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Quebec's Port-Cartier maximum security prison evacuated as wildfire burns

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Wildfires burning in Quebec forced the evacuation of inmates from a maximum security prison, federal corrections officials confirmed Sunday, as favorable winds bolstered efforts to battle a pair of out-of-control blazes north of the city of Port-Cartier.

Quebec’s Port-Cartier maximum security prison evacuated as wildfire burns

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Authorities say wildfires burning in Quebec have forced the evacuation of inmates from a maximum security prison, as favorable winds bolstered efforts to battle a pair of out-of-control blazes north of the city of Port-Cartier. Correctional Service Canada said the evacuation order was issued Friday and inmates have since been moved to other secure federal correctional facilities. The Port-Cartier Institution has been associated with a number of notorious criminals, including serial killer Robert Pickton... Читать дальше...

Netanyahu claims Israel saw 'dramatic drop' in US arms shipments

TheHill.com 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated Sunday his claim that President Biden held back arm shipments to his country, amid a spat between the world leaders over the Israel-Hamas war. Netanyahu said that Israel saw a “dramatic drop” in U.S. arms shipments, a characterization the Biden administration has strongly denied. When the prime minster first...

U-17 Women’s W’Cup: Flamingos drawn with hosts in Group A

The Punch 

Nigeria’s women’s U-17 national team, the Flamingos, have been drawn into Group A for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The draw took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Sunday (Nigeria time). The Flamingos will face the host nation Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and New Zealand in Group A. This will mark the third

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Appreciating exchange rate role in economic recovery

The Punch 

Exchange rate measures the health of an economy. In the last few months when the naira exchange rate was subjected to serious speculative attacks with $1 exchanging for almost N2000, domestic prices jumped and we almost had hyperinflation. The cost of living rose, and consumption fell drastically, just as output declined and the poverty level

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Pablo Lopez dominates as Twins blank Athletics

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports) Pablo Lopez retired the first 17 batters he faced en route to eight shutout innings, Byron Buxton drove in two runs with a home run and a double, and the Minnesota Twins took a second straight from the host Oakland Athletics with a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon. Kyle Farmer added an RBI on an infield out as part of a two-run seventh and Griffin Jax completed Minnesota's fou