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The Indigenous genocide by British-Canada: The discovery of mass unmarked graves in Canada has Indigenous people asking: how many more?

The Indigenous genocide by British-Canada: The discovery of mass unmarked graves in Canada has Indigenous people asking: how many more?

Just like in Australia, The genocide of Canadian Natives children in residential schools was appalling – and racial injustices persist.

Pulitzers Honor Darnella Frazier Who Recorded George Floyd Murder

Pulitzers Honor Darnella Frazier Who Recorded George Floyd Murder

MSNBC's Brian Williams shares the details of Danella Frazier, the young woman who recorded the video of George Floyd's death that altered history, being awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.

Decoding the Queen's colorful style

Decoding the Queen's colorful style

As Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the Queen is both a cherished and consistent part of public life -- her image synonymous with stability and tradition to the British people.

Quote of the Day

Everyone has the right to make his own decisions, but none has the right to force his decision on others.
Ayn Rand

Queen uses SWORD to cut cake during Eden Project engagement

Queen uses SWORD to cut cake during Eden Project engagement

The monarch used the sword to cut a large cake marking the Big Lunch, which the Duchess of Cornwall is patron of.

NBC News Exclusive: Putin Responds To Being Called 'Killer' By Biden

NBC News Exclusive: Putin Responds To Being Called 'Killer' By Biden

My recommended answer: “I am a killer, I am killing for money. Because you are my friend, I would kill you for free”.

G7 leaders in Cornwall want to tackle inequality. Even people down the road aren't convinced

G7 leaders in Cornwall want to tackle inequality. Even people down the road aren't convinced

G7 leaders in Cornwall want to tackle inequality. Even people down the road aren't convinced

‘We are democratising the right to laziness’: the rise of on-demand grocery deliveries

‘We are democratising the right to laziness’: the rise of on-demand grocery deliveries

Companies are springing up all over the UK promising to deliver whatever you want in as little as 10 minutes. But what could we lose by never popping out for milk again?

Sir Elton John releases ‘lost’ first album recorded when he was 19

Sir Elton John releases ‘lost’ first album recorded when he was 19

Regimental Sgt Zippo is being released after 53 years

Banks Really Need to Change Their Business Model to Survive

Banks Really Need to Change Their Business Model to Survive

Branden Hampton looks into the current state of financial world; the challenges that banking is facing in the rise of cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), and how these technologies could completely remove the need for banks, ...

Queen Elizabeth hosts G7 leaders and spouses at eco-tourism site

Queen Elizabeth hosts G7 leaders and spouses at eco-tourism site

The event saw royals, world leaders and their spouses enjoying drinks at Cornwall’s Eden Project, an attraction that features the world’s largest indoor rainforest within giant domes.

This Remote Shou Sugi Ban Cabin Gets You Up Close to Iceland’s Volcanoes and Hot Springs

This Remote Shou Sugi Ban Cabin Gets You Up Close to Iceland’s Volcanoes and Hot Springs

Studio Heima’s Aska Cabin offers a minimalist retreat surrounded by geothermal wonders near the northern shore of Lake Mývatn in Iceland.

Europe reopens: Spain, France, Denmark and Greece welcome tourists

Europe reopens: Spain, France, Denmark and Greece welcome tourists

Spain, France and Denmark welcome international tourists, while cruising is back - but it's not plain sailing

Look Back at Adriana Lima's Early Modeling Career

Look Back at Adriana Lima's Early Modeling Career

On her 40th birthday, L’OFFICIEL revisits the beginning of Adriana Limas stratospheric rise as a young model in the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

Royal yacht: do we really need a floating gin palace?

Royal yacht: do we really need a floating gin palace?

Boris Johnson has said the £200 million replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia will promote “the best of British” exports and services globally. But plans to name the new commercial royal yacht the Prince Philip have been sunk by Buck...

Rich Millennials Have a Large Portion of Their Wealth in Crypto

Rich Millennials Have a Large Portion of Their Wealth in Crypto

47% of millennial millionaires have invested at least 25% of their wealth in the cryptocurrency market, according to CNBC survey.

Can making school streets traffic-free help keep children safe from air pollution?

