The Globe and Mailflipped into WorldNowResidents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near AthensThe Globe and Mail - Angelos Tsatsis and Karolina TagarisResidents fled their homes in the village of Varnava near Athens on Sunday as fire crews struggled to contain a fast-moving wildfire fuelled by hot, windy weather that sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital. More than 250 firefighters backed by 12 water-bombing planes and seven helicopters battled …
The Globe and Mailflipped into SportsNowParis Olympics: Maggie Coles-Lyster finishes ninth in women’s track cycling omniumThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressBittersweet. That’s how Maggie Coles-Lyster described her ninth-place finish in the omnium at the Paris Olympics, despite turning in one of the standout performances on Canada’s track cycling team. Coles-Lyster positioned herself wonderfully in third after the first three events – the scratch race, …
The Globe and Mailflipped into SportsNowParis Olympics: Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID-19 test, but now pushes through with new career goalsThe Globe and Mail - The Associated PressAsthma didn’t stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200 metre at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID-19. Despite fears of bronchitis and conflicting reports about his fever, Lyles won a bronze medal just two days after his positive test. He was concerned more about the virus’ …
The Globe and Mailflipped into World1 hour agoTrump reportedly used a slur against Harris in private conversationsThe Globe and Mail - The Associated PressFormer President Donald Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His campaign denies it. The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump call Harris a “b——.” The people …
The Globe and Mailflipped into Business1 hour agoChinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa’s review of Peruvian gold mine dealThe Globe and Mail - Darryl GreerA subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corp. PAAS-T announced an agreement worth almost US$300 million to sell its stake …
The Globe and Mailflipped into Sports1 hour agoParis Olympics: United States tops medals table at end of Paris OlympicsThe Globe and Mail - ReutersThe United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers. China, who were the last team apart from the U.S. to top the standings when they did it on home soil at the 2008 …