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OTTAWA – Canada’s incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen. Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday. The Queen and Simon met virtually on Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the Queen invested Simon…
CANBERRA, July 23 (Reuters) – Samoa’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday a makeshift swearing in ceremony for the country’s next government was legal, officially installing Samoa’s first female prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa. The islands’ politics descended into chaos earlier this year after the incumbent Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoa’s…
In Wyoming’s Teton County, nearly 60% of residents are fully vaccinated — almost double the statewide vaccination rate. It’s an effort that has been noticed in the state, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country and where several counties have fewer than 30% of their population…
By Reuters Staff HANOI, July 23 (Reuters) – Vietnams daily COVID-19 infections hit a record of 7,307 cases on Friday as the country battles its worst outbreak so far, the countrys health ministry said. Vietnam has reported 81,678 cases in total, most of which were detected during the latest outbreak,…
The UK ranks eighth in the worldwide list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. But instead of the previous 32 distinguished sites, there are now only 31. It’s a day of shame for the city, Liverpool City Council member Richard Kemp wrote on Twitter. “When we received the status in 2004…
Montanas Labor Shortage Is Actually a Housing Shortage Montana plans to distribute part of the $900 million it received in federal coronavirus relief to help with affordable housing, the Associated Press reports. Housing costs have increased by more than 20% in the last year in some areas in Montana, with…
(Right) Texas state Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch, takes a selfie with her Democratic colleagues on a coach bus bound for the Austin airport. Republicans jumped on the photo, which includes a case of Miller Lite, as fuel for their criticism of the trip. (Left) Empty seats are seen in…
Tom Davis reprises his role of Gary King, a family man trying to stand out from his neighbours in the surprisingly competitive suburban enclave of Butterchurn Crescent, in this gentle comedy. Returning for a second series, King tries to finally marry childhood sweetheart Terri (Laura Checkley), while a new nightmare…
In an attempt to respond to a volcanic eruption of discourse around systemic racism and police brutality, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce masqueraded in a modern version of blackface. Roughly a month after the murder of George Floyd last year, the nations leading business lobby held a national town hall…
Shares in Zomato, a Gurgaon-based food delivery company and first of Indias consumer tech startups to go public, closed up 64.7% in its debut day of trading in Mumbai, delivering a key insight into the appetite investors have for the world’s second largest internet market’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. Zomatos shares…
