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Trump backs off threat over Greenland!
In a whiplash-inducing U-turn, US President Donald Trump suddenly dropped his insistence on taking control of Greenland, hours after laying out at great length his rationale for ownership of the Arctic Island. CBC News reports that Trump had stuck to a take-it-or-leave-it position on Greenland. He insisted that nothing short of the US owning the Danish territory would address…
Seoul’s population outflow slows as youth migration reverses course!
Photo credit; Asia News Network Seoul has consistently seen more people in their 20s and 30s move in than relocate to other regions over the past 24 years, while the overall decline in the number of people leaving the capital has slowed. The Korea Times reports that the Seoul Metropolitan Government released the data on Thursday, based…
Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood gets another social housing project!
Photo credit: Toronto Today After just over a year, a 551-unit apartment building, Dunn House, was opened in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood; a similar project will be sited there. direct access to doctors Toronto Today reports that Dunn House is the first social housing project in Toronto’s housing history to offer residents a roof over their heads, along with direct…
The world goes into “water bankruptcy”!
Photo credit: Instagram “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink!” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. The world has entered an era of global “water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. CNN reports that water waste problems afflict regions worldwide: Kabul may be on course to become…
Frigid temperatures expected in Toronto!
Photo credit: CBC Environment Canada forecasts the temperature in Toronto this week will be significantly cold, with temperatures expected to drop to -15 C at times. The freezing temperatures come after a snowstorm walloped Toronto last week, resulting in the Don Valley Parkway and Finch West LRT temporarily shutting down, as well as schools and buses being…
US sends military aircraft to Greenland!
Photo credit: The Guardian The United States has deployed a North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) aircraft to Greenland as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s move to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory. The Week reports that NORAD said the aircraft would soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base to support a range of long-planned activities. The…
Nigerian Imam who saved Christians dies at 90!
Photo credit: BBC A Nigerian Imam who gained international attention fr saving 262 Christians during an outbreak of violence has died at the age of 90. The man, AbubakaAbdullahi, had been suffering from a heart condition and was being treated in a hospital. Unfortunately, he died last Thursday. The year was 2018, and Abdullahi had…