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Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent…

Mariano Ordaz, a 67-year-old pensioner, was finally evicted last Thursday from the home where he had lived all his life in the Embajadores neighbourhood, in Madrid’s central district, when the fifth eviction order was carried out. On four previous occasions, pressure from local residents had managed to halt the process;…

Eric Wainaina, a motorcycle taxi driver in Nairobi, Kenya, was already bracing for a loss in income when the rainy season hit in March, but the war on Iran, which erupted on 28 February, has also taken its toll.Kenya is the latest in a series of African nations to experience…

Jackson Garrett has commented on YouTube videos and Instagram posts before, but he says he’s never shared anything so heartfelt as what he wrote on the interactive map for Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project.The 18-year-old lives in Chaffey’s Lock, Ont., roughly 125 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa. It’s right in…

Published on 09/05/2026 – 18:48 GMT+2 A farmer from Raddusch in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district reported to the police on Friday morning that his herd of 48 cattle had been stolen from the pasture. The loss is estimated at around 75,000 euros. Just 14 days earlier, unknown perpetrators had stolen 74…

New agency yet to be named to oversee elections after disbanded commission accused of not being independent.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Ivory Coast’s government has dissolved the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) after sustained opposition criticism over its handling of elections.“In view of the reservations expressed about this institution as…

Jackson Garrett has commented on YouTube videos and Instagram posts before, but he says he’s never shared anything so heartfelt as what he wrote on the interactive map for Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project.The 18-year-old lives in Chaffey’s Lock, Ont., roughly 125 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa. It’s right in…

Latest sanctions target military-controlled conglomerate, come as effective US fuel blockade continues.By AFP and The Associated PressPublished On 7 May 20267 May 2026The United States has imposed a host of new sanctions related to Cuba, amid a months-long pressure campaign against the island nation.The sanctions on Thursday were announced hours…

Jackson Garrett has commented on YouTube videos and Instagram posts before, but he says he’s never shared anything so heartfelt as what he wrote on the interactive map for Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project.The 18-year-old lives in Chaffey’s Lock, Ont., roughly 125 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa. It’s right in…

The lemon-laden Fahad-4, hijacked in late April, was used as a mothership to attack other ships.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026An Emirati dhow hijacked by Somali pirates last month has been abandoned in the Arabian Sea after the gang failed to use the vessel to attack other ships, security…

Jackson Garrett has commented on YouTube videos and Instagram posts before, but he says he’s never shared anything so heartfelt as what he wrote on the interactive map for Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project.The 18-year-old lives in Chaffey’s Lock, Ont., roughly 125 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa. It’s right in…

HOUSTON (AP) — Their dramatic grand finale fast approaching, Artemis II’s astronauts aimed for a splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first voyage to the moon in more than a half-century.The tension in Mission Control mounted as the miles melted away between the four returning astronauts…