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Although associated with Central and South America, and once exclusive to those regions, Chagas disease has begun to spread around the world. Symptoms are typically mild to begin with, and may remain so for many, but can develop into life-threatening conditions such as heart failure. The infection is linked to an insect known as a…
Today, I am taking steps to impose additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials determined to be substantially involved in the formulation or execution of policies related to access for foreigners to Tibetan Areas, pursuant to the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018. For far too long, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has refused to…
Toronto may have missed the worst of an ice storm this weekend that left nearly 400,000 Ontarians around the city without power, but Environment Canada is now warning of heavy rains expected to hit the city mid-week. A total of 30 to 50 millimetres of rain is expected to fall on Toronto Wednesday, with Environment Canada warning…
Watch out for Richard Roma. Top man among the bottom feeders at a scammy Chicago real estate agency, he has a hypnotic come-on and a dizzying spiel. Identifying your vulnerabilities with forensic accuracy, he’ll lance them with a blunt needle. (“You think you’re queer?” he asks one mark. “I’m going to tell you something: We’re…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Kelowna, B.C., will not re-instate a business licence for a short-term rental home that has garnered more than 50 complaints since 2021. Council voted unanimously to follow staff’s recommendation and not reinstate the business licence for 381 Viewcrest Crt. “This has been an ordeal…
Joe Grinsteiner is a gregarious online personality who touts the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. In a recent Facebook video, he produced a tube of veterinary-grade ivermectin paste — the kind made for deworming horses. He gave the tube a squeeze. Then he licked a slug of the stuff, and gulped. “Yum,” Mr. Grinsteiner said in the…
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, who was impeached in December over his failed attempt to impose martial law, will learn on Friday whether he will be formally removed from office or returned to power, the nation’s top court said on Tuesday. Suspense was building in South Korea as the country waited for…
Erling Haaland sustained an ankle injury© AFP Manchester City were dealt a major blow on Monday with leading scorer Erling Haaland set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury as the season reaches its climax. The 24-year-old Norwegian was injured in Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at Bournemouth….
The question posed to Wen Han, founder of the electric truck maker Windrose Technology, was a simple one: Is it accurate to call the firm a Chinese company? After some rambling, Mr. Han settled on an answer: “I would describe it as Chinese origin.” There’s a reason it felt like a trick question: Windrose’s investors…
The Israeli military said early Tuesday that it had conducted a strike on the southern outskirts of Beirut, the second attack near Lebanon’s capital in less than a week. Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire in November, raising hopes that Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades could be over. But the recent strikes have prompted…
