Yahoo News – When one considers the matter of Canada’s longest-serving city leaders, the name that jumps immediately to mind is Hazel McCallion, the recently-retired 93-year-old...
Archive for September, 2014
Retiring Hazel McCallion Not Canada’s Longest Serving Mayor, But He Calls Her A ‘Smart Woman’
By World On The Run
Yahoo-AOL Merger Proposal: Recipe For Revival, Or Stagnation?
By World On The Run
Reuters – A proposed merger of Internet pioneers AOL Inc and Yahoo Inc could create a nimbler player in Web video, but strong growth, the...
Researcher Warns Of Looming ‘Catastrophe’ For St. Lawrence Beluga Population
By World On The Run
The Star – A researcher monitoring belugas in the St. Lawrence estuary is warning of a looming “catastrophe” after another difficult calving season for the endangered...
Latinos Gain Big On Obamacare: Uninsured Rates Fall By 20 Percent
By World on The Run
Washington Times – Obamacare has certainly proven beneficial to key segments of the Latino population, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund found. The uninsured...
Muslim Scholars Present Religious Rebuttal To Islamic State
By World on The Run
Reuters – Over 120 Islamic scholars from around the world, many of them leading Muslim voices in their own countries, have issued an open letter...
OAS Secretary General Participates In Meeting Of “Haiti Partners” In New York
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, participated this morning in the meeting of the...
Japan Volcano: At Least 30 Victims Found Near Mount Ontake Peak
By World On The Run
The Guardian — At least 30 people are believed to have died near the peak of a volcano in central Japan that erupted without warning on Saturday,...
Benjamin Netanyahu Defends Nation’s ‘Moral Army’ After Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel Of ‘War Crimes’
By World On The Run
National Post — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday en route to the United Nations in New York, saying he will refute...
Afghanistan’s Twin Rulers: Can They Work Together?
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – Former President Hamid Karzai handed over power to the two democratically-elected leaders on Monday, September 29, at the presidential palace in Kabul. Last week,...
Benedict XVI Joins Francis In Papal Tribute To Grandparents
By World On The Run
CTV News – Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the value of the elderly, including his predecessor Benedict XVI, who joined him at a ceremony in St....
Jeter Ends 20-Year Career With Run-Scoring Single As Yankees Win
By World On The Run
Bloomberg – Derek Jeter closed out his 20-year playing career with one final hit and then said he’s looking forward to life after Major League Baseball. Jeter, who...
Police Sustain Light Injuries From Firecrackers, Rocks Launched By Palestinian Rioters Near Al-Aksa Mosque
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – Palestinian youth clashed with police on Wednesday morning as the Temple Mount was opened to the public ahead of the Jewish holiday...
Medieval Belgium City Plans To Build Beer Pipeline
By World on The Run
Fox News – A medieval Belgium city is planning to build a beer pipeline under its cobblestone streets so its citizens can enjoy the sudsy...
Turkey’s ‘Turtle Beach’, Saved From Bulldozers In The 1980s, Faces New Threat From Developers
By World on The Run
The Guardian- The sand is soft, the sea warm and shallow, and at three low-key beach shacks, barefoot holidaymakers pay a few Turkish lira to...
Brazil’s Evangelicals Gain Clout, Close To Electing First President
By World On The Run
Reuters — Brazil’s increasingly powerful evangelical Christians are tantalizingly close to electing one of their own as president next month in what would be a...
Ukraine Leader Clings To European Goal Despite Putin
By World On The Run
Reuters — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine...
Retiring Hazel McCallion Not Canada’s Longest Serving Mayor, But He Calls Her A ‘Smart Woman’
By World On The Run
Yahoo-AOL Merger Proposal: Recipe For Revival, Or Stagnation?
By World On The Run
Reuters – A proposed merger of Internet pioneers AOL Inc and Yahoo Inc could create a nimbler player in Web video, but strong growth, the...
Researcher Warns Of Looming ‘Catastrophe’ For St. Lawrence Beluga Population
By World On The Run
The Star – A researcher monitoring belugas in the St. Lawrence estuary is warning of a looming “catastrophe” after another difficult calving season for the endangered...
Latinos Gain Big On Obamacare: Uninsured Rates Fall By 20 Percent
By World on The Run
Washington Times – Obamacare has certainly proven beneficial to key segments of the Latino population, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund found. The uninsured...
Muslim Scholars Present Religious Rebuttal To Islamic State
By World on The Run
Reuters – Over 120 Islamic scholars from around the world, many of them leading Muslim voices in their own countries, have issued an open letter...
OAS Secretary General Participates In Meeting Of “Haiti Partners” In New York
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, participated this morning in the meeting of the...
Japan Volcano: At Least 30 Victims Found Near Mount Ontake Peak
By World On The Run
The Guardian — At least 30 people are believed to have died near the peak of a volcano in central Japan that erupted without warning on Saturday,...
Benjamin Netanyahu Defends Nation’s ‘Moral Army’ After Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel Of ‘War Crimes’
By World On The Run
National Post — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday en route to the United Nations in New York, saying he will refute...
Afghanistan’s Twin Rulers: Can They Work Together?
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – Former President Hamid Karzai handed over power to the two democratically-elected leaders on Monday, September 29, at the presidential palace in Kabul. Last week,...
Benedict XVI Joins Francis In Papal Tribute To Grandparents
By World On The Run
CTV News – Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the value of the elderly, including his predecessor Benedict XVI, who joined him at a ceremony in St....
Jeter Ends 20-Year Career With Run-Scoring Single As Yankees Win
By World On The Run
Bloomberg – Derek Jeter closed out his 20-year playing career with one final hit and then said he’s looking forward to life after Major League Baseball. Jeter, who...
Police Sustain Light Injuries From Firecrackers, Rocks Launched By Palestinian Rioters Near Al-Aksa Mosque
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – Palestinian youth clashed with police on Wednesday morning as the Temple Mount was opened to the public ahead of the Jewish holiday...
Medieval Belgium City Plans To Build Beer Pipeline
By World on The Run
Fox News – A medieval Belgium city is planning to build a beer pipeline under its cobblestone streets so its citizens can enjoy the sudsy...
Turkey’s ‘Turtle Beach’, Saved From Bulldozers In The 1980s, Faces New Threat From Developers
By World on The Run
The Guardian- The sand is soft, the sea warm and shallow, and at three low-key beach shacks, barefoot holidaymakers pay a few Turkish lira to...
Brazil’s Evangelicals Gain Clout, Close To Electing First President
By World On The Run
Reuters — Brazil’s increasingly powerful evangelical Christians are tantalizingly close to electing one of their own as president next month in what would be a...
Ukraine Leader Clings To European Goal Despite Putin
By World On The Run
Reuters — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine...