Emergency services were called to the Tralee Sports Complex at about 7 am on Monday following the collapse of the roof of the Sports Hall, the complex said on social media. “The building, which was closed at the time, was secured by the emergency services and the building and grounds have been closed to the […]
Of all the ethnic armed organizations operating in Myanmar, the Arakan Army has managed to bring under its control the largest expanse of territory in less than two decades since its formation. It has liberated as many as 13 townships from the military junta so far, covering a vast swathe in Arakan, a region that […]
OTTAWA — Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, May — now in her 13th year as the B.C. MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands — spoke about the bombshell events on Parliament Hill, […]
ANALYSIS — Donald Trump’s 2016 transition was slowed because, as he admitted at a pre-Christmas rally that year, he didn’t think he would win. Eight tumultuous years later, the president-elect sounded Wednesday like he’s ready to get to work planning his second improbable term. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. We have […]
WASHINGTON: Two astronauts, a billionaire and an engineer, completed the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday outside a SpaceX capsule. They wore a new type of spacesuit in a high-risk feat once limited to astronauts from government space agencies. As part of the Polaris Dawn mission, the astronauts each spent about 10 minutes outside […]