The Associated Press BEIJING — China is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada due to fears of insect infestation, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The move comes amid a conflict between the countries over Canada’s arrest of a Chinese technology company executive and is seen by […]
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The Associated Press LIBERAL, Kan. — A pancake-flipping Kansas teacher has bested her trans-Atlantic competitors to win an annual Shrove Tuesday tradition. The High Plains Daily Leader reports that Maggie Lapinski ran the 415-yard (380 metre) Liberal, Kansas, leg of the race with a time of 62.98 seconds. That was […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — One of Canada’s largest canola exporters has confirmed that China has revoked the company’s permit to export product to the country as a diplomatic feud between Canada and China escalates. The loss of the export permit for Richardson International Ltd. comes as Ottawa moves to […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new study finds even moderate heat sends Northerners to the hospital, suggesting that government warnings of dangerously high temperatures are coming too late in some parts of the U.S. The research shows an uptick in hospital admissions for heat problems long […]
By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Open water has replaced sea ice in much of the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast, leaving villages vulnerable to powerful winter storms and adding challenges to Alaska Native hunters seeking marine mammals, an expert said Monday. Rick Thoman of the […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press Women’s rights activists from 128 nations are launching a public campaign Tuesday for an international treaty to end violence against women and girls, a global scourge estimated by the United Nations to affect 35 per cent of females worldwide. The campaign led by […]
By Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Aiming to crack down on money laundering and bribes to overseas governments, the FBI is stepping up its efforts to root out foreign corruption with a new squad of agents based in Miami. The squad will focus its efforts […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — Fast-food chain KFC is memorializing a popular Chinese Communist hero with restaurant decor extolling his deeds, in a rare matching of an iconic American brand with Communist propaganda. The official Xinhua News Agency said the company launched its first “Lei Feng Spirit” restaurant in Lei’s […]
By Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — The foundation behind the Nobel Prize in literature said Tuesday the winners of the 2019 and the delayed 2018 editions of the prestigious award will both be announced in October by the Swedish Academy, saying that the scandal-rocked body has revamped […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Irish brown soda bread is a hearty, wholesome loaf that tastes as good with a helping of scrambled eggs as it does with a smear of salted butter or tangy marmalade. And not only is this humble bread versatile, it’s also simple to […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Take your ham and cheese sandwich to the next level by turning it into a slider. Fluffy potato dinner rolls are just the right size for a few bites. Heating these small sandwiches in the oven makes the rolls nice and crisp and […]
