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Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based violence and defended women’s reproductive […]
Article content BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of Spaniards rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. People held up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living,” and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The […]
For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family. When she and her husband sold the house last year, they stowed away the proceeds, $282,153.87, in what they thought of as a safe place — an account at the savings startup Yotta held at a […]
The mayor of a small town in Sardinia has said thousands of Americans keen to escape Donald Trump have expressed an interest in moving there after he offered homes to them for as little as €1. Francesco Columbu, the mayor of Ollolai, has staged similarly enticing initiatives in the past as a way to combat […]
Booming indigenous Maori “haka” chants rang out across New Zealand’s capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation’s founding treaty. More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said, shutting down busy streets as their spirited procession inched its way towards parliament. Bare-chested […]
Dozens of people who thought they would be seeing Taylor Swift perform in Toronto this month have reportedly fallen victim to a ticket scam totalling over $70,000, say police in the Greater Toronto Area. Halton Regional Police Service, covering Burlington, Oakville and Milton, Ont., say they’ve received about 40 complaints in recent days from people who […]
Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their homes Saturday as Typhoon Man-yi neared the storm-weary archipelago nation, with forecasters expecting it to intensify before making landfall. Man-yi will be the sixth major storm to pound the Philippines in the past month, killing at least 163 people, […]
The VCAA will undergo a full external review of its structure and operations as part of the review process. The announcement is something of an about-face for the minister after he dodged questions on Thursday about whether the VCAA should be reviewed after the latest gaffe. Carroll said there had been change at the VCAA […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Quebec “This situation is worrisome because, in the end, there will be fewer nursing resources available.” Published Nov 13, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Last Friday, employees at […]
Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of the country’s most historic days on Nov. 9, 1989. It was “a lucky day for which we Germans are still grateful […]