Strong winds ‘kill six’ in Turkey
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Winds in Istanbul, Turkey have reached speeds of more than 150mph A series of strong winds in Turkey have caused some house collapses, killing six people, injuring 52…
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Serena Williams to miss rest of the year due to injury
Written by By Katia Hetter, CNN Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open 2019 in Melbourne due to a left leg injury, the tennis legend announced on Instagram Wednesday. Williams, 37, wrote that…
NGO floats ambitious ocean clean-up project
A new Seattle-based startup has taken seed funding from Tusk Ventures and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to pilot a project that will provide resources and electricity to six isolated small islands in the…
Top Chancellor posts now occupied by 2 women
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will begin her sixth term as chancellor on Wednesday as leader of the Christian Democratic Union and head of the conservative bloc, but she will be succeeded after 16 years…
British Columbia finance minister injured in assault outside legislature
Tracy Redies says she was cornered and attacked outside parliamentary chamber, RCMP in Victoria say British Columbia’s finance minister was assaulted on the grounds of the legislature in Victoria and police are investigating, police…
Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to two years in prison
Photo During her recent visit to Britain for the start of the winter parliamentary session, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a warm welcome and was praised for refusing to intervene…
Keith Richards’ ‘Rolling Stones’ inspires cartoon montage of Keith Richards photos
Life time member of the Rolling Stones of American and one of the organization’s founding members, had his major break in 1959 in England with “Paint It Black.” Bassist Bill Wyman joined in 1959…
Canada Ice Team: The Olympic experience from long-term board member
Image copyright AFP Image caption Rosie DiManno served eight years as vice-president of the US Ski and Snowboard Association Joint-director of the USC Ryan Center for Child and Family Policy, Rosie DiManno says she…
VW boss says 100 billion euros needed to develop mass-market electric cars
Photo The president of Volkswagen called on shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday to invest 100 billion euros ($108 billion) by 2025 to develop mass-market electric vehicles. Christian Klingler said the world’s…
Lawmakers in Germany vote to mandate vaccinations for health care workers
The German Bundestag voted on Wednesday to mandate vaccinations for health care workers following a wave of immunization-related deaths in northern Germany, Deutsche Welle reports. The bill, which now needs to pass through the…