Category Archives: Social
French far right beaten in regional elections
PARIS (AP) — Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to France’s far right in regional elections Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning control of a region for the first time and slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential contest next
The Latest: South Africa resumes restrictions to fight surge
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended nightly curfew as it fights a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases.
Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Lil Nas X set for BET Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday’s BET Awards will be packed with performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X and H.E.R., a tribute to late rapper DMX and a dedication to Queen Latifah’s acclaimed career.
Bangkok, 9 provinces restrict movements to curb rising cases
BANGKOK (AP) — Faced with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, the Thai capital on Sunday announced a ban on indoor dining and gatherings of more than 20 people, in addition to the closure of construction sites and the sealing
Solar lights placed next to each unmarked grave at former residential school site
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — Members of the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan spent Saturday morning placing solar-powered lights next to each of the 751 unmarked graves near the site of a former residential school. A vigil was planned for later in
Yellowknife’s Rotary Club cancels Canada Day parade to respect Indigenous community
YELLOWKNIFE — The service group that was organizing the Canada Day parade in the capital of the Northwest Territories has cancelled the event due to recent news of unmarked grave sites that are believed to contain Indigenous children's remains. Rotary ...
Court tosses lawsuits against store in Texas church killing
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court says survivors and relatives of those killed in a 2017 mass killing at a church can't sue a sporting goods chain for selling the gunman the rifle used in the attack.
Seattle hits record high amid Pacific Northwest heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Government officials, wildlife managers and utility workers across the Pacific Northwest were trying to keep people and animals safe as a historic heat wave scorched the region Saturday.
Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of alleged negligence by a retired archbishop of Krakow who had served as personal secretary to
UK virus cases hit highest since Feb 5 amid ‘grab a jab’
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. on Saturday recorded its most new coronavirus infections since early February as the National Health Service ran a “grab a jab” initiative to further drive up vaccination rates.
