Posts by Amelia Frost
Charging Scheffler Closes On British Open Lead
[ad_1] Scottie Scheffler ignited his bid for a maiden British Open title by surging to within one shot of the clubhouse lead held by 2023 champion Brian Harman and China’s Li Haotong at Royal Portrush on Friday. The world number one brushed aside a brief heavy rain shower to pour in four birdies on the…
Read MoreNew Clashes Rock Syria’s Druze Heartland As Tribal Fighters Reinforce Bedouin
[ad_1] Armed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure. The United Nations called for an end to the “bloodshed” and demanded an “independent” investigation of the violence, which has claimed nearly 600 lives…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor, July 18: ‘Elbows up didn’t do us much good’
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters Published Jul 18, 2025 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A participant displays a sign at the Elbows Up United Rally held at Dieppe Park in…
Read MoreSharaa’s Pullout From Syria Druze Heartland Exposes Shaky Leadership
[ad_1] Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria’s Druze heartland — a move that exposes the interim leader’s weakness just as he sought to assert control. Since seizing office in December after ousting longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad, Sharaa has worked to recast himself from jihadist to statesman, even earning praise…
Read MoreTrump’s Budget Hacksaw Leaves Public Broadcasting On Precipice
[ad_1] Hundreds of television and radio stations across the United States risk seeing their resources evaporate, after President Donald Trump prevailed Friday in scrapping federal funding for public broadcasting. The cuts follow Trump’s accusations of ideological bias and will deal a bitter blow to information dissemination nationwide, including rural areas with limited news resources. At…
Read MoreUS Congress Approves $9 Bn In Trump Cuts To Foreign Aid, Public Media
[ad_1] US Republicans early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just the start of broader efforts by Congress to slash the federal budget. The cuts achieve only a tiny fraction of the $1 trillion in annual savings that tech billionaire…
Read MoreMisbehaving Monks: Sex Scandal Shakes Thai Buddhist Faithful
[ad_1] Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with thousands…
Read MoreUK ‘Princes In The Tower’ Murder Probe Clears Richard III
[ad_1] It is one of history’s most intriguing “murders” — the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London. Nearly 200 years after they disappeared, two small skeletons were found in a wooden box at the historic tower and reburied at Westminster Abbey. The remains were believed, but…
Read MoreFrom Antarctica To Brussels, Hunting Climate Clues In Old Ice
[ad_1] In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet’s changing climate. Trapped inside the cylindrical icicles are tiny air bubbles that can provide a snapshot of what the earth’s atmosphere looked like back then.…
Read MoreIn Rural Canadian Town, New Risk Of Measles Deepens Vaccine Tensions
[ad_1] In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine skepticism that arose during Covid have intensified with the reemergence of measles. Canada, which officially eradicated measles in 1998, has registered over 3,500 cases this year and the United States is…
Read MoreJapan Rice Prices Double, Raising Pressure On PM
[ad_1] Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. The price of the grain already rocketed 101 percent year-on-year in May, having jumped 98.4 percent in April and more than 92.5 percent in March. Overall, Japan’s…
Read MoreEngland Reach Euro 2025 Semis After Shootout Win Over Sweden
[ad_1] England roared into the semi-finals of Women’s Euro 2025 on Thursday after coming back from two goals down and then beating Sweden 3-2 in a chaotic penalty shoot-out to continue their title defence. Smilla Holmberg blasted over from the spot to settle the shootout drama in Zurich after the match finished 2-2 thanks to…
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