Tag: World

Tourists Are Told to Stay Away From an Erupting Volcano in Iceland Because of Poisonous Gases

REYKJAVIK, Iceland—Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its…


Attracting More Indigenous Women to Tech Jobs a Solution to Sector’s Staffing Challenges: Tech Exec

A new study says the world of technology offers opportunities for indigenous women—and for the industry. A recent study done in Saskatchewan found there is considerable room, and interest, in getting more indigenous women involved in tech. “It’s not just being a developer,” Katrina German, CEO of Ethical Digital told The Epoch Times. “There’s a…


Jewelry, Ornate Pottery Show 3,000-Year-Old Cypriot City Was a Key Trading Hub, Scientist Says

NICOSIA, Cyprus—New discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating back more than 3,000 years indicate that the settlement was one of the Mediterranean’s most important trading posts in the late Bronze Age, an archeologist said Tuesday. Professor Peter M. Fischer from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, said…


Nutrien Curtails Production at Cory Potash Mine Due to Port Workers Strike

Nutrien Ltd. said it has curtailed production at its Cory potash mine due the port workers strike in Vancouver that is also raising concerns from businesses nationwide. The fertilizer producer said Tuesday that the strike has meant the loss of export capacity through Canpotex’s Neptune terminal. It says that if the work stoppage continues it…


Sunak: UK Wants to See Commitment to Ukraine’s Membership at NATO Summit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he wants to see NATO’s commitment to inducting Ukraine as a full member of the alliance “reaffirmed” during the two-day summit in Vilnius. Ukraine’s membership is one of the key items on the agenda of the NATO summit being held in the Lithuanian capital. On his way to the…


Ottawa Proposes Regulations to Ease Google and Meta’s Concerns Over Bill C-18

Ottawa has published a set of proposed regulations for its Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, that address a number of concerns Google and Meta have voiced about the legislation which prompted the tech giants to say they will begin blocking Canadian news later this year. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s department said on July…


Bill C-18: Ottawa Proposes Regulations to Curb Google and Meta’s Concerns Over Legislation

Ottawa has published a set of proposed regulations for its Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, that address a number of concerns Google and Meta have voiced about the legislation which prompted the tech giants to say they will begin blocking Canadian news later this year. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s department said on July…


Russia-Turkey Ties Come Under Strain After Return of Ukraine’s Azov Commanders

The Kremlin is seeking an explanation from Turkey regarding the latter’s recent decision to allow five Ukrainian Azov Battalion commanders to return to Kyiv in an apparent breach of an earlier prisoner-swap agreement. “The return of the Azov leaders violates an existing agreement,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 10. “We will discuss…


BBC Bosses Didn’t Put Claims to Scandal-Hit Star for 7 Weeks

The BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos wasn’t questioned by management until seven weeks after the broadcaster first learned of the allegations, it has emerged. The unnamed presenter was suspended on Sunday after The Sun reported last week that he paid a teenager more than £35,000 over three years to…


Jury Rules Lithuanian Who Arrived in UK After Brexit Killed 9 Year Old Girl

A mentally ill immigrant from Lithuania stabbed a nine-year-old girl to death as she played hula-hoop in the street outside the shop where her mother worked, a jury has ruled. The jury at Lincoln Crown Court, who saw CCTV footage of the attack on Lilia Valutyte in Boston, Lincolnshire, on July 28, 2022, ruled Deividas…