Can making school streets traffic-free help keep children safe from air pollution?

Schools are trying to reduce the impact of dirty air on children’s health by temporarily closing streets to cars

Swallowed And Spat Out By A Humpback Whale. He Describes Those 30 Seconds

Swallowed And Spat Out By A Humpback Whale. He Describes Those 30 Seconds

"I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out," Michael Packard wrote on Facebook hours after his brush with the depths.

G-7 Leaders Vow No Pandemic Repeat

G-7 Leaders Vow No Pandemic Repeat

Leaders of the G-7 are set to sign the Carbis Bay Declaration, described as a “historic statement setting out a series of concrete commitments to prevent any repeat of the human and economic devastation wreaked by coronavirus.”

Dubai aims to become Start-Up capital of the world

Dubai aims to become Start-Up capital of the world

With unrivalled access to the globe, Dubai is seeking to make itself the start-up capital of the world. We meet the entrepreneurs, incubators and analysts to find out why the start-up ecosystem in the city is thriving.

21 June: End of England's Covid lockdown could be delayed by one month

21 June: End of England's Covid lockdown could be delayed by one month

The government is considering delaying the lifting of England's remaining Covid restrictions by up to four weeks, sources have told the BBC.

Virgin Atlantic explores 'flying taxi' partnership

Virgin Atlantic explores 'flying taxi' partnership

Virgin Atlantic is exploring whether it could launch a flying taxi service as part of a partnership with Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace.

Wrong D-Day? British Army mocked after accidentally recreating porn meme with WWII veteran couch photo

Wrong D-Day? British Army mocked after accidentally recreating porn meme with WWII veteran couch photo

The British Army faced a storm of mockery after posting a photo of one of the last living soldiers who participated in the 1944 Normandy landings, with the internet crowd finding it strikingly similar to a popular porn meme.

Dubai: These two pilots deliver tasty meals from the 'cloud'

Dubai: These two pilots deliver tasty meals from the 'cloud'

Peaford and Sen were among the pilots who were laid off when Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the aviation sector.

Expert says there are four basic ways to tell if a breakup is on the way

Expert says there are four basic ways to tell if a breakup is on the way

A relationship expert on TikTok says there are four things that have become normalised in relationships, but they’re actually bad signs.

Trip To Space With Jeff Bezos Sells For $28 Million: Blue Origin

Trip To Space With Jeff Bezos Sells For $28 Million: Blue Origin

The Bezos brothers will be joined by the winner of Saturday's charity auction, whose identity remains unknown, and by a fourth, as yet unnamed space tourist.

Lockdown warning: Britain may never get back freedom if June 21 is delayed

Lockdown warning: Britain may never get back freedom if June 21 is delayed

BRITAIN risks never getting back core freedoms if Boris Johnson delays the planned unlocking of the country on June 21, politicians and health experts have warned. The prime minister will tomorrow decide whether to delay the lifting of l...

EA: Gaming giant hacked and source code stolen

EA: Gaming giant hacked and source code stolen

Hackers have stolen valuable information from major game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), the company said.

PM pledges £430m for girls missing education amid aid row

PM pledges £430m for girls missing education amid aid row

Boris Johnson at the G7 summit has pledged £430m to improve education in some of the world's poorest countries - with girls' education a priority.

China, US diplomats clash over virus origin

China, US diplomats clash over virus origin

Top U.S. and Chinese diplomats appear to have had another sharply worded exchange, with Beijing saying it told the U.S. to cease interfering in its internal affairs and accusing it of politicizing the search for the origin of the COVID-1...

‘Still overvalued’: Pundits take shots at The Sun after Murdoch lists cash-hemorrhaging tabloid as worthless asset

‘Still overvalued’: Pundits take shots at The Sun after Murdoch lists cash-hemorrhaging tabloid as worthless asset

Rupert Murdoch has written down the value of The Sun to zero, meaning that the British tabloid is now worth less than the paper it’s printed on – delighting critics of the controversial media mogul.

Brazil's Bolsonaro Fined $100 For Maskless Motorcyle Rally In Sao Paulo

Brazil's Bolsonaro Fined $100 For Maskless Motorcyle Rally In Sao Paulo

Jair Bolsonaro regularly criticizes stay-at-home measures and face masks, instead touting medications such as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine despite studies showing they are ineffective against Covid.

