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Europe's inflation eases to 6.9% as energy falls but food up

Europe's inflation eases to 6.9% as energy falls but food up

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency slowed to the lowest level in a year as energy prices dropped , but food costs were still on the rise, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to hike interest rates further
UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king's May coronation

UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king's May coronation

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — With just five weeks before King Charles III's coronation, a British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for the historic occasion.
Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Every Thursday to Sunday evening, the wait staff at the Ugly Duckling Dining & Provisions restaurant carefully set knives and forks on chopstick rests at each table.
Lack of data on transit violence amounts to 'blanket of ignorance': researcher

Lack of data on transit violence amounts to 'blanket of ignorance': researcher

Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as
Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules

Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules

MONTREAL — The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules.
Review: Sandler, Aniston reteam in 'Murder Mystery 2'

Review: Sandler, Aniston reteam in 'Murder Mystery 2'

You would have a hard time defending the limp plotting, the bland action-adventure set pieces or the Agatha Christie-light whodunit twists of the first “Murder Mystery.” And, yet, it was kind of good.
Poor Albanian town pins tourism hopes on communist tunnels

Poor Albanian town pins tourism hopes on communist tunnels

KUKES, Albania (AP) — If you'd like to walk for miles in concrete burrows built to defend an isolationist totalitarian regime that nobody wanted to attack, Kukes in northeastern Albania is the place for you.
Dior transforms Mumbai's Gateway of India into fashion ramp

Dior transforms Mumbai's Gateway of India into fashion ramp

MUMBAI, India (AP) — In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship.
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

MOSCOW — Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War.
52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whal
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