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A plane taking off from Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.Tim Ireland | Xinhua | Getty ImagesLondon’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.”Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage across the airport due to a large fire at a nearby electrical substation. Whilst fire crews are responding to the incident, we do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored,” a Heathrow spokesperson said.”We expect significant disruption over the coming days and passengers should not travel to the airport under any circumstances until the…

Saskatchewan’s legislative assembly has officially started its spring session, after the Sask. Party government presented the provincial budget Wednesday. The main theme of Thursday’s debate centred around U.S. tariffs, and how the budget included “no contingency plan.”Saskatchewan released its budget Wednesday, predicting a $12-million surplus with additional spending in core areas. However, it did not set aside funds to deal with tariffs.The budget includes a tariff analysis that says Saskatchewan could lose $1.4 billion in revenue should broad U.S. tariffs come into effect next month with Canadian countermeasures also in place.The opposition NDP came into the first session swinging, heckling…

Although Kentucky head coach Mark Pope seemed to instantly regret his recent vow to help fund fan travel to the Wildcats’ first round game in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, he still made good on the promise.Kentucky is scheduled to play Troy in Milwaukee in the first round on Friday. During a recent edition of his call-in radio show, Pope volunteered to help cover fuel costs for Kentucky fans who were willing to drive from Lexington, Kentucky to Wisconsin. Mar 20, 2025; Milwaukee, WI, USA;  Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope looks on during NCAA Tournament First Round…

SEOUL: South Korean opposition parties will bring a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday (Mar 21), the majority Democratic Party said in a notice to reporters, in a move likely to escalate recent political strife in the country. The impeachment would be registered at 2pm local time (5am GMT), the notice said, though the timetable for a vote was not immediately clear. Choi, who is the finance minister, is leading the country in an acting capacity after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over a short-lived martial law he declared in December. He has angered opposition parties, which…

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When President Trump ordered military strikes last weekend against the Houthi militia in Yemen, he said the militia’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea had harmed global trade.“These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk,” he said on Truth Social.But getting shipping companies to return to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal could take many months and is likely to require more than airstrikes against the Houthis. For over a year, ocean carriers have overwhelmingly avoided the Red Sea, sending ships…

Police are warning the public to stay alert after almost a dozen guns — including four rifles — were stolen from a Karrakup property in a brazen daylight burglary.WA Police say an “unknown person or persons” broke into the home and stole nine long firearms from a secure gun cabinet between 12pm on Monday and 5.30pm on Thursday.The stolen firearms include an Akkar Churchill Shotgun 12 Guage, Henry HEN001 Rifle 22 Long, Chiappa Firearms 1892 357 Magnum, Baikal IJ-38 Rifle 177 Air and an Astra Model unknown model Shotgun 12 Guage.Camera IconA large amount of jewellery — which included items…

The Pentagon was scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.Another official said the briefing would be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details.Hours after news of the planned meeting was published by The New York Times, Pentagon officials and President Trump denied that the session would be about military plans involving China. “China will not even be mentioned or discussed,” Mr. Trump said…

It’s a way of playing guitar unlike any other. Don Alder’s percussive fingerstyle has earned him international recognition, winning several major competitions over some of the best in the world. “All these guys around me know way more music. They’re much more virtuosic than I could ever be. Why am I winning?” asked Alder.“It’s about something that’s coming out of here and it took me a while to realize that I was pushing out heart.” 2:18 This is BC: Plane spotting boy is Instagram sensation This is a successful career inspired by one catchphrase: making music in the key of…

JAKARTA: At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday (Mar 21), after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level. As of 9.45am local time Friday, “seven international flights had been cancelled, six of them are Jetstar flights bound to Australia and one Air Asia flight to Kuala Lumpur”, Bali’s…