Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
DFB votes in favour of 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup
DFB votes in favour of 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup The DFB announced on Friday afternoon that they will vote in favour of Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 World Cup, despite criticism, as well as the 2030 World Cup being shared between Spain, Portugal and Morocco. A decision was made following a committee meeting…
Read MoreFirst Unbound Collection in western Japan to open in Nara
A Hyatt affiliate has reached a franchise agreement with JR Tokai Hotels for the establishment of Hotel NEI Nara in downtown Nara, Japan. This property marks the first hotel in western Japan and the third in Japan under the Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, following Fuji Speedway Hotel and Hotel Toranomon Hills. Central Japan Railway…
Read MoreFar-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported
A notorious far-right extremist, convicted of murdering South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, is set to be deported to his native Poland, the government has said. Janusz Walus, 71, gunned down Hani outside his home in 1993 at a tense time when the country was preparing its first multi-racial elections. He spent almost three decades…
Read MoreCanada’s jobless rate jumps to near 8-year high of 6.8% in November
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8% in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, likely boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecasted a net gain of…
Read MoreBerlin’s new panda twins have been named. Meet Leni and Lotti, or Meng Hao and Meng Tian
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new panda twins now have names — or rather, two names apiece. The two female cubs, born at the Berlin Zoo on Aug. 22, were introduced Friday as Meng Hao and Meng Tian (“good dream” and “sweet dream.”) Alternatively, they also answer to the very Berlin names of Leni and Lotti.…
Read MoreYoung Ghanaians see presidential vote as a way out of hardship. But their options are limited
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Joseph Antwi knows what he wants as a young person in Ghana casting his vote for the first time on Saturday when the West African nation elects its next president. What he is not sure of, though, is whether the election’s outcome would improve the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation…
Read MoreWhat to Know About Gadhimai Festival—and Its Controversial Mass Animal Sacrifice
Hindu devotees hold knives as religious mantras are being sung ahead of the start of sacrificial offerings to Hindu goddess Gadhimai during the Gadhimai Festival in Bariyarpur, Nepal, south of the capital Kathmandu, on Dec. 3, 2019. Credit – Prakash Mathema—AFP /Getty Images Every five years around November and December, hundreds of thousands to millions…
Read MoreOil flow to Czech Republic through Russia’s Druhzba pipeline resumes after unexplained shutdown
PRAGUE (AP) — Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has resumed after it was interrupted two days ago, the state Mero company that operates the pipeline network in the country said on Friday. It was still not clear why the delivery was halted on Wednesday morning. The Czech refiner…
Read MoreAustralian PM condemns arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned an early morning attack on a synagogue in Melbourne that caused significant damage, calling it an “outrage.” Police in the state of Victoria said arson and explosives investigators were on the scene of a suspicious fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Ripponlea area in south-east…
Read MoreBelarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As police raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, the officers didn’t hide that the crackdown was aligned to similar moves in neighboring Russia. The students, Andrei and Sasha, said security forces demanded that they unlock their smartphones and surrender the…
Read MoreClip shows attack on Bulgarian politician, not ‘assault on Netanyahu after ICC arrest warrant issued’
After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza in November, a video was shared thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed Israel’s leader being attacked while giving a speech. The video in fact shows an attack on a…
Read MoreThe top arms dealers in South Korea and Japan are growing almost as fast as those in Russia
South Korean and Japanese arms dealers are growing almost on pace with Russia’s top defense firms. New data found that South Korea’s and Japan’s arms revenues jumped by 39% and 35% respectively. The data underscores an aggressive push by Asian firms to fill recent gaps in arms manufacturing. The top defense manufacturing firms in both…
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