Canada extends ban on foreign ownership of housing by two years
By Reuter Canada is facing a housing affordability crisis which has been blamed on an increase in migrants and international students, fueling demand for homes just as rising costs have slowed construction.
Wagner head suggests his mercenaries headed for Moscow to take on army leadership
By Reuter Russian local officials said a military convoy was on the main motorway linking the southern part of European Russia, bordering Ukraine, with Moscow, and warned residents to avoid it.
Pandemic’s origins obscured by lack of Chinese data - WHO panel
By Reuter The missing data, especially from China, where the first cases were reported in December 2019, meant it was not possible to identify exactly how the virus was first transmitted to humans.
Venezuelan man, crowned world’s oldest, marks 113th birthday Friday
By Reuter Perez Mora became the world’s oldest person after Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, who was born on February 11, 1909 in Spain, died in January aged 112 years and 341 days old.
Top carbon emitters fall short on climate risk disclosure, report says
By Reuter The report was released ahead of the next round of global climate talks in Glasgow in November, where countries are expected to accelerate efforts to limit global warming.
Elle Fanning on the spell of Maleficent
By Reuter At just 16 years of age, Elle Fanning has spent nearly 90 percent of her life in the movie business, having made her debut as a 2-year-old, younger version of her actress sibling Dakota Fann
Coldplay keeps Mariah Carey from topping Billboard 200
By Reuter British rockers Coldplay retained the top spot on the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, holding off new entries from Mariah Carey and Austin Mahone.