(Reuters) – They range from simple spray-painted circles on the ground in a Mogadishu market to bright and breezy floor stickers in a Dubai mall, which blow a kiss and urge: “Hey there beautiful, don’t forget to keep a safe distance.” The markings that will oblige us to keep apart in busy social settings, in […]

BRITS like to think they know Europe pretty well. But just 10% of people scored full marks on this European flag quiz, with millennials registering very low scores. The fastest that anyone has completed the quiz is 1 minute and 36 seconds, and the average is 2 minutes 12 seconds. The quiz, put together by […]

A white father and son have been been charged with murder over the February shooting death of a black man they pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighbourhood, authorities in the US state of Georgia said. The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a […]

ELON Musk told Joe Rogan it was his girlfriend Grimes's idea to call their baby boy "X Æ A-12" – as the Tesla billionaire tried to explain its complex pronunciation on Thursday. The pair welcomed their son earlier this week before Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, apparently confirmed the unusual moniker wasn't a […]

Police are asking Edmontonians for tips after their investigation of a recent vandalism spree resulted in the discovery of dozens of bus shelters in the city that had been damaged this week. In a news release issued Thursday, police said they were first alerted to the issue earlier this week. On Tuesday, someone told police […]

Cross off another idea for your Memorial Day plans. Because of overcrowding amid COVID-19 concerns, the city of Lakewood is closing the swim beach and marina at Big Soda Lake in Bear Creek Lake Park beginning Saturday. The closure will be re-evaluated after Memorial Day, according to a news release. “The health and safety of […]

President Trump says that the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Thursday to overturn two “Bridgegate” convictions reveals “grave misconduct” by the “Obama Justice Department.” Liberal and conservative justices united to toss the 2016 convictions of Bridget Kelly, an aide to then-Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), and former Port Authority exec Bill Baroni. The pair corruptly closed lanes […]

A Lindsay man has been charged with robbery with violence following an incident north of Lindsay early Thursday. According to the City of Kawartha Lakes, around 3:20 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call at a Cherry Hill Street residence in Thurstonia Park in Dunsford, about 20 kilometres north of Lindsay. Police say the homeowner […]

MASERU (Reuters) – The king of Lesotho, Letsie III, has assented to legislation that prevents Prime Minister Thomas Thabane from dissolving parliament and calling an election in the event of a vote of no confidence against him, the attorney general said on Thursday. Thabane, 80, has been under pressure to resign over a murder case […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hundreds of chefs’ jackets were laid down in the center of Brussels on Thursday to highlight the plight of hotels, restaurants and cafes that have been shuttered for nearly two months during the coronavirus outbreak. The whites, separated by a stripe of black kitchen tops, were displayed in neat rows to resemble […]