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India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar during his visit to the Maldives said the relationship between the two countries serves as a "model for the region". "This is a partnership that tackles common challenges of regional development, which addresses disruptions and disasters. It is a partnership that is a force…

Publishing date: Mar 26, 2022  •  18 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  37 Comments Mayor Amarjeet Sohi announces the creation of a permanent COVID-19 memorial and future plans to recognize the experiences and loss that these past two years have brought us, at City Hall on March 26, 2022.…

After the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, the theatres opened up and are now witnessing business like the pre-COVID days with the majority of the states allowing 100 percent occupancy in theatres. Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi was among the first films of the year to collect over…

Last June, as India’s health care system struggled under what was then the world’s worst COVID-19 crisis, the Canadian government was trying to deport Jatinder Singh. Singh had come to Canada seeking asylum in 2017, settling in Montreal, where he had a cousin nearby. He began building a new life…

Business leaders' overriding imperative is to drive sustainable growth. That's because growth creates opportunities for the most talented people to develop their skills. If business leaders channel their people to provide the best service and the most valuable products, customers will flock to the company and keep buying over time. That dynamic…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into its third year, many of us have more questions than ever about how or when the pandemic will end. One of the subjects we've seen discussed a lot is whether COVID is becoming "endemic"—but, to be honest, we didn't even…

Photographer Justin Zoll shoots stunning landscapes—without setting foot outside. Instead he peers through a secondhand Olympus BH2 microscope into a hidden world of psychedelic crystal vistas. Zoll has more than 15 years of photography experience, mostly capturing weddings and concerts. A friend introduced him to the world of micrography around…

Most of the time science is a slow and tedious business. Researchers toil away for decades at obscure limits of human knowledge, collecting and analyzing data, refining theories, writing, debating, and advancing our understanding of the world in tiny increments. Working in small teams on highly specialized projects far from…

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong, Alex Wilkins and Alexandra Thompson People eating outside in Covent Garden, London, UK Matthew Ashmore / Alamy Latest coronavirus news as of 2pm 23 March Nearly half…

TOKYO, Japan – The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) continues its marketing and promotional efforts a month after reopening to international leisure travelers, this time setting its sights on potential visitors from a major source market-Japan. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat led the Philippine delegation in engaging with Japan’s tourism stakeholders…