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US foreign policy reduced to an afterthought
Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech skipped foreign policy for a reason.
Baby girl born under quake rubble treated in hospital
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of the earthquake in Syria is under medical care in hospital.
Syria longs for international aid amid earthquake devastation
The flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.
Zelensky thanks Johnson and Sunak, saying ‘Russia will lose’
Zelensky thanks Johnson and Sunak during speech, saying ‘Russia will lose’.
B.C. to create Sept. 30 reconciliation day holiday
The B.C. government has introduced legislation to create a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday. Labour Minister Harry Bains says the paid day for all workers would give people the opportunity to mark the resilience of resid…
Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles not seeking re-election
Bill Cowles, Orange County’s longest serving supervisor of elections, announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election and intends to retire at the end of his current term, which ends in 2025.
Turkey, Syria earthquakes: More rescue teams arrive but face difficult conditions in search for survivors
More and more resuce teams, including many from abroad, are arriving to help in the search for survivors in Turkey following Monday’s earthquakes, but are having to work under extremely challenging conditions, France 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya reports fr…
Great Rides: Lakeland Winter Collector Car Auction is coming up
Hundreds of cars will hit the block at Sun N’ Fun Expo in Lakeland.
Pathways to Sustainable Aviation
We have to burn fewer fossil fuels, and eventually phase them out completely. But there’s one place that will be hard: flight. The entire field of plane-based transport and travel is built around fossil-based jet fuel. Can scientists and engineers solv…