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Ontario students return to online learning
Students in northern Ontario - and elementary students in southern Ontario - will learn remotely this week. On Dec. 21, the Government of Ontario announced a new lockdown and with it came the provision that schools would remain closed for at least a week following the holiday break. [Full Article...]
Iraqis Mark Anniversary of Top Iranian General’s Assassination
But in the run-up to Trump's departure from office, Iraqi militia officials have mostly appeared to want to rein in any possibility of escalation, condemning rocket attacks and insisting that they do not intend to threaten the U.S. A USA nuclear submarine crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The Iraqi mourners chanted "revenge" and "no to America" one year after a US drone strike killed Sole... [Full Article...]
Iran resumes 20 per cent uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean tanker
Iran alleged it seized the vessel over it allegedly polluting the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the gulf's narrow mouth through which 20% of the world's oil passes. Weapons-grade uranium is 90% purity. The U.S. State Department says that as late as a year ago, it "continued to assess that Iran is not now engaged in key activities associated with the design and development of a nuclear wea... [Full Article...]
Vice President Pence files brief opposing Louie Gohmert's election challenge lawsuit
Objections by members of the House and Senate could delay the certification of the results, but would not change the election results in any U.S. state. "Vice President Pence shares the concerns of millions of Americans about voter fraud and irregularities in the last election", he said . The vice president is duty-bound to preside over Wednesday's certification process, as outlined in the Twel... [Full Article...]
'We had just 36 hours' notice that our school was closing'
Council leaders in Wolverhampton, Norfolk, Slough, Manchester, County Durham, Lancashire, Birmingham and Gateshead said they would support the decision of head teachers who do not think it is safe for the school to open. A Richmondshire primary school has postponed its full reopening after the Christmas break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is very, very important to stress that. [Full Article...]
Malaysian coroner rules Nora Quoirin's death was 'misadventure'
Maimoonah Aid's verdict was that Nora Quoirin got lost after venturing away from the family cottage while on holidays with her parents, reports RTE News. "I ruled that there was no-one involved in the death of Nora Anne". They said Nora was simply incapable of hiding in undergrowth or making her way out of the resort in the darkness unclothed. [Full Article...]
Trump request to 'find' votes for him sparks political uproar
There's no way I lost Georgia. Audio snippets of the conversation were posted online by The Washington Post . The Associated Press obtained the full audio of Trump's conversation with Georgia officials from a person on the call. "Di truth go come out". Various election officials across the country and Trump's former attorney general, William Barr, have said there was no widespread fraud in th... [Full Article...]
Tragic head-on vehicle crash kills 7 children, 2 adults in US
The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a Ford F-150 truck that was struck by around 8 p.m.by a Dodge Journey SUV, the Fresno County Coroner's office and the CHP said. Authorities say that the Ford was only equipped with six seatbelts and none of those killed in it have yet been identified. Investigators have not yet determined whether... [Full Article...]