Musk loses second bid for US$56-billion Tesla pay package
A judge has rescinded a pay package of US$56 billion to Elon Musk for the second time The ruling said Musk influenced the board during original pay negotiations Musk and…
Porsche recalls electric Macan SUVs over too-bright headlights
Porsche is recalling certain Macan EVs due to headlights that are too bright Nothing needs to be replaced, but an update to the headlight software requires a dealership visit Bright…
Feds deny involvement after cigarettes handed out to homeless population in Yellowknife
A federal government department denies any involvement in the city of Yellowknife’s handing out cigarettes as an incentive among the mostly Indigenous homeless population to participate in a Point-in-Time (PiT)…
Liberals to face confidence motions, including one inspired by Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA — It’s confidence time again in the House of Commons. Conservatives will soon put forward three confidence motions after the Speaker of the House of Commons ruled that the…
Can efforts to revive ceasefire negotiations for Gaza make progress?
It has been a tense week in the Middle East since a fragile ceasefire was put in place in Lebanon. The United States president’s announcement soon after that he would…
One killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon as Netanyahu says war is not over
Israeli officials threaten to expand attacks on Lebanon if the ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses. Destroyed buildings in the village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, are seen from northern Israel An…
What is martial law and why did South Korea’s president invoke it?
On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea, and paralyzing the government with…
Vietnam court rejects real estate tycoon’s appeal, orders her to pay back US$11B or face death
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some US$11…
Rampaging bull loose in the Midlands shot dead as police dispatch ‘trained farmer’ to tackle ‘dangerous’ animal
A rampaging bull loose in the West Midlands has been shot dead after escaping its paddock and running riot. The hulking bovine had been spotted charging around Rugby Road towards…
Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover ‘lost’ human with abnormally large skull dubbed ‘big head people’
Scientists have discovered a remarkable new species of ancient human with unusually large skulls who lived alongside our ancestors in China. The species, known as Juluren – meaning ‘big head…