Tag: Canada
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President Trump, FIFA chief discuss how to make women’s football ‘more equitable’
The United States Women’s National Team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year and following their historic win, the discussion has quickly turned towards equal pay with the men’s team.
September 10, 2019 -
I could’ve played better: Serena Williams post US Open final defeat
The Canadian teen clinched the first set 6-3. Although Serena Williams put up a better show in the second set, Andreescu eventually bagged the set 7-5.
September 8, 2019 -
Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Dorian hits in Canada
The storm's estimated maximum sustained winds were 100 mph (155 km/h) when it made landfall 15 miles (25 km) south of Halifax, according to the National Hurricane Center. Dorian is moving northeast at 30 mph.
September 8, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson, Donald Trump discuss global trade ahead of G7 meeting
A statement from the prime minister's office said that they "looked forward to speaking further" at the G7 summit in France.
August 24, 2019 -
Canadian consulate in HK halts China visits
On Tuesday, the UK Foreign Office expressed “extreme concern” over reports that a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained at the Chinese border.
August 23, 2019 -
Brendon McCullum announces retirement from all forms of cricket
In effect, this would mean that he will also not be available for the forthcoming Euro T20 slam.
August 6, 2019 -
Amid ongoing trade war, China no longer top trading partner of US
After coming to power, Trump has imposed 25 per cent import tariff on Chinese products worth USD 250 billion.
August 3, 2019 -
US coach Ellis to step down after consecutive World Cup titles
Ellis was appointed in 2014 and led the team to their first World Cup victory in 16 years in 2015. Last month, US retained their title with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands.
July 31, 2019 -
Canadian citizen detained in China amid diplomatic tensions
After Meng’s arrest, China detained two Canadians, accusing them of involvement in stealing state secrets.
July 14, 2019 -
Donald Trump promises to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest
"As you know, for years and years other nations paid less for drugs than we do, sometimes by 60 per cent, 70 per cent," he said.
July 6, 2019 -
On Reading Literature
The end of the age of reading literature will become a reality unless we do something to preserve it. Can we really afford to have future generations grow up online without the intellectual and emotional enrichment that reading literary works offer? If we let generations to believe that carnal reading is all there is and not encourage them to engage in the spiritual reading that literature demands, we will deprive them of an enlightening and exhilarating experience that will help expand them as human beings.
June 30, 2019 -
Australian student feared detained in North Korea
In a statement, Sigley's family said there was no confirmation yet that he had been arrested.
June 27, 2019 -
Mike Pompeo asks Pakistan to do more on religious freedom
Releasing an annual report on international religious freedom, Pompeo estimated that more than 40 others were serving life sentences or facing execution for blasphemy in Pakistan.
June 22, 2019 -
Kolkata based creative studio bags creative challenge
Of all the said locations, the Kolkata based creative studio chose to portray the beauty that Canada brings out through as a nation.
June 21, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Canada edge past Cameroon 1-0
Kadeisha Buchanan who plays centre back for her country, scored the match winning goal for Canada in the 45th minute of the match.
June 11, 2019 -
Earth and the World
In 2017 alone, there were 2,726 deaths in India that were directly related to extreme weather-related developments ~heat waves, storms, floods and drought. India suffered an economic loss of about $13.8 billion that year, the Global Climate Risk Index 2019 has stated.
June 5, 2019 -
TOEFL to undergo revamp from Aug with shorter duration, options of choosing best scores
"We are also introducing a feature called 'MyBest scores' which will combine test takers' best scores for each section from all valid TOEFL scores from the previous two years. The option will allow test takers to show their best overall test performance to institutions making important admissions decisions."
May 28, 2019