Listen to this articleEstimated 6 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.The Crown has failed to prove William Majcher was taking steps to threaten an alleged B.C.-based fraudster at the behest of the Chinese government, a lawyer for the former Mountie told the judge overseeing Majcher’s foreign influence trial Monday.Veteran defender Ian Donaldson concluded his submissions in B.C. Supreme Court with a call for Majcher’s acquittal — telling Justice Martha Devlin that the Crown was asking her to take a…

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By&nbspEuronews Published on 01/05/2026 – 14:30 GMT+2 A vast fire is burning on Italy’s Monte Faeta, between the provinces of Pisa and Lucca, where flames continue to spread, fuelled by strong winds. The blaze has already destroyed about 800 hectares of woodland between Santa Maria del Giudice, Asciano and San…

The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets…

United States

Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe has received a hero’s welcome home in Kenya, with fans thronging the airport in Nairobi and the country’s president giving him cash and a car.Sawe posted the first-ever sub-two-hour marathon time of 1:59:30 when he won the London Marathon on Sunday, shattering one of athletics’ most…

Business & Money

US policy makers have two choices: strategic engagement or a spiral into irrelevancyJust three years after entering the auto market, the Chinese tech company Xiaomi has made no effort to temper expectations. Best known for challenging Apple and Samsung on smartphones, Xiaomi is now positioning its new-generation SU7 electric sedan…

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