https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190428121631-kipchoge-spt-intl-super-tease.jpg It’s the latest achievement for arguably the greatest marathon runner in history — his time of two hours, two minutes and 37 seconds is the second fastest marathon of all time The rest of the field simply couldn’t handle Read more …
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Dal’s high-tech football helmets can help detect concussions from the sidelines
This year’s crop of Dalhousie University football players will receive brand new, high-tech helmets that can help detect concussions from the sidelines. Head coach Mark Haggett said the team’s old helmets were nearing the end of their 10-year lifespan. When management went Read more …
Faith leaders in Sri Lanka fear reprisals but vow to unite country after Easter Sunday attacks
One week after the bombing, Negombo’s popular St. Sebastian’s Church is empty of life. Pews have been pushed aside, the chapel floor swept, but still stained with blood from last Sunday’s attacks in Sri Lanka. A headless statue stands on Read more …
Sri Lanka bomb suspect’s sister fears 18 relatives dead after attacks
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190426145005-zahran-hashim-super-tease.jpg More than 250 people were killed and at least 500 injured in a series of coordinated suicide bombings at churches and hotels across the island April 21. Mohamed Hashim Mathaniya is the sister of Mohamed Hashim Zahran, the man Read more …
Is Qatar Airways’ business class cabin REALLY the best in the world? MailOnline Travel finds out
Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Read more …
Incredible pictures reveal the inside of Ukraine’s last nuclear missile base
It’s one of the most disturbing tours in the world. Deep in the Ukrainian countryside near Pervomaysk lies a perfectly preserved nuclear launch site – and visitors can clamber inside and be shown around the workplace of Soviet soldiers tasked Read more …
Dike breach in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac forces hundreds to evacuate
The force of the Lake of Two Mountains has breached a dike protecting Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac as the risk of severe flooding continues in the Montreal area. The breach has forced evacuations in the municipality west of Montreal. More than 200 Quebec provincial police members, Read more …
New Sask. ammunition incinerator will be safer than one shut down after failing to meet standards: Defence
https://i.cbc.ca/1.5114198.1556400666!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ammunition-incinerator-dundurn.jpg The Department of National Defence wants to build a new incinerator to burn ammunition at Dundurn, Sask., almost 20 years after the last one was shut down following a report that found soil contamination and “astronomically high” lead levels Read more …
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘planning Africa tour with royal baby’
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190423174510-harry-meghan-march-2019-super-tease.jpg The two-week tour, which would take place when their baby is around six months old, would focus on youth empowerment, education and conservation, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. “They hope to take the baby with them but will make Read more …
Italian marathon sparks outrage after banning African runners
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190428100039-2016-olympics-marathon-super-tease.jpg The head of the May 5 race in Trieste, northeast Italy, had claimed the controversial decision was made to highlight an exploitative “trade” in African athletes. But the ban has been reversed after prompting fury from several politicians, who Read more …