Category: World
A Call to End Gambling Ads as Athletes and Celebrities Are Shut Out of Them
With the hockey season winding down, many Canadians have two things on their minds: their teams’ playoff chances and a barrage of television ads for…
Ukraine’s First Lady and Navalny’s Widow Decline State of the Union Invitation
Follow live updates on Biden’s State of the Union address. Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, declined a White House invitation to attend President Biden’s State…
Panama Bars Ex-President Martinelli From Election
Panama’s electoral tribunal disqualified former President Ricardo Martinelli from running in the May presidential election in light of a 10-year sentence he received for money…
Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say
It’s not that there is anything bad about your hair, the police officer politely explained to the young Black man as commuters streamed past in…
White Island Volcano Victims Awarded Compensation
More than four years after dozens of people were injured or killed in a devastating volcanic eruption on White Island, off the coast of New…
Belmopan, Belize’s Capital, Is a City of Brutalist Calm
Mention Belmopan, Belize’s capital that sits deep in the country’s interior, and many Belizeans will belittle the city as a bastion of pencil-pushing bureaucrats that’s…
Tuesday Briefing: Hungary Approved Sweden’s NATO Bid
Hungary approved Sweden’s NATO bid After more than a year and a half of stalling, Hungary’s Parliament voted yesterday to approve Sweden as a new…
Few Good Solutions as Home Affordability Plummets
Charles St-Arnaud, the chief economist at Alberta Central, the central bank for the province’s credit unions, started out his inquiry with a simple question: How…
Inside the Hospitals Treating Brain Injuries in Ukraine
Mykhaylo Bielov, 31, a soldier with Ukraine’s national guard, was defending the eastern city of Bakhmut on Dec. 31, 2022, when a Russian grenade exploded…
As Latin America’s Prison Population Explodes, Gangs Seize Control
Ecuador’s military was sent in to seize control of the country’s prisons last month after two major gang leaders escaped and criminal groups quickly set…