Category Archives: World
What Puerto Rico is doing to get the power back after storm
BARCELONETA, Puerto Rico - Electrical linemen descend from helicopters, balancing on steel girders 90 feet high on transmission towers in the mountains of central Puerto Rico, far from any road. At th...
Oct 20, 2017
Bangkok returns to mourning colours, but what of the future?
BANGKOK - Tucked in his cramped clothing stall in an enormous Thai mall, Pirumchai Asiram sits on a plastic chair flanked by two worlds - bright, vibrantly colored shirts and dresses to his right, nea...
Oct 20, 2017
Prominent chefs, bakers say businesses can't pick customers
WASHINGTON - Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. The food makers...
Oct 20, 2017
Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria - Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between Kurdish-led forces and the Islamic State group and thousands of ...
Oct 20, 2017
Ryan jabs Trump in comedy routine for NY elite
NEW YORK - House Speaker Paul Ryan poked fun at himself, the Senate’s top Democrat and even the Catholic church on Thursday night. But the top target of the speaker’s ribbing, as he faced ...
Oct 20, 2017
Trump's border wall models take shape in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego. The prototypes form a tightly packed row o...
Oct 20, 2017
Orange is the new white? Unique amber wine creates buzz
BURDETT, N.Y. - The sloping vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a splash of orange wine. The colour comes not ...
Oct 20, 2017
Bipartisan plan to curb health premiums gets strong support
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan proposal to calm churning health insurance markets gained momentum Thursday when enough lawmakers rallied behind it to give it potentially unstoppable Senate support. But its...
Oct 20, 2017
Uninsured rate up to 12.3 per cent amid "Obamacare" turmoil
WASHINGTON - The number of U.S. adults without health insurance is up nearly 3.5 million this year, as rising premiums and political turmoil over “Obamacare” undermine coverage gains that ...
Oct 20, 2017
Obama tells Democrats to reject politics of division, fear
RICHMOND, Va. - Former President Barack Obama called on fellow Democrats to reject politics of “division” and “fear” while rallying on Thursday with party’s candidates fo...
Oct 20, 2017