David Cummings (new window) · CBC News Over six years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the federal government is still trying to track down billions of dollars sent to Canadians who were later found to be ineligible for benefits. According to a report from Maytree, a think-tank and advocacy gro»»»

Kim Sung-soo, a nominee for Supreme Court justice, appears at a confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on Monday. (Yonhap) The National Assembly's "superweek" of seven Cabinet confirmation hearings kicked off Monday, with the main opposition People Power Party vowing to push out embattl»»»

A judicial officer cannot raise his voice against judges or tell a court that it was responsible for its own failure to fill sanctioned posts, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, as it declined to stay criminal contempt proceedings against a senior Maharashtra judicial officer accused of adopting a»»»

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Wednesday described India’s continued support for capacity building and professional development of its armed forces as an “important investment” in the future of bilateral defence cooperation, while calling for a deeper maritime security partner»»»

New figures released today, showed that the number of young people in the UK who are not in work or education has reportedly fallen below 1 million. The decline marks a significant variation in the number of young people currently outside employment and education. The figures hit their highest leve»»»

KUWAIT: Introducing Kuwaiti Sign Language as an optional subject in schools was among the ideas discussed by participants at Fatma’s Gathering this Saturday, where conversations regularly extend beyond the weekly meetings to issues of accessibility, communication and how the language can become mor»»»

Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide and the deaths of children. Discretion is advised. Quebec’s youth protection system is facing renewed scrutiny after reports of the deaths of three children connected to Montreal’s Batshaw Youth and Family Centres prompted opposition criticism and »»»

The incident has divided opinion online, with some internet users criticising the teenagers for impropriety and disrespecting local customs, while others said the Thai woman reacted too harshly. (TikTok screenshot) BANGKOK: A viral video of a Thai woman confronting a group of noisy Italian teenager»»»

SEMARANG, KOMPAS — In recent years, several congregants of the Beth-El Tabernacle Church of Christ Alpha Omega or GBT KAO in Leyangan Village, East Ungaran District, Semarang Regency, Central Java, who attempted to establish a church, reported being obstructed by various parties. On Wednesday (15/7»»»

ScienceGermanyBrain tumors: New vaccine offers patients hope for more timeJulia VerginA new therapy offers people with seemingly incurable brain tumors scope for hope: It could slow the progression of the disease and extend patients' lives. https://p.dw.com/p/5GhnnBrain tumors have an almost 100% c»»»

Nicholas Rossi, 38, who was accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S., has died. A man who was accused of faking his own death and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S. has died after he was taken to a hospital from a Utah prison, authorities »»»

0 Nicholas Rossi, the convicted rapist and fugitive who infamously faked his own death to evade US justice, has died in a Utah hospital at age 38. According to an official statement by the Utah Department of Corrections, Rossi passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 8:32 PM from complications of»»»

(June 26): As the class of 2026 join the race to find jobs, unemployed college graduates in Singapore are taking a last-ditch shot at getting ahead: temporary government-funded gigs that earn them half the median first paycheck. The government’s Graduate Industry Traineeships, known as GRIT, offer »»»

SINGAPORE: An ongoing restructuring in professional and knowledge-intensive sectors drove a notable shift in layoffs among degree holders in the first quarter of 2026, with the incidence of retrenchment rising sharply for this group, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) said on Monday (Jun 15). The incidenc»»»

Greece’s digital government platform gov.gr is more than a successful digital reform — it is proof that the country can transform long-standing weaknesses into strengths, Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said during an event marking six years since its launch. In his sp»»»

Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence. Published on 10 June 2026 in ISS Today By Chandré Gould Senior Research Fellow, Justice and Violence Prevention T»»»

Imagine the following scenarios: A surgeon prepares to amputate a patient’s foot to save his life, but the patient refuses the procedure. His decline in thinking and memory raises doubts about his ability to consent, and he has no family or friends to help with the decision. A 17-year-old declines »»»

A Nigerian man, Adepoju Salako, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in the United States for his involvement in a wire fraud scheme linked to the 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend programme in Alaska. Salako, 33, who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Tuesday afte»»»

A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence — nearly 42 years — to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, wh»»»

MADRID — A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a government airline bailout. The National Court in Madrid is probing possible financial wrongdoing in connection with the Spanish government»»»

SINGAPORE - More fathers are stepping out of full-time work to look after their children amid a gradual rise in paternal involvement at home. The number of stay-at-home dads outside the labour force has risen from about 1,900 in 2022 to 3,000 in 2025, based on data from the Ministry of Manpower’s a»»»

DHAKA, May 13 — Bangladesh’s once-praised family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages, raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries. For decades, the South Asian nation was hailed as a success for slashing birth »»»

Bangladesh’s once-praised family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages, raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries. For decades, the South Asian nation was hailed as a success for slashing birth rates through an»»»

THE HAGUE - An airplane carrying passengers and part of the crew from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, where the Andes virus was detected, arrived at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands on Sunday evening, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) confirmed. The gr»»»

A veteran TV network president has died after privately fighting a 'series of undisclosed health issues.' Joni Lamb, president and founder of evangelical broadcaster Daystar Television Network, passed away Thursday at the age of 65 after her health drastically deteriorated following a back injury. »»»

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's former right-hand man takes the stand on Wednesday as a key suspect in a corruption trial that has cast doubt on the Socialist-led government's future. The trial of Jose Luis Abalos is just one of several investigations into alleged corruption by Sanch»»»

Abbey’s Productions launches a cinematic campaign with Al Watan Baqee (The Homeland Remains) KUWAIT CITY, April 16: Abbey’s Productions, the trailblazing media house led by Sheikha Abrar Khaled Al Sabah, has officially announced the launch of a definitive cinematic campaign designed to galvanize th»»»

Health workers and rights advocates say co-payments, set to take effect on May 1, amount to 'de facto denial of care'. Toronto, Canada – Rallies have been held across Canada urging the government to reverse planned cuts to a healthcare programme for refugees and asylum seekers. Dozens of people dem»»»

A healthcare expert said that while respiratory infections in the country have become more manageable through vaccinations, patients often hesitate to get them due to out-of-pocket costs.In a media conference on Tuesday, infectious diseases ... »»»

There are no plans to introduce COVID-like measures to deal with the energy crisis unfolding due to the continued Middle East escalation, the Irish deputy prime minister said on Monday. The scale of the energy crisis is greater than the world has ever seen, but there are no supply concerns in Irela»»»