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Just when residents of a midtown Toronto street thought months of construction "hell" were over, the city has ordered much of the work redone — meaning they'll have to put up with torn-up asphalt, blocked driveways and traffic jams until at least early September.Arthur Eklove has lived on Glen Cedar Road, just south of Eglinton Avenue West near…

Investigators opened a criminal case into the murder of Darya Dugina, saying that at around 9.00 p.m. local time on Saturday, near the village of "Bolshiye Vyazemy, an explosive device, presumably installed in the Toyota Land Cruiser, went off on a public road and the car caught fire," the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee…

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Ukrainians to be vigilant in the coming week as they prepare to celebrate their independence day on Wednesday. In his nightly video address on Saturday, Zelenskiy said Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to “spread despondency and fear” as they mark the 31st anniversary of independence from…

Shi Yuqi of China returns a shot in the men's singles match against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Aarhus, Denmark, Oct. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)After serving out his 10-month suspension by the Chinese Badminton Association, Shi Yuqi is looking forward to a powerful return and potentially…

MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages who authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two car…

A 50-year-old man was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison on Friday in the southwestern German city of Pforzheim for stealing around 20 kilograms (44.1 pounds) of gold shavings from his workplace. The man worked in a wedding ring factory in Pforzheim, the German jewelery town. As the precious metal had to be sawn to the right…

After several months of beta testing, Google Android 13 is publicly available to Pixel phone users. The operating system arrives earlier in 2022 than the typical Android fall release, and is an iterative update that builds upon the foundation laid down with Android 12. This includes a much more elaborate and customizable Material You,…

Gates are closed, doors are locked and passengers are being directed to shuttle buses instead of train platforms. The MBTA's 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line began Friday night. Officials say they can squeeze work that would have normally taken five years into the month-long work period. Planned projects include track repairs to…

London CNN  —  The United Kingdom is enduring a summer of misery as its beloved health service descends into crisis, inflation soars, taps run dry and strikes halt trains. Meanwhile, the government is nowhere to be seen. The sense of collapse is only mounting; health…

By Aravind Yelery and Sadia Rahman With scientific and technological research efforts multiplied in quantity and quality, the conquest of critical technology…