Rider of the day: Alessandro Bagnaia of Italy

Rider of the day: Alessandro Bagnaia of Italy

The year after winning the youngest ever World championship, Alessandro Dracone now represents another possible great Italian star. The 25-year-old MotoGP driver is making fast progress as a top rider in this country’s superbike…

MPs vote to block vaccine for politicians

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MPs vote to block vaccine for politicians

MPs have voted against approving a health committee report that recommended exempting them from mandatory vaccination in order to have their children vaccinated. The 479-45 vote in favour of the amendment, by the health…

Toronto officers 'struck back' with bribery crackdown: police

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Toronto officers ‘struck back’ with bribery crackdown: police

Two-year, $120-million operation resulted in 51 arrests, conviction of two men for $1.1-million in bribes, 15 federal indictments and obstruction of justice convictions for at least three police officers. Toronto police told the Globe…

Four tips to cool your boss down during the holidays

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Four tips to cool your boss down during the holidays

Those dreaded “Thank You” emails end up hitting managers harder than the average worker. Once many employees are back to work after the holidays, they often return to their desks feeling happy about the…

Why relaunch or reimagine Massey Hall?

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Why relaunch or reimagine Massey Hall?

newsletters, weekender-list, M1 revamp, west kiwi suburbs, Massey Hall, stadium, Colin Munro, reopening, chance to revisit, re-revive, rebirth It is almost 22 years since Massey Hall was ‘revived’. But has the venue – the…

$300K for a Chance the Rapper concert in San Francisco?

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$300K for a Chance the Rapper concert in San Francisco?

Kanye West, Drake and Chance the Rapper helped roll out a new Chance the Rapper-backed project, according to a press release, on Wednesday. The venture was unveiled earlier in the day with a six-hour…

Chinese government turmoil hits SenseTime investment

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Chinese government turmoil hits SenseTime investment

Image copyright C.S. Yeung The public debut of SenseTime’s facial recognition technology may be denied to wary investors due to tensions between the US and China. SenseTime has been installed at Shanghai’s National People’s…

Worker shortage is the biggest business worry, survey says

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Worker shortage is the biggest business worry, survey says

Image copyright AFP Image caption British workers are in short supply Automating business processes is the biggest problem facing small businesses, according to a survey of bosses in the UK. The survey, commissioned by…

Ukraine accuses Russia of mass troop deployment

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Ukraine accuses Russia of mass troop deployment

Image copyright PA Image caption Ukraine’s military is fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine The Ukrainian military says Russian troops have crossed the border into Ukraine twice in the past three days. A Ukrainian…