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Air Canada boss in hot water over lack of French proficiency

Posted on November 5, 2021 by News Desk

Montreal, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):The chief executive of Canada’s flagship airline, Air Canada, apologized Thursday for his lack of French proficiency after the revelation landed him in hot water in Quebec — a staunch defender of the language of Moliere. Michael Rousseau pledged he would work […]

Source for dossier tying Trump 2016 to Russia arrested

Posted on November 5, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):A Russia expert who was a key source for the explosive dossier by former British spy Christopher Steele that purportedly documented ties between Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Moscow was arrested Thursday, the US Justice Department said. Igor Danchenko, a consultant […]

UK man admits 1987 murders, scores of necrophilia crimes

Posted on November 5, 2021 by News Desk

London, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):A hospital electrician in Britain pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering then sexually assaulting two women in 1987 before, decades later, carrying out scores of sex attacks on corpses in mortuaries. David Fuller admitted strangling 25-year-old Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce, 20, in […]

Death toll in Lagos high-rise collapse rises to 36: emergency services

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Lagos, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):The death toll in a collapsed high-rise in an upscale area of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos has risen to 36, the emergency services said Thursday. “So far, 36 people — 33 males and three females — have been confirmed dead, while there […]

One migrant dead, one missing as 400 plucked from Channel

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Lille, France, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):One migrant died and one went missing as more than 400 were rescued after their vessels sank in the Channel en route to Britain, French authorities said on Thursday. “More than 400 people were saved. Unfortunately, despite efforts, one is missing […]

Bali ‘suitcase murder’ accomplice arrested in US after return

Posted on November 4, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):A Chicago woman who spent seven years jailed in Bali for helping kill her mother at a luxury hotel was arrested Wednesday upon her return from Indonesia, the Justice Department said. Heather Mack, 26, was taken into custody when she arrived at […]

At least five dead in cargo plane crash over Siberia

Posted on November 4, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):A Russian cargo plane crash landed and caught fire in Siberia on Wednesday leaving no survivors among five to seven people believed to be on board, local authorities said. The Antonov An-12 aircraft “disappeared from radars” during its final approach outside the […]

Israeli strikes hit Syria targets: monitor

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Beirut, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Israeli air strikes hit positions held by the Syrian government near Damascus overnight, a war monitor said on Wednesday. Syrian state news agency SANA confirmed the raids and said they caused only material damage. “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with […]

London killings spark surge in women’s self-defence classes

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

London, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):On a dark autumn evening, first-timers arriving for self-defence classes at Urban Fit and Fearless are asked if they have had any past traumas before they start training. After a series of high-profile murders of women in London in recent months, the […]

Leaked SMS sharpens Australia-France subs row

Posted on November 3, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):France on Tuesday accused Australia of using “very inelegant methods” after a text message sent by President Emmanuel Macron to Australian leader Scott Morrison was leaked in an apparent bid to imply that he knew about the collapse of a major submarine […]

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Air Canada boss in hot water over lack of French proficiency

Source for dossier tying Trump 2016 to Russia arrested

UK man admits 1987 murders, scores of necrophilia crimes

Death toll in Lagos high-rise collapse rises to 36: emergency services

One migrant dead, one missing as 400 plucked from Channel

Bali ‘suitcase murder’ accomplice arrested in US after return

At least five dead in cargo plane crash over Siberia

Israeli strikes hit Syria targets: monitor

London killings spark surge in women’s self-defence classes

Leaked SMS sharpens Australia-France subs row

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