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China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is holding a press conference on Friday (Mar 7) on the sidelines of the country’s biggest annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions. His comments will be closely watched for Beijing’s responses to issues such as a trade war with the US, the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as the situation in Gaza. Watch it live on CNA.

United States President Donald Trump has signalled he intends to move forward with plans to dismantle the Department of Education, despite mixed signals from his administration. “Well, I want to just do it. I mean, we’re starting the process,” Trump said at a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Thursday. A directive to wind down the Department of Education was expected to be among the orders Trump signed on Thursday. But in the hours leading up to the Trump’s public appearance in the Oval Office, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced reports of an announcement as “more fake…

Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency announced on Monday.Nearly 3.7 million consumers who bought the software from Avast between August 2014 and January 2020 can expect emails to arrive in their inboxes this week or next notifying them of their eligibility to apply for compensation, the FTC stated.According to regulators, Avast for years collected information on customers through its antivirus software and browser extensions including data on:religious beliefshealth concernspolitical leaningslocationsfinancial statusAvast claimed its software would protect…

Social media conversations about traveling in Thailand rose 60% after the premiere of the third season of “The White Lotus” on Feb. 16.The data measured social media chatter during the three days before and after the show’s airing, according to social media analytics company Sprout Social.The Emmy-winning HBO series is expected to draw a surge in travel interest to the Thai island of Koh Samui, the latest setting of the show — as it did to Maui, Hawaii, and Sicily, Italy, in seasons one and two, respectively.The show’s ability to draw tourism interest to its filming locations is so influential…

Five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, the World Health Organization is still reporting deaths from the virus. More than 3,000 people died in the last month, adding to the more than 7 million deaths since the pandemic began.In the fall of 2019, many of the top stories for U.S. news outlets had to do with China.”I have a good relationship with China. We’ll see what happens, but I’m very happy right now,” President Donald Trump said on Nov. 19, 2019 amid trade negotiations with Beijing. “If we don’t make a deal with China, I’ll just raise the tariffs…

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Construction on a new affordable housing complex in Summerland, B.C.,  is expected to begin this summer, but hopes of the ground floor of the newly-built Dickson Place becoming a primary health centre have been squashed after the province denied the district’s funding request. “We’re super disappointed,” said Erin Trainer, Summerland’s deputy mayor. “This is a shovel-ready project, the doctors are on board, we got the community foundation on board, we have several other people ready to go, we’ve got a place to put it.”The district has been working with community groups to help facilitate the project.It’s been asking the province…

A 17-year-old boy has faced court for the first time after allegedly forcing his way onto a Jetstar plane with a firearm.

The Athletic’s debate series features two writers breaking down a topic. In this edition, Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman debate which teams are capable of winning the national championship.Ben Pickman: We’re less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday and the whole world caring about seed lines, bracket draws and Cinderellas. Before March Madness begins, let’s undergo an exercise to predict the teams we think have a shot at winning this year’s national title before seeing the matchups. We’ve been talking about the parity across the women’s basketball landscape throughout the season. Four teams have been No. 1 in the…

Meet the world’s oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the Guinness World Records this week brought her much joy – other than her satisfied customers, that is. She was presented with an official certificate from the international franchise on Wednesday (Mar 5). Guinness World Records has a separate category for male barbers but the man who was certified at age 107 in 2018, Anthony Mancinelli of the United States, has died in the meantime, leaving Hakoishi as the only holder…