The Associated Press PORT KLANG, Malaysia — Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations, Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said Tuesday. […]
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By Catherine Gaschka And Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France — At 10 years old, Henri-Jean Renaud watched U.S. paratroopers landing through the window of his Normandy home in the early hours of D-Day. Like other French who lived through the war, he’s trying to pass on to younger […]
By Upendra Man SinghBinaj Gurubacharya And Emily Schmall The Associated Press NAMCHE, Nepal — Nepal’s reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said. During the short period this […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — A rare all-white giant panda has been photographed for the first time, according to a nature reserve in southwestern China. Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province released a photo this past weekend showing the panda crossing through a verdant forest in the reserve. The […]
By Jill Colvin And Darlene Superville TOKYO — President Donald Trump said Monday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry. Standing beside […]
The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin judge has ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop suggesting in advertising that MillerCoors’ light beers contain corn syrup, wading into a fight between two beer giants that are losing market share to small independent brewers. U.S. District Judge William Conley for the Western District of […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Funding a program that provides pregnant and breast-feeding women with evidence-based research on drug safety should be a priority for the Canadian government, say doctors citing the closure of such a service after nearly 35 years. Motherisk, established at the Hospital for […]
Marion “Edna” Benjamin, 83 passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. on May 20, 2019. Edna was born in Fort Frances on March 30, 1936 to Emil and Clara Amorde. Edna grew up in Fort Frances for a short while before moving to Marathon for […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Fred Clausen on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held on June 3, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo, Ont. A complete announcement to follow.
By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN — Scientists have observed wild chimpanzees tucking into an unusual snack: tortoises, whose hard shells they crack against tree trunks before scooping out the meat. In a paper published Thursday by the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Germany say the behaviour they spotted […]
By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press HOMER GLEN, Ill. — Wearing a black shirt with “Fight for your happiness” on the front and “Sick not weak” on the back, Daniel Carcillo eats an apple as his wife makes a cappuccino nearby and their oldest daughter scampers around the kitchen. This […]
