Roughly 15,000 Quebec healthcare workers who are not fully vaccinated will reportedly be suspended without pay starting Friday. Health Minister Christian Dubé has asked all professional orders in the province’s health sector to suspend the license of workers who aren’t immunized, and in a tweet Monday he welcomed a decision[Read More…]

Germany’s largest mosque will be permitted to broadcast the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday afternoons, after an agreement between the city of Cologne and the Muslim community to ease restrictions, the city said on Monday. All 35 mosques in Cologne will now be permitted to broadcast the call[Read More…]

China’s military claimed Monday it has carried out beach landing and assault drills near Taiwan “in recent days” amid rising tensions with the island. Taiwan has recently complained of increased pressure from Beijing to accept Chinese rule in the democratic country. A Chinese military newspaper reported that the troops in[Read More…]

Amtrak has tweeted that several of their services have either stopped or “coupled together.” “Train 684 remains stopped north of Wells (WEM) due to an unforeseen crew change. Recrew is en route to the train. Updates to follow as more information becomes available.” They added, “Train 686 is currently stopped[Read More…]

The United States and the Taliban are holding their first talks this weekend since the US ended its 20-year military presence in Afghanistan in August. US officials were sent to meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar this weekend to discuss easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from[Read More…]

Delighted Sydney residents celebrated in the rain to celebrate the end of almost four months of lockdown on Monday. Sydney’s more than five million residents have been subjected to a 106-day lockdown, designed to limit the march of the highly transmissible Delta variant. New infections are now falling, New South[Read More…]

After 18 months of being locked up by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo is gradually opening up, thanks in part to open-air coworking spaces. Once the domain of internet startups, these coworking businesses have branched out to a wider client base while also moving from offices to[Read More…]

A senior member of the Victorian Police Force has quit over alleged ethical concerns related to political influence by Victorian premier Daniel Andrews and a declining relationship between serving officers and the general public. Acting Senior Sergeant Krystle Mitchell sat down with Matthew Wong from the independent media platform Discernable[Read More…]

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently announced that the group had agreed to a global corporate tax rate of 15 percent. “The landmark deal, agreed by 136 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90 percent of global GDP, will also reallocate more than USD 125 billion of profits[Read More…]

A car park in Germany decided to show its support to the LGBTQ community and migrants by painting a rainbow flag on one of its walls and reserving specific parking spots. The authorities claim that they reserved parking spots especially for the LGBT drivers and migrants as they have a[Read More…]