United States commits to rejoining UN cultural agency
New York: The head of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO announced on Monday that the United States has decided to rejoin the organization next month, after having stopped all funding …
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Kimberly Akimbo wins musical crown in Tony Awards historical show amid Hollywood writers’ strike
Kimberly Akimbo. Image credit: Facebook page CMEDIA: The intimate, funny-sad musical Kimberly Akimbo won the musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday night and made history with laurels for non-binary actors …
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‘Everything happens at its own time’: Madhu Mantena on marrying Ira Trivedi
IBNS: Pictures of film producer Madhu Mantena tying the nuptial knot with yoga acharya Ira Trivedi trended on social media since Sunday. As the two got married in an intimate …
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Min Joly announces additional sanctions to protect Ukrainian culture from being destroyed by Russia
Mélanie Joly Image credit @melaniejoly Ottawa/CMEDIA: As part of the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations, and in direct response to Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukraine’s cultural sites, institutions and identity, Canada …
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African continent, one of major examples of China’s poorly executed BRI
IBNS: The African continent remains one of the major examples of China’s poorly executed $1 trillion ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI). With Western lenders pulling out of the $5 billion …
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Nick Taylor, B.C. golfer becomes 1st Canadian since 1954 to win Canadian Open
Nick Taylor. Image credit: Twitter @19LarryRobinson Toronto/CMEDIA: Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., becomes the first Canadian man, since Pat Fletcher in 1954, to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday at Toronto’s Oakdale …
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Toronto Fire Services pay homage to fallen firefighters with ceremony, Memorial Honour Roll
Toronto Fallen Firefighters. Image credit Twitter @TPFFA Toronto/CMEDIA: A ceremony was held by the City of Toronto on Sunday, June 11 to honour fallen soldiers, in which eight fallen Firefighters’ …
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10 die as Australia wedding bus crashes in New South Wales
Sydney/IBNS: At least 10 people died and over 20 others were injured as a wedding bus crashed in Australia on Sunday, media reports said. The passengers were returning from a …
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Former Italian PM, billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi dies at age 86
Milan/IBNS: Former Italian Prime Minister and billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalized in Milan’s San Raffaele hospital for scheduled follow-up tests for a blood condition last week, died …
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Canada’s political issue of Khalistan separatism endangering its economic future
IBNS: The Canadian government’s silence on the issue of Khalistan separatism is raising eyebrows worldwide. This complex dance of politics, largely driven by the influence of a handful of individuals …
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