China launches 30-day visa-free entry for Canadians starting today

    China launches 30-day visa-free entry for Canadians starting today

    Canadian travellers awoke this morning to discover that China has scrapped the visa requirement for ordinary Canadian passport holders, effective 00:01 on 17 February 2026. Under the unilateral move announced by Beijing’s Foreign Ministry, Canadians may enter mainland China for business, tourism, family visits or transit and remain for up to 30 days per trip…

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      Ramona Unified trustees OK policy allowing high schoolers to use cell phone at lunch – San Diego Union-Tribune

      Ramona Unified School District trustees approved revisions to a mobile communication devices policy that will allow high school students to use their cell phones during lunch and passing periods. Trustees voted 3-1 in favor of the new policy at their Feb. 12 meeting, with Maya Phillips opposed and Rodger Dohm absent. Expectations for elementary and…

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      Experts Predict $695K BTC & $21K ETH by 2035

      By 2035 — a mere nine years from now — Finder’s panel of crypto experts believes bitcoin (BTC) will reach an average high of $695,882. Ether (ETH)? $21,856. And what about dogecoin (DOGE) and shiba inu (SHIB)? $0.82 and $0.0001010, respectively. For bitcoin alone, that’s an increase of 923% based on its current price of…

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      Google-developed Gemini says the Year of the Horse may “manifest as social restlessness, emotional outbursts or literal heat-related issues”. Photo: Getty Images

        Can chatbots tell fortunes or do they make them up out of thin AI-r?

        Artificial intelligence (AI) is unlikely to replace feng shui masters despite a growing trend of people turning to chatbots for fortune-telling, Hong Kong soothsayers have said, warning against blindly trusting such software as it may produce “dangerous” predictions. Feng shui masters told the South China Morning Post that such chatbots, trained on existing datasets, could…

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        China Premier greets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman

          China Premier greets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman

          China Premier greets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Collage Photo – DHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang today congratulated  Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on his inauguration, reaffirming Beijing’s  support for Bangladesh’s new government.  In a congratulatory message sent on Tuesday, Premier Li…

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