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Oil prices edge higher as investors eye Trump-XI meeting amid Iran war
Photo credit: The Economic Times Oil prices edged up Thursday as investors awaited a meeting between US President Donaald Trump and Chinese President XI Jinping later in the day, as traders focused on the Iran war. Business Standard reports that Brent crude futures were up 13 cents, or 0.12 per cent, to $1o05.76 a barrel by 0015 GMT,…
Cuba runs out of fuel and diesel
Photo credit: Arise News Under a continuing US blockade, Cuba has absolutely no reserves of diesel or fuel oil, said the country’s energy minister “We have no fuel oil, no diesel,” Vicente de La o Levy was quoted as saying by local media. “We have absolutely no fuel (oil), and absolutely no diesel,” Energy Minister Vincent…
Canada’s largest Indigenous dance performance comes to town
On Friday night, the past and present will merge at the S|t. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Toronto Today reports that 110 Indigenous youths will don colourful costumes and express themselves through traditional dance with a modern twist. These dancers travelled to Toronto from all over the country this week to participate in Canada’s largest…
EU prepares for landmark talks with Taliban on migrant deportations
Photo credit: Euractiv The European Commission is planning an unprecedented first meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels to discuss deporting Afghan migrants back to the Taliban-controlled country. United24 Media reports that commision spokesman Markus Lammert confirmed that the EU executive and the Swedish Justice Ministry have sent a letter to the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to inquire…
Ukraine and Canada to have a drone deal
Photo credit: Global News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada, though the government offered no confirmation of such an agreement Tuesday. The Canadian Press reports that Zelenskyy wrote on a social media post on Monday that: “We have also begun preparations for the drone deal with Canada….
81-year-old Museveni sworn in as Uganda’s President
Photo credit: Diamond 88.5 FM Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive time as the President of Uganda. He was sworn in Tuesday for another five years. Army chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son and presumptive heir, oversaw rehearsals of the military parade that animated the inauguration of Museveni, with Russian-made Sukhoi…
Toronto lab grows tiny human hearts
Photo credit: Facebook Mkilica Radisic, a professor at the University of Toronto and one of the world’s leading tissue engineers is leading a lab that transforms human stem cells into microscopic organs: tiney beating hearts, kidneys t5he size of sesame seeds, lungs smaller than a grain of rice. Toronto Today reports that with the help of AI-powered…