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The Church of England has published social media guidelines to help tackle online abuse and misleading content. Social media helps to “share the good news of Jesus Christ” but also has “downsides”, the guidelines say. The Archbishop of Canterbury will unveil the new rules for online accounts run by the Church in a visit to […]
Another Neil Gaiman property is being adapted for the small screen. The Hollywood Reporter says that Netflix is closing in on a deal with Warner Bros. to adapt the author’s acclaimed comic series Sandman into a live-action TV show, in what is being described as “the most expensive TV series that DC entertainment has ever […]
– Police north of Toronto say an alleged assault at Canada’s Wonderland last Thursday is being treated as a possible hate crime. York Regional Police say the force’s hate crime unit is looking into the incident at the theme park in Vaughan, Ont. In a statement Sunday, Const. Andy Pattenden says the force takes allegations […]
Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he’s willing to help the next British prime minister negotiate a divorce deal with the European Union — but he’s not taking sides in the race to decide who that is. Harper tweeted Saturday night that he’s “willing to assist whoever serves as the next leader of the UK […]
– All 10 people aboard a small airplane were killed on Sunday when their aircraft crashed into a hangar during takeoff from an airport in Addison, Texas, near Dallas, an airport official said. The twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air was destroyed by flames after the crash, according to Darci Neuzil, deputy director of the airport, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions lined the streets of New York on Sunday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history. Some 150,000 parade marchers and an estimated 4 million spectators commemorated the 50th anniversary of […]
Josh Peter USA TODAY Published 8:51 PM EDT Jun 30, 2019 For the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant’s departure for the Brooklyn Nets is even more devastating than the site of Durant going down with a ruptured Achilles during the NBA Finals. Chances are, Durant will recover from the injury. Chances are, the Warriors will […]
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are divided over who should get the EU’s top jobs, including a successor to Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. Centre-right leaders from the EU’s biggest political group had played down the chances of agreement on Sunday on a new Commission president. They oppose a plan to give the post to Dutch […]
Turkey says the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar will become a “legitimate target” if they do not immediately release six Turks. The Turkish foreign ministry said the detention of its citizens amounted to “banditry and piracy”. Gen Haftar’s forces said on Friday they would attack Turkish targets over Turkish support for the internationally recognised […]
Environment Canada is dispatching a team to Meadow Lake Provincial Park in Saskatchewan to better assess what kind of weather event tore through the area, uprooting trees and flipping trailers. Residents of the Murray Doell campground and Lauman’s Landing recreational subdivision, about 360 km north of Saskatoon, reported seeing a tornado touch down on Saturday. One person was reported missing and […]