The Canadian PressVictoria Ahearn TORONTO–Canadian filmmakers affected by this week’s South By Southwest festival cancellation say the industry is hurting from the fallout of the COVID-19 but they’re hoping to find other creative ways to screen their movies, perhaps virtually. About a dozen Canadian projects were scheduled to be part […]
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The Canadian PressDavid Friend TORONTO–Justin Timberlake is still haunted by being pelted with what he says were bottles of urine at the 2003 Toronto SARS benefit show. The “Can’t Stop the Feeling” singer appeared on the “The Graham Norton Show” on Friday where he reflected on the nasty reception he […]
The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine–Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists blamed each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country’s rebel-held east on Tuesday. Ukraine’s military said in a statement that the separatists attempted to advance into the Ukraine-controlled territory but were repelled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the attack as […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Deep South on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again filled a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of failing. The National Weather Service said minor to moderate flooding was expected from […]
The Associated PressIsabel Debre CAIRO–Egypt’s fast-growing population hit 100 million people on Tuesday, the official statistics agency announced, presenting a pressing problem for an already overburdened country with limited resources. The staggering figure is an increase of 7 million since the publication of the latest census results in 2017. Egypt’s […]
The Associated Press LONDON–U.S. chip maker Intel and Chinese smartphone maker Vivo are among the latest companies to pull out of a major European technology fair over virus worries. The two companies said Tuesday they would not participate in the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on […]
The Associated Press MONT BELVIEU, Texas–A black Texas teenager who was told his dreadlocks violate his high school’s dress code is gaining the support of some celebrities as well as $20,000 for college. DeAndre Arnold, 18, appeared on an episode of “The Ellen Show” that aired Wednesday where host Ellen […]
The Associated PressBill Barrow SIOUX CITY, Iowa–With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son’s business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming. As Republicans amplified their allegations against the former […]
The Associated PressAshraf Idris KHARTOUM, Sudan–Four lions in a rundown zoo in the capital of Sudan, wasting away from hunger, are undergoing lifesaving medical treatment from an international animal rescue organization. The plight of the rail-thin lions in Al-Qurashi Park in Khartoum set off an outpouring of sympathy and donations […]
The Associated PressMogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG — A South African billionaire businessman has apologized for telling U.S. President Donald Trump that “Africa loves you” during the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. A video of Patrice Motsepe’s remarks to Trump went viral on social media and sparked outrage from people […]
The Associated PressTom Krisher DETROIT–General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people. GM said in a statement Monday that the factory will start building the company’s first electric pickup late in […]
The Associated Press KABUL–The Taliban ambushed and killed an Afghan intelligence official in southern Helmand province as he was walking home from work while a roadside bombing in the country’s north killed a military commander and his bodyguard, officials said today. The attacks were the latest violence in Afghanistan even […]
