April 28, 2015 By Thomas Walkom It gets less attention than the Mike Duffy trial. It’s not as weird as Alberta’s election campaign which, according to some polls,…
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$50,000 in emergency support following earthquake in Nepal (PR Newswire)
TORONTO, April 28, 2015 /CNW/ – Sun Life Financial announced today it will contribute $50,000 to support relief efforts for those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25th. The…
WFP Rushes Food And Relief Supplies To Nepal Earthquake Survivors
WFP is mobilising aid for Nepal at UN Humanitarian Response Depots around the world, such as this one in Dubai. Copyright: WFP/Victoria Cavanagh KATHMANDU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…
Ocean Recovery Alliance Facilitates Hong Kong's first Revolutionary "Go Green" Bottle (PR Newswire)
HONG KONG, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ocean Recovery Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to reduce our collective plastic footprint for the improved health of the ocean and our communities, today announced…
Hamas denies recruiting Malaysia based students
NNA – Palestinian faction Hamas has dismissed claims by Israel’s Shin Bet internal security Agency that its was “recruiting” Palestinian students studying in Malaysia. “The Shin Bet’s accusations are baseless; they are…
Disillusioned EU Parliament passes new biofuel rules (dpa German Press Agency)
Strasbourg, France (dpa) – The European Union moved within reach Tuesday of new rules meant to limit the use of crop-based biofuels, even as legislators admitted that the policies are bound to…
Vietnam and the U.S. test their hard-won friendship (The Washington Times)
April 28, 2015 By GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) – After tanks from communist North Vietnam burst through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon 40 years ago…
Yong Soo Lee, Japan World War II 'comfort woman,' demands Shinzo Abe apology (The Washington Times)
April 28, 2015 By Valerie Richardson When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his historic address Wednesday before a joint session of Congress, most in the audience will…