Posts by Amelia Frost
Letters to the Editor, July 20, 2025: ‘We’ve got your back, Alberta’
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters Most of us in Atlantic Canada fully support what Alberta stands for and how important your province is to our national economy. Published Jul 20, 2025 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or…
Read MoreAnxious Relatives Await News From Vietnam Wreck Rescue
[ad_1] Relatives anxiously sat beside ambulances on the wharf of one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist sites on Sunday, waiting for news of loved ones who were on a tourist boat that capsized killing dozens. Fruits and flowers were laid on the coast for the 37 killed in the wreckage on Saturday in what some…
Read MoreHanoi Scooter Riders Baulk At Petrol-powered Bikes Ban
[ad_1] Vietnam’s plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital’s green transition. “Of course everyone wants a better environment,” said housewife Dang Thuy Hanh, baulking at the 80 million dong ($3,000) her family would spend replacing their…
Read MoreJapan Sees Bright Future For Ultra-thin, Flexible Solar Panels
[ad_1] Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China’s dominance of the sector. Pliable perovskite panels are perfect for mountainous Japan, with its shortage of flat plots for traditional solar farms. And a key component of the…
Read MoreDriver Charged After Plowing Into Los Angeles Nightclub Crowd, Injuring 30
[ad_1] A driver was charged with assault after plowing into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver before he was detained by authorities. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, was charged on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Los Angeles…
Read MoreJensen Huang, AI Visionary In A Leather Jacket
[ad_1] Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia. The unassuming 62-year-old draws stadium crowds of more than 10,000 people as his company’s products push the boundaries of artificial intelligence. Chips designed by Nvidia, known…
Read MoreRestoring Sea Floor After Mining May Not Be Possible, Researchers Warn
[ad_1] Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it’s unclear if it’s possible to restore damaged sea floor ecosystems — or how long it would take. One of the last wild zones on the planet, the sea floor is a coveted frontier for companies and countries eager…
Read MoreSunbears To Elephants: Life At A Thai Wildlife Hospital
[ad_1] The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him. Yong, a pig-tailed macaque rescued from a life harvesting coconuts, was being treated at Thailand’s only NGO-run wildlife hospital. He is one of dozens of animals treated each…
Read MoreDozens Dead In Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks
[ad_1] Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations. The tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam’s famed Ha Long Bay was lashed by a storm on Saturday in one of the UNESCO World Heritage site’s deadliest…
Read MoreUsyk Knocks Out Dubois To Become Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion
[ad_1] Oleksandr Usyk cemented his status as the outstanding heavyweight of his generation with an emphatic fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois in their undisputed world title bout at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Victory saw Ukraine’s Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC and WBO champion added his British…
Read MoreJapan PM Faces Reckoning In Upper House Election
[ad_1] Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads. With many Japanese hurt by rising prices, especially for rice, opinion polls suggest that Ishiba’s governing coalition could lose its majority in the upper house.…
Read MoreClashes, Homes Torched In South Syria’s Sweida Despite Ceasefire
[ad_1] Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria’s Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to “slaughter” residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted. Just hours earlier, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had announced an immediate ceasefire, but Bedouins and tribal fighters who are allied with the Syrian authorities pushed on…
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