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Detention of Nissan's ex-chair Ghosn extended to April 22
TOKYO - A Tokyo court on Friday approved the detention of Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn through April 22, allowing prosecutors to interrogate him daily on fresh allegations of financial miscon...
Apr 12, 2019
Grime star Stormzy cancels Austria gig on racism allegation
BERLIN - An Austrian music festival is apologizing to British grime artist Stormzy, who pulled out of an appearance after accusing security staff of racial profiling. Snowbombing festival organizers s...
Apr 12, 2019
Labour Party says UK should oppose Assange extradition to US
LONDON - Key figures in Britain's opposition Labour Party said Friday the government should oppose the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on charges of conspiring to ...
Apr 12, 2019
'I know nothing' - Trump changes his tune on WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON - It was a far cry from "I love WikiLeaks!" President Donald Trump declared that "I know nothing about WikiLeaks" after its disheveled founder Julian Assange was hauled out of the Ecuadoria...
Apr 12, 2019
Journalism or not? WikiLeaks' status in media world complex
NEW YORK - After the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, his lawyer was quick to characterize it as an assault against the rights of journalists all over the world who seek to uncove...
Apr 12, 2019
Brexhaustion: Long, grinding Brexit is stressing people out
LONDON - Elly Wright can't sleep through the night. The Dutch native, who has lived in Britain for 51 years, keeps thinking about the black boots of Nazi soldiers marching by her basement window as th...
Apr 12, 2019
S. Korean babies born Dec. 31 become 2-year-olds next day
DAEJEON, Korea, Republic Of - Just two hours after Lee Dong Kil's daughter was born on New Year's Eve, the clock struck midnight, 2019 was ushered in, and the infant became 2-years-old. She wasn't alo...
Apr 12, 2019
Nielsen & Giants off to Western Conference Final
One Fort St.John product is off to the WHL's Western Conference Final while another had their Junior hockey career come to an end.Tristan Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants completed the four-game sweep...
Apr 12, 2019 (photo credit to Chris Relke/Vancouver Giants)
First image of black hole helps turn science fiction into fact: Canadian researcher
A global team of scientists that included a Canadian researcher allowed the world to "see the unseeable" on Wednesday, revealing the first ever captured image of a black hole. The picture, depicting a...
Apr 12, 2019
In the news today, April 12
Five stories in the news for Friday, April 12 --- CARBON TAX DEBATE FOGGED BY MYTHS: ECONOMIST A carbon tax doesn't work says the head of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, which is a ...
Apr 12, 2019