TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s rial currency falls to new low of 1.2 million to a US dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy. The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s rial currency fell Wednesday to a new low of 1.2 million to a U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy. Traders offered the new exchange rate on Wednesday. The new record low is increasing pressure on food prices and other costs have been making daily life that much […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end holiday tourism, as well as business at venues such as bars and convenience stores. The ban from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. will be lifted on a trial basis for […]
A late fall nor’easter brought heavy rain to Halifax Regional Municipality Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. A special weather statement remained in effect Wednesday morning as the urban areas of the municipality were expected to see an additional 30 to 40 millimetres of rain before it tapers off Wednesday afternoon. Regions farther inland could […]
Wednesday’s storm caused several power outages across Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Power outage map showed just over 19,000 customers without power provincewide as of 6:15 a.m. Within the municipality, a large outage stretching from Portland Estates to Eastern Passage is affecting about 4,800 customers. The utility says the outage is the result of this […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s telecoms ministry on Wednesday rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices. The Ministry of Communications on Monday asked smartphone makers to install the government’s “Sanchar Saathi” app within 90 days and to prevent users from disabling it. It also required manufacturers […]
TORONTO — Toronto’s real estate board says activity, new listings and average selling prices were down last month as potential homebuyers stayed on the sidelines. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 5,010 homes changed hands in November, down 15.8 per cent from the same month last year, as sales ticked 0.6 per cent lower […]
Nova Scotia Health is expanding a pilot program that will see AI-powered weapons detection systems installed in hospitals across the province. This comes after an incident in January that saw three staff members stabbed by a patient at the Halifax Infirmary’s emergency department. As a result, the province launched a two-week pilot back in May […]
PARIS (AP) — Aerospace manufacturer Airbus expects to deliver fewer planes than planned this year following an issue with fuselage panels used on some A320 planes. The European company said Wednesday it is targeting around 790 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2025 “in light of recent supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A320 family […]
MONTREAL — Kendra Scurfield sees white from base to peak. “It is full-on winter wonderland down here,” said the Banff Sunshine Village vice-president, speaking from the ski resort’s main lodge late last month. “On my way to the mountain there were a few young 20-year-olds skiing down the street to get to the bus stop.” […]