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It’s a world-renowned, for-profit Ontario hospital. Could Shouldice be a model for private
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently mused about potential reforms to the provincial health-care system, he referenced Shouldice Hospital as an example of the positive role privatization could play.His praise of the world-renowned private hernia clinic, one of only a few Ontario hospitals allowed to operate for profit, also raised the …
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Russians line up to bid farewell to former Soviet leader Gorbachev
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterNo state honours or Putin presence planned for funeralGorbachev's reforms precipitated end of Soviet UnionFormer leader stunned by Russian actions in UkraineThis content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.MOSCOW, Sept 3…
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After Mar-a-Lago search, Meadows turns over more texts and emails to Archives
Meadows' submission to the Archives was part of a request for all electronic communications covered under the Presidential Records Act. The Archives had become aware earlier this year it did not have everything from Meadows after seeing what he had turned over to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021. Details of Meadows'…
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Google expands app billing options in Japan, Europe, among others
File photo taken Feb. 6, 2021, shows Google LLC's office in New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Google LLC has started allowing smartphone app developers to use payment options other than its own as part of a reduced-fee pilot program in Japan, some other Asian countries and Europe, possibly leading to lower app prices for Android…
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Nord Stream 1: Russia’s Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of pipeline | DW | 02.09.2022
Gazprom halted gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany Friday, citing a gas leak and providing no time frame for when supplies could be restarted. What do we know so far? The state-owned oil firm said supplies would remain halted through Saturday after the leak was detected. The energy giant said the pipeline would not restart…
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Michael Pascoe: Some questions about the Governor-General’s pet charity
This is a story about a story that nobody else seems to think is a story.
When the story is about the Governor-General’s rather odd $18 million pet charity, hot on the heels of the Governor-General’s rather odd silence at the time of Scott Morrison’s rather odd secret…
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Deep inside bustling Mar-a-Lago, a storage room where secrets were stashed
Comment on this storyCommentThe ornate centerpiece of the historic Mar-a-Lago estate that Donald Trump bought for cheap in 1985 is an expansive, elegant living room, featuring a golden coffered ceiling and a massive stone fireplace.Directly beneath lies a far more modest open area with a concrete floor.It was dug into the foundations of the…
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US chief of space operations visits Skyrora ahead of UK launch – Aerospace Manufacturing
The first chief of space operations for the US, General John W Raymond, toured the facilities of Skyrora as US interest grows in the British rocket company.
The landmark visit will bolster the key space relationship between the UK and US ahead of Skyrora’s plans to be the first UK company to complete a vertical launch from home soil in…
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BREAKING NEWS: France aims to increase exchange of gas, power flows with neighbours,
LONDON (ICIS)–The French government is looking
into reinforcing energy solidarity with
European neighbours, particularly Spain and
Germany, ahead winter, while it also stressed
the importance of reactivating the country’s…
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