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  • Reuters

    UPDATE 1-France sends envoy to Putin inauguration as Berlin boycotts

    France will send its ambassador to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin for his next six-year term in office on Tuesday, a French diplomatic source said on Monday, in contrast with Germany which said it would not be represented. Paris' decision suggests a potential split in the Western camp with several countries, including the Baltic states, vehemently opposed to giving Putin any form of legitimacy and potentially undermining Ukraine in its war with Russia after Moscow launched an invasion more than two years ago. Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide, cementing his already tight grip on power, in Russia's presidential election, held in March just weeks after Putin's most prominent opponent Alexei Navalny died in jail.

  • The Weather Network

    Days of rain as potent storm parks over the Prairies, risk of 100 mm

    This past weekend was the calm before the storm for a wide swath of the Prairies, as one soaker of a system pushes into the region to start the new work week

  • Reuters

    Novavax's top shareholder Shah Capital ramps up efforts for board shakeup

    Shah Capital, which currently owns a near 7.5% stake in Novavax and is its third-largest shareholder, reiterated that the company was "undervalued and continues to suffer from poor profitability". The top shareholder had expressed concerns about mismanagement at the Maryland-based biotech and nominated two of its own candidates for the board last month. It had also urged Novavax to adopt a marketing strategy to target consumers who are hesitant to receive mRNA vaccines.