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Publishing date: Feb 17, 2022  •  2 hours ago  •  15 minute read Three men take full cans of fuel past the police in Ottawa on Monday. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move to…

Alexis Romero - Philstar.com February 16, 2022 | 5:15pm President Rodrigo Duterte interacts with key government officials prior to holding a meeting with them at the Malacañan Palace on Feb. 14, 2022. Presidential photo / King Rodriguez MANILA, Philippines — As the pandemic situation in the Philippines improves, President Rodrigo…

Publishing date: Feb 16, 2022  •  7 minutes ago  •  16 minute read Anti-vaccine mandate protests continuing in downtown Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move to require Canadian…

Published February 15, 2022 9:36am SYDNEY - Thousands of nurses walked off the job in Australia's largest city Sydney on Tuesday, protesting against staff shortages and pandemic-related stresses and strains. Defying a strike ban, thousands decked in scrubs and surgical masks marched on the state parliament over what they say…

Navigation for News Categories Infratil says its portfolio is relatively well positioned to withstand the pressures of a high inflation environment and the ongoing pandemic. Pandemic-related restrictions had dragged down earnings from investments in Wellington Airport and Diagnostic Imaging, Infratil said. Photo: 123RF However, the infrastructure investor narrowed its underlying…

Publishing date: Feb 14, 2022  •  1 hour ago  •  12 minute read Counter-protesters held up supporters of the "Freedom Convoy" Sunday on Riverside Drive and Bank Street. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia The “Freedom Convoy” that converged in Ottawa on Jan. 28 began in response to the federal government’s move…

Designer Tadashi Shoji speaks during an interview before the showing of his collection during New York Fashion Week in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comFeb 13 (Reuters) - After closing all his stores, veteran fashion designer Tadashi Shoji said…

Author of the article: Reuters Kayla Tarnowski and Carlos Osorio WINDSOR — A standoff between Canadian police and protesters blocking a key bridge to the United States continued on Saturday, more than seven hours after authorities moved in seeking to end the blockade of the important trade corridor. Demonstrators opposing…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At the February 11, 2022 opening of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine presented data that suggests a new HIV outbreak in Tijuana, Mexico, driven in part by "drug tourism," remains unabated by the closure…