display by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups involved in holding Israeli hostages for … Read more
Nigel Farage has defended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against Donald Trump’s recent criticism, stating firmly that the Ukrainian leader “is not a dictator”. However, the Reform UK leader said the US president “should be taken seriously” but “not always literally” in his comments. It comes as Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the … Read more
The State Goods and Services Tax (GST) department has unearthed tax evasion worth ₹10 crore in ready-mix concrete units in Statewide inspections. The Intelligence and Enforcement wing of the department raided 49 centres, including offices and private residences, as part of the inspections titled Operation Rare Racoon. The units had hidden transactions worth ₹56 crore, … Read more
Governors are scrambling to figure out the most effective way to respond to the seismic changes unleashed in the opening weeks of the Trump administration. The basic calculus is clear: Democrats are searching for ways to thwart the White House’s most sweeping actions, while Republicans are desperate to show they’re fully on board with the … Read more
The Kremlin’s war on Ukraine has dented the vehicle stocks of the Russian military, which has increasingly relied on civilian trucks since its full-scale invasion three years ago this month — including for the transport of equipment and personnel. U.S. and EU sanctions imposed not long after the February 2022 invasion aimed to choke off … Read more
BBC The number of patients in Wales on a waiting list has dropped by almost 2,000, according to latest figures. There were 800,395 on what are known as patient pathways in December, down from 802,268 a month earlier. However, the number of patients waiting more than 36 weeks has hit a record high – at … Read more
The discovery of a new breeding ground of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Tamil Nadu marks the southernmost breeding range of the avian species in the Indian subcontinent. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The first breeding site of the Blue-Cheeked Bee-eater (merops persicus) in peninsular India has been discovered in the saltpans of Aandivilai near the Manakudy … Read more
Watch: Toronto plane crash analysed by aviation experts Delta Air Lines is offering US$30,000 (£23,792) to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday – all of whom survived. As it landed in the Canadian city, the plane skidded along the runway in flames before flipping over and coming to a … Read more