Opposition parties and long-term care advocates said Thursday that Ottawa needs to stop delaying action to help fix the country’s troubled nursing and retirement homes. COVID-19 infections haven’t been as widespread in long-term care residences as they were in the spring but the number of outbreaks continues to grow. More than 100 residences are reporting […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The blaze was reported shortly before 10pm and the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Three Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews were deployed to the scene, as well as police […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duke of Cambridge held a video call with Yousef Zaher, also known as DJ Yousef, and Natalie Haywood, who both run businesses in the city. Liverpool is in Tier 3, the […]
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The journalist Glenn Greenwald said on Thursday that he was leaving The Intercept, the news website he helped found, claiming that it had refused to publish an article he wrote on Joseph R. Biden Jr. unless he removed sections that were critical of the Democratic presidential nominee. Mr. Greenwald, who is best known for his […]
A union has blasted further staff cuts at Air New Zealand as ”appalling” at the company which has received hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money this year. Air New Zealand has today confirmed the loss of 385 cabin crew roles that had been under review for the last two months. E tū head […]
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A LUCKY great gran landed the £500,000 Thunderball jackpot — then declared: “I always knew I’d win.” Sheila Garrett, 80, previously pocketed around £15,000 on a similar game when she lived in the US. The mum of three, who discovered her latest bonanza by logging on to her National Lottery account, is now confident of […]
Politics
From a distance, with an elbow tap instead of a hug, the former vice president is getting a version of the in-person campaigning he loves. By Sydney Ember Before a speech this month in Durham, N.C., Joseph R. Biden Jr. made his way around a circle of participants, chatting with each of them before posing […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Republicans Overseas Spokesperson Greg Swenson insisted he is “absolutely” proud that Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for President. When asked if he is proud of the Republican candidate, Mr Swenson told LBC: […]
Asia
The Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble will be an important test that will determine if similar arrangements for leisure travel can be made with other governments. Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said: “We need to persuade our partners… that it is possible to stay safe and yet open.” If Singapore and Hong Kong can demonstrate […]
(Reuters) – Shares of Leslie’s Inc LESL.O surged 21% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, marking a strong listing for the pool supplies retailer after it sold $680 million in stock in its initial public offering. Stock opened at $20.60 per share, compared with the IPO price of $17 per share. The company, which is […]
