19/09/2024 |
Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, studentsCanada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to cut down on the number of temporary residents in the country, the government said on Wednesday.
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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lowsThe worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
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Sweden postpones Turkey security meeting due to airplane troubleAn airplane carrying Sweden's foreign minister and justice minister has returned to Stockholm after suffering a technical problem while on the way to Turkey, and a key security meeting will thus be postponed, Swedish officials said on Wednesday.
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18/09/2024 |
India's Modi to visit U.S. later this week, foreign ministry saysIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the U.S. from Sept. 21-23, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean for endangered speciesStefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean with his son to appeal for protection of endangered ocean species.
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Shy, smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the yearThe yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Year for 2024, securing 6,328 votes for its second win in the popular annual competition.
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17/09/2024 |
Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thinCuba's communist-run government on Monday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old subsidies scheme created by the late Fidel Castro.
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Austrian parties scrap election events due to floodsDeadly floods prompted Austrian political parties to cancel or postpone election events scheduled on Monday in what the conservative chancellor called a "pause" in campaigning, though seasoned observers said there was no such thing.
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Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' livesSevere droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by record-low levels on upper stretches of the Amazon River.
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14/09/2024 |
Canada in talks about joining expanded AUKUS, defence chief Blair saysCanada is in discussions about joining an expanded AUKUS deal between the U.S., Britain, and Australia formed to counter China's growing military influence in the Asia Pacific region, Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair said.
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