Netflix Inc. soared during the pandemic as people flocked to the video-streaming giant to occupy themselves at home amid widespread public-health restrictions. But now that much of the world has reopened, Netflix has staged a reversal of fortune.The company forecasted a loss of two million subscribers Tuesday in the second quarter this year, on top of a loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter – its first drop in 10 years. Shares in Netflix plunged 35 per cent on the news Wednesday, erasing about US$54-billion in market value.It’s a sharp contrast from the past two years, when tens...…Netflix Inc. soared during the pandemic as people flocked to the video-streaming giant to occupy themselves at home amid widespread public-health restrictions. But now that much of the world has reopened, Netflix has staged a reversal of fortune.The company forecasted a loss of two million subscribers Tuesday in the second quarter this year, on top of a loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter – its first drop in 10 years. Shares in Netflix plunged 35 per cent on the news Wednesday, erasing about US$54-billion in market value.It’s a sharp contrast from the past two years, when tens...WW…

Sylvain Charlebois is a professor of food distribution and policy, and director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, at Dalhousie UniversityTim Hortons is finishing what is likely one of the strangest years in its history. Most of the iconic chain’s decisions have left Canadians scratching their heads. Many of its choices in recent months have been simply inexplicable.Take the Beyond Meat burger and breakfast sandwich: Tim Hortons took the well-promoted plant-based burger off its menu in September, 2019, only two months after introducing it at most of its 4,300 locations across the country. The...…Sylvain Charlebois is a professor of food distribution and policy, and director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, at Dalhousie UniversityTim Hortons is finishing what is likely one of the strangest years in its history. Most of the iconic chain’s decisions have left Canadians scratching their heads. Many of its choices in recent months have been simply inexplicable.Take the Beyond Meat burger and breakfast sandwich: Tim Hortons took the well-promoted plant-based burger off its menu in September, 2019, only two months after introducing it at most of its 4,300 locations across the country. The...WW…

Since the 2016 shocker, there’s always been a tendency to give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt when talking about his re-election chances.When all his negatives are raised, knees invariably start jerking. “Ah, but look what happened last time,” comes the response. He was counted out and still won. When it’s noted that he’s been trailing in the polls virtually every day in the past 3½ years, there’s the same reply: Look what happened last time.But it’s finally time to forget what happened then. Chances of it happening again this time are going up in smoke. Mr. Trump is running with a...…Since the 2016 shocker, there’s always been a tendency to give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt when talking about his re-election chances.When all his negatives are raised, knees invariably start jerking. “Ah, but look what happened last time,” comes the response. He was counted out and still won. When it’s noted that he’s been trailing in the polls virtually every day in the past 3½ years, there’s the same reply: Look what happened last time.But it’s finally time to forget what happened then. Chances of it happening again this time are going up in smoke. Mr. Trump is running with a...WW…

Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs is abandoning its smart-city development project in Toronto after two and a half years of controversy over its origins, overreach, and privacy and financial implications.Sidewalk won the right to plan a community called Quayside on the downtown Toronto lake shore , hoping to build a 12-acre neighbourhood “from the internet up.” In partnership with Waterfront Toronto, Sidewalk imagined a place filled with new technologies such as heated sidewalks, robotic garbage systems, and, crucially, sensors that would collect data about how people move about cities and...…Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs is abandoning its smart-city development project in Toronto after two and a half years of controversy over its origins, overreach, and privacy and financial implications.Sidewalk won the right to plan a community called Quayside on the downtown Toronto lake shore , hoping to build a 12-acre neighbourhood “from the internet up.” In partnership with Waterfront Toronto, Sidewalk imagined a place filled with new technologies such as heated sidewalks, robotic garbage systems, and, crucially, sensors that would collect data about how people move about cities and...WW…

Tanzania, tanzaniaThe Associated PressImages are unavailable offline.The U.S.-China dispute has been escalating over the pandemic, which has circled the globe causing over 300,000 deaths.DAN KITWOOD/AFP/Getty ImagesChina is going after the United States over more than $1 billion that the Trump administration owes the United Nations in unpaid dues for its regular operating budget and arrears for the separate budget for the U.N.’s far-flung peacekeeping operations.The unusual singling out of the U.S. non-payment by China’s U.N. mission comes as President Donald Trump continues to accuse...…Tanzania, tanzaniaThe Associated PressImages are unavailable offline.The U.S.-China dispute has been escalating over the pandemic, which has circled the globe causing over 300,000 deaths.DAN KITWOOD/AFP/Getty ImagesChina is going after the United States over more than $1 billion that the Trump administration owes the United Nations in unpaid dues for its regular operating budget and arrears for the separate budget for the U.N.’s far-flung peacekeeping operations.The unusual singling out of the U.S. non-payment by China’s U.N. mission comes as President Donald Trump continues to accuse...WW…

Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trump’s move to oust the State Department’s internal watchdog, accusing the president of escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.Late on Friday, Trump announced the firing of Inspector General Steve Linick, who was appointed to the role in 2013 under the Obama administration.Trump said in a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in Linick’s ability to serve, though Trump did not give the reason for his loss of confidence.Pelosi described Linick’s...…Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trump’s move to oust the State Department’s internal watchdog, accusing the president of escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.Late on Friday, Trump announced the firing of Inspector General Steve Linick, who was appointed to the role in 2013 under the Obama administration.Trump said in a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in Linick’s ability to serve, though Trump did not give the reason for his loss of confidence.Pelosi described Linick’s...WW…

The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. Getting audio file ... Audio for this article is not available at this time. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. The series of events that led to Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion in Beirut appears to have begun in late 2013, when technical problems forced a cargo ship to make an unscheduled stop in the city’s port. Lebanon’s port authorities were shocked when they boarded the vessel to inspect it. Not only was the merchant vessel...…The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. Getting audio file ... Audio for this article is not available at this time. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. The series of events that led to Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion in Beirut appears to have begun in late 2013, when technical problems forced a cargo ship to make an unscheduled stop in the city’s port. Lebanon’s port authorities were shocked when they boarded the vessel to inspect it. Not only was the merchant vessel...WW…

WashingtonNearly 2½ years ago, Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the first former Trump administration member convicted in Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in U.S. politics.Now, in a sudden about-face, the Justice Department has dropped the charge, arguing that the ex-national security adviser’s statements to the FBI did not matter because they were inconsequential to the investigation and he had done nothing wrong.In between these two moments was a legal battle by Mr. Flynn to change his plea and a push by President Donald Trump to have him exonerated.To...…WashingtonNearly 2½ years ago, Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the first former Trump administration member convicted in Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in U.S. politics.Now, in a sudden about-face, the Justice Department has dropped the charge, arguing that the ex-national security adviser’s statements to the FBI did not matter because they were inconsequential to the investigation and he had done nothing wrong.In between these two moments was a legal battle by Mr. Flynn to change his plea and a push by President Donald Trump to have him exonerated.To...WW…

Vatican cityThe Vatican stressed Thursday that the movement to combat climate change is unstoppable and worldwide, although it said it would welcome a U.S. return to the Paris agreement.The Holy See’s foreign minister, Monsignor Paul Gallagher, at a news conference marking five years since Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’” decrying human damage to the environment, insisted that “humanity will not be blown off course” by any one player’s decision.Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration formally began the process to exit the climate deal, in which nearly 200 nations...…Vatican cityThe Vatican stressed Thursday that the movement to combat climate change is unstoppable and worldwide, although it said it would welcome a U.S. return to the Paris agreement.The Holy See’s foreign minister, Monsignor Paul Gallagher, at a news conference marking five years since Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’” decrying human damage to the environment, insisted that “humanity will not be blown off course” by any one player’s decision.Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration formally began the process to exit the climate deal, in which nearly 200 nations...WW…

Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler, a leading international champion of human rights, is blaming the Chinese government for the scale and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he believes transmission of the novel coronavirus could have been dramatically reduced if China had acted earlier.He also says the world would have been far more prepared to handle the outbreak if Chinese Communist Party officials had acted sooner, alleging government authorities covered up and hid early news of the outbreak.Mr. Cotler is urging Canada to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Chinese...…Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler, a leading international champion of human rights, is blaming the Chinese government for the scale and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he believes transmission of the novel coronavirus could have been dramatically reduced if China had acted earlier.He also says the world would have been far more prepared to handle the outbreak if Chinese Communist Party officials had acted sooner, alleging government authorities covered up and hid early news of the outbreak.Mr. Cotler is urging Canada to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Chinese...WW…