Lanark County OPP and the Perth Fire Service are dealing with a gas leak incident in the centre of Perth on Friday afternoon. Police say they received calls at around 2:42 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Gore and Herriott streets in the city’s downtown core. Police say one of the vehicles […]

LOS ANGELES, March 29 (Reuters) – Lyft Inc Chairman Sean Aggarwal said on Friday the ride-hailing company will continue to prioritize North America growth over international expansion after completing its initial public offering (IPO). “Sticking with that play-book of owning this market (North America) and expanding in this market is how we get to deliver […]

LONDON – Some owners of speedy Porsche cars in Britain are in no great hurry to pay road tax. Hundreds of the drivers of the German brand and other expensive marques had their wheels clamped in the past year for not paying road tax. Figures revealed on Wednesday (March 27) by Britain’s Driver and Vehicle […]

GARDAI uncovered a “sophisticated cannabis growing operation” during a search of a house near Dundalk this afternoon. Members of the Dundalk Drugs Unit, assisted by local detective and uniform members, carried out a search of a house under warrant on the outskirts of Dundalk. During the search, approximately 130 cannabis plants were discovered along with […]

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc and Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd have signed a potential multibillion-dollar collaboration to develop and sell Daiichi’s cancer drug trastuzumab deruxtecan. Under the deal, AstraZeneca will pay Daiichi up to $6.9 billion, including a $1.35 billion upfront payment. The two companies will share development and commercialization costs for the drug worldwide, […]

Sri Lanka’s week-long state of emergency has not been lifted, as expected. It was imposed after Muslim-owned homes and businesses were set on fire by Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist gangs. Sri Lanka’s week-long state of emergency has not been lifted, as expected. It was imposed after Muslim-owned homes and businesses were set on fire by Sinhalese […]

A man has been stabbed to death outside Clapham Common tube station in southwest London, police have said. Officers and ambulance crews were called to Clapham Park Road just before 2.40pm, where they found the victim – a man in his 40s – suffering from stab wounds. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died at […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output rose 1.4 percent in February from the previous month, up for the first time in four months, government data showed on Friday. That compared with a 1.0 percent increase seen in a Reuters poll of economists, and followed a revised 3.4 percent drop in the previous month. Manufacturers surveyed […]

Mohammed bin Salman says Iran is hosting the son of Osama bin Laden. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has accused Iran of being a destabilising force in the region in an interview with US television in the run-up to his visit to the United States. He said the country has been hosting and […]

SINGAPORE – Singtel is offering a free live telecast of the English Premier League clash between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (March 31) on its streaming service, Singtel CAST. Existing Singtel customers simply need to download the Singtel CAST app, which is available on iOS and Android, on their mobile devices or compatible smart […]