VANCOUVER—Under steady rain, residents across British Columbia cast ballots Monday in a federal election that many expect could hinge on this province’s battleground ridings. Observers kept a close eye on numerous close races in the province that could see ridings flip between parties, after a campaign that focused on the environment, housing, populism and scandals. …
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A guide to the eight teams that will contest the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
Japan’s memorable triumph over Scotland on Sunday brought the curtain down on the pool stage at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.With the quarter-final line-up now confirmed, focus switches to four fascinating encounters set to be played across two days this weekend. Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the eight teams who …
Rugby: Wales want ‘incredible’ Gatland to end on a World Cup high
BEPPU, Japan: Neil Jenkins said Wales owe it to departing head coach Warren Gatland to “give ourselves another fortnight in Japan” ahead of this weekend’s World Cup quarter-final against France.Gatland is standing down after this tournament, meaning a defeat in Oita on Sunday (Oct 20) would spell the end of the New Zealander’s 12-year reign in …
Contactless payment could be next big thing in Viet Nam: experts
Contactless payment is becoming more popular in Viet Nam thanks to young population and the technology development. — VNS Photo Contactless payment is becoming trendy in Viet Nam thanks to the growth of technology and the country’s young population. To make contactless payment, a card or smartphone is simply waved in the vicinity of a …
Donald Trump warns Erdoğan he’ll see ‘far more than sanctions’ if Turkey’s Syria invasion isn’t ‘humane’ but won’t say what that means and he complains that the Kurds ‘didn’t help us with NORMANDY’
Donald Trump warned Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday that his country will ‘pay a very big economic price if it doesn’t treat Syrian refugees and Kurds ‘humanely’ as it sends tanks and ground troops into their country – but couldn’t say what his measuring stick might look like. ‘We’re going to have to see. …
Referee Jaco Peyper not considered for World Cup semi-finals as Nigel Owens handed England game
Get unlimited access to all Telegraph Sport for £1 a week, including our unrivalled Rugby World Cup coverage Nigel Owens has been appointed referee for England’s World Cup semi-final clash against New Zealand in Yokohama on Saturday, with Jérôme Garcès overseeing Wales’s clash against South Africa the following day. But there is no place for Jaco …
Pokemon Go Adds New Shiny Pokemon For Safari Zone Event
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A Pokemon Go Safari Zone event is now underway in New Taipei City, Taiwan, and to celebrate, Niantic is making a new Shiny Pokemon available worldwide. Right now, players around the globe have their first chance to encounter a Shiny Oddish in the hit Pokemon mobile game.The …
The Latest: Japan tuned in for host team’s run at World Cup
TOKYO (AP) – The Latest on Saturday at the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Japan’s run to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals is breaking broadcast audience records in the host nation. Rugby World Cup organizers said Japan’s win over Scotland in the last of the pool games last Sunday at …
Netflix has a ton of holiday movies coming, including a Christmas Prince sequel
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Wait, no, that’s what pirates chant. Sorry, I’m still in Halloween mode because it’s only mid-October. Let’s try that again.Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Netflix just announced dates for their Holiday original films and series. So let’s get celebrating all the fantastic, campy, snow-filled, tear-jerking …
HPV immunization program in B.C. cuts rates of pre-cancer in women: study
VANCOUVER — Rates of cervical pre-cancer in women have been cut by more than half in British Columbia and the province’s school immunization program for the human papillomavirus is being given credit for the results. A study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases says those who took part in the program to prevent the …