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Montreal ice dance academy churns out Olympic champions
G When the Winter Olympics start in Italy next month, ice dancers from rival countries will be competing for the same medals — but in the buildup to the Games,…
South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes
C A South Korean judge handed the country’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail on Wednesday for accepting lavish gifts from a cult-like church, but acquitted…
‘Animals in a zoo’: Players back Gauff call for more privacy
M Coco Gauff called herself “a real person with real feelings” Wednesday as fellow players backed a call for more privacy during tournaments, with Iga Swiatek saying they felt like…
Two officers fired guns in Minneapolis killing, govt report says
A Two federal officers fired their weapons during the fatal weekend shooting of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, according to a Department of Homeland Security report to Congress published Tuesday…
Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption
A A volcano in Russia’s far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometres into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano…
Thailand uses contraceptive vaccine to limit wild elephant births
A Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday. Wildlife authorities…
‘School Spirits’: Milo Manheim Breaks Down Wally’s Fate in Season 3 Premiere
M [Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers from School Spirits Season 3 Episode 1, “It’s a Wonderful Afterlife.”] School Spirits‘ Season 2 finale left viewers wondering if Wally (Milo Manheim)…
South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes
C A South Korean judge handed the country’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for accepting lavish gifts from a cult-like church on Wednesday, but acquitted…
Uganda’s Quidditch players with global dreams
A Far from the legendary skies above Hogwarts school, a young woman chased a “Golden Snitch” highlighting how the craze for Harry Potter’s favourite sport, Quidditch, has taken hold in…
‘Hard to survive’: Kyiv’s elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
B Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn’t remember a winter this harsh since World War II. Russia has this…
