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World A child and three adults were killed and 24 others were wounded on Monday in an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the main public hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the national Health Ministry said in a statement. Israeli army says its strikes are targeting infrastructure relatedContinue Reading

Is Elon Musk’s daily $1-million giveaway an attempt to influence voters — and is it legal? Billionaire Elon Musk is putting up millions of his own money to give to registered voters who sign his petition pledging support to the First and Second Amendments, which protect the rights to freeContinue Reading

World Cuba’s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of Havana on Monday following multiple grid collapses over the past four days, while Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island’s eastern end. Blackouts spark protests as tropical storm lashes Caribbean island’s eastern endThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 6:37Continue Reading

World The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit against U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday.  Trump spokesman decried it as ‘just another frivolous, election interference lawsuit’The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 1:39 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

The high-profile murder of a Punjabi rapper, repeated death threats against a Bollywood star and the killing of a Mumbai-based politician earlier this month — all are alleged to be the work of one of India’s most feared gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi.  The latest addition to that list is the RCMP’sContinue Reading

World Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric, has died. Gülen inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey. Hundreds killed in 2016 coup, which led to crackdowns that saw Turkish president consolidate powerThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 21,Continue Reading

World King Charles was accused of “genocide” by an Indigenous senator at Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his “respects to the traditional owners of the lands.” Lidia Thorpe said she did not accept Charles’s sovereignty over AustraliaThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 21, 2024 6:10Continue Reading

World In an open letter to FIFA’s president obtained by CBC News, more than a hundred international soccer players, including several Canadians, are calling on FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship by Saudi Arabian oil company. Players say sponsorship is ‘middle finger to women��’s soccer’ Sarah Leavitt · CBC News ·Continue Reading

World Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall and threatens to wreak further havoc on the island’s decrepit infrastructure. Millions remain without electricity more than 2 days after initial collapseThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 20, 2024 10:00 AMContinue Reading