Boris facing legal action for appointing Lord who made £500,000 donation

Boris facing legal action for appointing Lord who made £500,000 donation

The Prime Minister is facing legal action after he gave peerage to a billionaire party donor, despite an independent watchdog advising against it.

Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term

Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term

Facebook will let all employees who can work away from the office do so after the Covid pandemic is over.

Britain’s ‘Freedom Day’: Why easing of coronavirus restrictions may be delayed

Britain’s ‘Freedom Day’: Why easing of coronavirus restrictions may be delayed

Rapid spread of Delta variant hits lockdown end by at least a month; honour for Oxford vaccine scientist -- Prof. Sarah Gilbert

Could phone footage put Myanmar's leaders in jail?

Could phone footage put Myanmar's leaders in jail?

The UN is gathering video of state-sponsored violence in Myanmar to use as evidence in future trials.

'I miss airline meals so much I make them at home'

'I miss airline meals so much I make them at home'

Self-confessed aviation geek Nik Sennhauser misses air travel so much that he is recreating the inflight meals he once enjoyed to remind him of good times before the pandemic.

"We Need More": UN Joins Criticism Of G7 Global Covid Vaccine Pledge

"We Need More": UN Joins Criticism Of G7 Global Covid Vaccine Pledge

On the G7 Covid vaccine plan, head of UN Antonio Guterres said that the world needed to act "with with a logic, with a sense of urgency, and with the priorities of a war economy."

Gambler smashed £3,000 worth of betting machines after staff asked him to leave

Gambler smashed £3,000 worth of betting machines after staff asked him to leave

A gambler smashed up a betting shop because staff would not let him stay long enough to make his money back.

Blue Origin Auctions A Rocket Trip To Space With Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin Auctions A Rocket Trip To Space With Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin is planning a live auction on Saturday to conclude the month-long bidding process for a seat on the sightseeing trip to space next month with the company's founder, billionaire Amazon.com Inc executive Jeff Bezos.

Johnson hails Britain's 'indestructible' relationship with US

Johnson hails Britain's 'indestructible' relationship with US

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the UK-US relationship as "indestructible" after his first meeting with President Joe Biden ahead of the G7 leaders' summit, which opened on Friday.

E-bike sales boom despite high prices and confusing rules

E-bike sales boom despite high prices and confusing rules

On a warm and uncomfortably humid afternoon in Washington DC's sprawling Rock Creek Park, 53-year old Dutchman and former World Bank executive Gregory Maassen is swiftly biking up an exceptionally sharp incline - barely breaking a sweat ...

Germany's Merkel urges pragmatic approach to Northern Ireland

Germany's Merkel urges pragmatic approach to Northern Ireland

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for a “pragmatic solution” to disagreements over part of the Brexit deal that covers border issues with Northern Ireland.

United States follows Soviet Union’s path — Putin

United States follows Soviet Union’s path — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was convinced that the United States is following a typical scenario of an empire: confident of their unlimited power, empires create unnecessary problems for themselves until they can no longer c...

The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

The head of the World Health Organization has welcomed the vaccine-sharing announcements coming out of the Group of Seven summit but says “we need more, and we need them faster.”

Anti-Bitcoin Countries React To El Salvador's BTC Adoption

Anti-Bitcoin Countries React To El Salvador's BTC Adoption

A negative reaction to the “Bitcoin Law” passed by El Salvador and to its growing adoption was well to be expected. Mainstream media has been promoting news on BTC alleged negative environmental impact, its use for illicit activities, an...

UK PM stands firm on post-Brexit trade, calls for pragmatism

UK PM stands firm on post-Brexit trade, calls for pragmatism

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood firm in his position on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland in talks with French, German and European Union leaders on Saturday, urging "pragmatism and compromise" to find a solution.

Texas Reconfirms: State-chartered Banks Are Allowed to Custody Bitcoin

Texas Reconfirms: State-chartered Banks Are Allowed to Custody Bitcoin

The Texas Department of Banking issued a notice, again confirming that state-chartered banks are allowed provide bitcoin custody services.

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