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The Canadian government has reached a “milestone” $31-billion settlement to compensate indigenous children and families harmed by the “discriminatory underfunding” of the child welfare system on First Nations reservations. Two in-principle agreements – relating to compensation for more than 200,000 affected children dating back to 1991, and to future reform …

Former US talk show host Jon Stewart has slammed J.K. Rowling for her use of imagery he says is “anti-Semitic,” claiming the Harry Potter franchise’s goblin banker characters resemble Jewish caricatures. In a recent edition of his podcast ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’, the comedian claimed it was “so weird” …

Daimler AG has warned some 800,000 owners of its luxury Mercedes-Benz cars of a defect that could lead to a fire, but admitted it currently has no parts with which to repair the fault. The news was first reported by the German tabloid Bild and then by Reuters on Tuesday, …

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) threw open its doors in Las Vegas on Wednesday, despite a surge in Covid-19 cases prompting a number of last-minute big-name cancelations. “Despite a few well-publicized cancelations amongst our exhibitors, we have over 2,200 here at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, and all of them …

The Taliban has ordered clothes shops in Afghanistan’s Herat province to behead all mannequins because they are “idols,” according to media reports. According to The Times newspaper, the ruling was issued last week by the local office of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, …

In a new report, the Labour Party accuses the government of having “wasted” £13 billion ($17.61 billion) of taxpayers’ money on military projects since 2010, after multiple endeavors were either canceled or hit by costly delays. The UK’s official opposition released the damning assessment of the government’s spending at the …

Forbes wrote in December that, since 2014, “the Black Sea Fleet has improved its offensive capabilities much more, and faster, than the Ukrainian fleet has improved its own defensive capabilities.” However, comparing the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy may not be entirely justified. A fleet is an …

A massive asteroid from NASA’s ‘potentially hazardous’ list that is two and a half times the height of New York’s Empire State Building is set to pass Earth later this month. With an estimated diameter of at least a kilometer, asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 is capable of causing a worldwide …

The protests against energy price hikes in Kazakhstan are escalating, with an angry crowd storming the mayor’s office in Almaty. In another major city, Aktobe, demonstrators have taken over the administration building. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

The head of German energy company Uniper says the certification of Nord Stream 2 is going as expected and may be completed mid-year. He also believes there is no political influence involved in the process. “I do not see any political influence, the Federal Network Agency is carrying out checks …