Beijing: It is the hypothetical question that hangs like a cloud over Australians in China in these uncertain times of US-Sino trade wars, as middle powers get caught in the middle. Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office in Canada.Credit:AP What if Huawei executive heiress Meng Wanzhou had been transiting through an Australian airport, instead of […]

A Kelowna couple is offering a $2,000 reward after their family dog was stolen from a parked car in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Lesley and Tim Spiegel were in Vancouver to visit with family when they stopped to have soup from a restaurant at Main Street and 15th Avenue. Nineteen-month-old, 10-pound Luc stayed in the car while they dined. “Half […]

Sculpture paying tribute to horses that pulled Norfolk lifeboats until the 1930s is rescued by locals raising £15,000 to put it on permanent display Lifeboat Horse by sculptor Rachael Long was installed in Wells-next-the-Sea That was last year as part of an art exhibition celebrating the town’s history Since October, after it was taken down along with the other installations  […]

Inside one of Britain’s first egg freezing parties: Over coffee and biscuits, thirty-something women are told they can future-proof their fertility for a £9,500 fee It’s an awkward ride in the lift up to the second floor of a nondescript building just minutes from London Bridge. At the door, the hosts do their best to put their guests at ease. […]

South African president says ruling ANC has not given him an adequate reason why he should leave office. Durban, South Africa – Embattled Jacob Zuma has hit back at calls to step down as South Africa’s president, saying the ruling African National Congress (ANC) had not given him an adequate reason why he should leave office. His comments on Wednesday, his first […]

Victims of crime will be given new powers to challenge parole of violent offenders after row over release of black cab rapist John Worboys The move is a direct response to the row over the move to Worboys’ release   David Gauke said victims can now make challenge to Parole Board ruling Ministry of Justice would then direct a judge to […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government announced on Sunday that there will soon be no children held in its immigration detention camps on the Pacific island of Nauru. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement that the final four asylum-seeker children in the Australian-run camps on Nauru had all had their claims to be resettled in the United States […]

Kim Yo-jong, who is subject to US unilateral sanctions, will visit South for Olympic’s opening ceremony, Seoul says. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister will visit South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, according to Seoul’s unification ministry. Kim Yo-jong will arrive on Friday to attend the opening ceremony as part of the 22-member delegation headed by North Korea’s nominal […]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The United States should resolve its differences with Russia through dialogue instead of threatening to withdraw from an important nuclear arms control agreement between the two nations, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. The United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Washington would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia […]

A bank in Kelowna was apparently robbed today. A note on the front door of the Scotiabank branch on Highway 33. Police have yet to release any details, but a sign on the front door of the Scotiabank at 190 Highway 33 says the branch was just involved in a robbery/emergency situation. The sign also said it will be closed […]