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Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:01:13 EST
Indonesian divers spot parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea as rescuers find body parts, debris
Indonesia's military chief says divers have spotted parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 metres in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed. ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Experts question whether COVID-19 curfews work. But France may have had some luck
Quebec has become the first province to implement a curfew to help curb the spread of COVID-19 — a measure that has already been instituted in many regions across the world. But how effective those...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 22:10:35 EST
Democrat momentum to impeach Trump a 2nd time builds as Republican senator criticizes president
Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Looking ahead for the Royal Family: Why 2021 could bring comfort, continuity and the potential for controversy
As the Royal Family contemplates the year ahead, some notable milestones lie in the offing, along with the likelihood of continuing new ways of doing royal business that have evolved since the pandemi...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:22:47 EST
Twitter ban on Trump signals escalating debate on online speech that will be one for the ages
Twitter's ban on Donald Trump is the start of what could be a generation-defining debate. Calls to regulate online disinformation arrived swiftly after an attack on the U.S. Capitol driven in part by ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 16:52:36 EST
Trump pressured Georgia election official to 'find the fraud' in earlier call
While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro Atlanta county, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to "find the fraud" and ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 14:06:08 EST
U.S. federal agents arrest more Capitol rioters seen in viral posts
U.S. federal agents arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral, of one carrying off the House Speaker's lectern and another who wore horns and a fur pelt, while a top Democrati...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:13:12 EST
Blizzard brings Spain to a standstill, leaves 4 people dead
A persistent blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars or at train stations and airports, l...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 19:22:15 EST
'I love life': Oldest living Olympic champion turns 100
For Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, the fondest memory of her remarkable 100 years is simply that she has lived through it all.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:14:37 EST
Queen and Prince Philip get vaccinated against COVID-19
Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Philip, both in their 90s, have received vaccinations against COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 23:39:22 EST
Golfer Justin Thomas uses homophobic slur during PGA tournament, apologizes after round
American golfer Justin Thomas apologized after using a homophobic slur during the third round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Saturday.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:25:21 EST
Police officer killed in U.S. Capitol riot wanted to be in law enforcement from an early age
Brian Sicknick, the police officer who died after being attacked as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, wanted to be an officer "his entire life," his family says.

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:09:46 EST
Democrats appear poised to make Trump 1st president to be impeached twice
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce misconduct charges on Monday that could lead to a second impeachment of President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter sa...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 18:24:01 EST
North Korea's Kim threatens to expand nuclear program, citing 'hostile' U.S. policy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal and develop more sophisticated atomic weapons systems, saying the fate of relations with the United States depends on whether i...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:50:33 EST
Man who sat at Pelosi's desk among those newly charged over Capitol siege
A West Virginia state lawmaker and a man pictured sitting at U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk are among those facing federal charges stemming from the siege on the U.S. Capito...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 10:28:07 EST
Amalie Arena presses pause on allowing fans for Raptors, Lightning
Vinik Sports Group, which owns Amalie Arena, announced Saturday that the organization will no longer admit fans to Toronto Raptors games in Tampa as "COVID-19 numbers across west central Florida have ...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 16:47:44 EST
Dominion Voting Systems sues Trump lawyer for $1.3B in defamation lawsuit over election-rigging claims
Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion US for Powell's "wild accusations" that the company rigged the presidential ele...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 12:40:37 EST
Biden to release more coronavirus vaccine supply, rather than holding 2nd doses
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office says

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:46:54 EST
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants, study suggests
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa, according to a l...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 09:00:35 EST
2020 ties with 2016 as world's hottest year on record
Last year tied with 2016 as the world's warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service...



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