Reuters – Toronto’s main stock index ended lower on Thursday after weaker-than-expected U.S. and Canadian economic data sparked investor jitters and underscored the fragility of the global recovery.
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TSX drops on weak data; golds, Potash cushion fall
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Despite heavy rain on Friday, authorities say there are dozens of wildfires still burning around Moscow. There’s been a lot of criticism of the official response to the fires, which were sparked by a heat wave and later blanketed the Russian capital in poisonous smog. Now, as Peter van Dyk reports, volunteers are going out into the forest around Moscow to help the hard-pressed fire service.
A plan to expel hundreds of children of foreign workers has sparked debate in Israel. Most of the children are young, speak Hebrew and were born there, and many Israelis sympathize with their plight. Supporters of the plan say Israel must take steps to maintain its Jewish majority.
Building a house on a lot the size of a parking space? In Japan’s crowded cities, where land is scarce, architects are turning necessity into virtue by building stunning and stylized homes on remarkably narrow parcels of land.
North and South Korea are trading warnings about the March sinking of a South Korean warship. The South says a multinational investigation shows the vessel was struck by a torpedo, and that there will be “stern actions.” Pyongyang denies involvement and warns any retaliation would spark war.
The zebra finch is a songbird known for its elaborate serenades. Now scientists have decoded its genome and hope that the research will give them insight into the origins of speech-related disorders caused by autism, stroke and Parkinson’s disease.
AP – Indoor waterpark resort company Great Wolf Resorts Inc. said Friday it plans to offer $225 million of first mortgage notes due 2017.
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AP – Regulators shut down Park Avenue Bank in New York Friday, marking the 28th failure this year of a federally insured bank.
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UNICEF estimates that more than 20,000 children lost their parents in the Jan. 12 quake and its aftermath. Relatives or neighbors are caring for many of these children. Others, such as a group of boys in a Port-au-Prince park, are fending for themselves.
Reporting in The Canadian Field-Naturalist , researchers write of spotting grizzly bears in Canada’s Wapusk National Park, on the shores of the Hudson Bay — land previously inhabited only by polar bears. Author Robert Rockwell discusses potential competition between the species.
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