The gunfire began at dawn on Friday in the town of al-Haffa on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. At first, Wala, a 29-year-old resident of the town, leaped off her bed to the corner of the room in her first-floor apartment, flattening herself as the rat-a-tat of gunshots sounded outside her bedroom window. When the commotion grew…
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Just over two months ago, MLB star Juan Soto signed a historic contract. A couple of weeks ago, he joined the New York Mets in Florida for spring training. The 15-year, $765 million deal he signed was the most lucrative contract in professional sports history. In mid-February, Soto still seemed to be processing the life-changing…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 7, 2025 1:44 pm Updated March 7, 2025 2:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Buffy Sainte-Marie has lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize honours and her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as arts organizations respond to a…
At Le Bouillon Chartier in Paris, the recipe for a perfect beef Bourguignon involves beef, carrots, wine, butter and “coquillettes,” a tiny macaroni-shaped pasta. It is cooked for at least three hours. And it must be affordable, so the price cannot be more than 10 euros a dish. Since 1896, the belle epoque eatery has…
He is the Taxman of Kabul, a bearded, black-turbaned Talib with a genial manner and the calculating mind of a computer-savvy accountant. As director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi has the unenviable task of raising revenue for the government of a wretchedly poor, isolated nation. From his perch behind an enormous…
The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing. The DOJ first proposed that Google should sell Chrome last year, under then-President Joe Biden, but it seems to be sticking with that plan under the second Trump administration. The department is, however,…
A formerly “puny” man could not find anyone tall enough to guard him. A few years into his professional career, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needed to add post-up drills to his summer routine. His trainers, far from the typical troop that surrounds an NBA superstar, couldn’t meet the criteria. Gilgeous-Alexander spends his summers in Hamilton, Ontario, near…
8 March 2025 Sarah Michelle Gellar feels “lucky” to be married to Freddie Prinze Jr. Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar have been married since 2002 The 47-year-old actress and the Hollywood star – who turned 49 on Saturday (08.03.25) – tied the knot back in 2002, and Sarah has taken to social media…
