Canada ordered two Russian flights out of its airspace on Monday after the aircraft, which identified themselves as “humanitarian” flights, violated a ban on Russian aircraft, air-traffic control service said. Canada banned Russian planes from entering its airspace starting on Sunday as part of severe sanctions imposed on Moscow in response to its unprovoked invasion…
Canada Orders Two Russian Planes out Its Airspace After They Declared They Were ‘Humanitarian’ Flights
State Emergency Operations Centre Reactivated for New South Wales Flood Emergency
A State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) has been reactivated in the Sydney suburb of Homebush in response to the ongoing flood emergency in New South Wales (NSW). The AEOC acts as a central hub where officers from all NSW Government response agencies can gather under one roof to ensure a coordinated response to the flooding and…
Industry Groups Demand Ottawa Lift COVID-19 Travel Testing Requirements
Medical professionals and industry groups are calling on Ottawa to end all COVID-19 border testing requirements as the travel sector struggles to recover two years into the pandemic. Rule changes, including removal of the requirement that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers take a pre-departure COVID-19 molecular test, took effect Monday. Rapid antigen tests administered by a…
Satellite Firm Viasat Probes Suspected Cyberattack in Ukraine and Elsewhere
February 28, 2022
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U.S.-listed satellite communications firm Viasat Inc. said on Monday it was investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services in Ukraine and other European countries. Viasat said a third-party cybersecurity firm was looking into the causes of an outage in recent days across its KA-SAT network, which provides high-speed…
Tens of Thousands of Australians Evacuated, Hundreds Missing as ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding Hits East Coast
New South Wales (NSW) residents are bracing for unprecedented floods across the east coast, with thousands of residents under evacuation orders and entire suburbs underwater. The flood-prone suburb of Lismore in northeastern NSW remains under water as the Wilsons River reached two metres above the record flood level from 1954, peaking at 14.4 metres (47…
S&P 500 Ends Lower as West Hits Russia With Sanctions
February 28, 2022
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The S&P 500 ended lower after a volatile session on Monday, with investors wrestling with uncertainty and bank stocks dropping following powerful Western sanctions against Russia as it continued its invasion of Ukraine. Helping the Nasdaq close in positive territory after opening at a loss, electric car makers Tesla and Rivian Automotive jumped 7.5 percent…
Cincinnati Connects With Chinese Culture Through Shen Yun
February 28, 2022
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CINCINNATI, Ohio—Jim and Lisa Stull drove over 1,000 miles from Florida to see Shen Yun, arriving in Cincinnati at 3 a.m., making them fashionably early for the Feb. 27 matinee. “We got some sleep and we got to come here and see the show—we were afraid that we weren’t going to be able to, but…
Ukraine Lifts Visa Requirement for Foreign Nationals Seeking to Join Its Fight Against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has temporarily lifted a visa requirement for foreign nationals who wish to join Ukraine’s “International Defence Legion” to fight against Russia. Zelensky signed a decree late Monday, which will take effect on Tuesday and remain in effect as long as martial law persists. Foreigners—with the exception of Russian citizens–won’t need a…
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Shen Yun ‘Reminding the World’ of the Chinese Traditional Culture
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Through the dance and music of Shen Yun, audiences find a way to connect to the people and history of China that is richer and more nuanced than they had encountered before—whether they work with Chinese colleagues, are Chinese-American themselves, or simply enjoy sampling the traditions of various cultures. Rick Loughery, national chairman of…