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Sun, 2 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Lauded and loathed: Why the French still can't get enough of Napoleon — 200 years after his death
For many in France, Napoleon Bonaparte is the epitome of French achievement, having conquered much of Europe and remade the structures of his country. But it's a complicated legacy for the sharp-tongu...

Sat, 1 May 2021 23:58:22 EDT
2 killed in Wisconsin casino shooting, gunman also dead, authorities say
Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino Saturday night and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by police.

Sat, 1 May 2021 19:35:02 EDT
More Israel stampede victims identified as minister defends police actions
At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names published Saturda...

Sat, 1 May 2021 12:41:30 EDT
U.S., NATO start formal troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years in country
The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
As Russia's confrontation with the West escalates, so has its crackdown on dissent at home
As Russia’s confrontation with the West deepens, domestic critics of President Vladimir Putin say they’re paying a heavy price. Activists with pro-Western leanings are being arrested and jailed an...

Sat, 1 May 2021 22:08:45 EDT
May Day protesters march for better job protections amid pandemic
Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous — and at times violent — May Day marches on Satur...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:29:29 EDT
At least 18 COVID-19 patients killed in India hospital fire
A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though ...

Sat, 1 May 2021 07:44:51 EDT
Strong earthquake off northern Japan injures 3
A strong earthquake struck off northern Japan early Saturday, causing no risk of a tsunami but leaving three people injured and shaking buildings in Tokyo, authorities said.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
These rescuers want to save refugees fleeing Libya by sea. But they're trapped on shore by red tape
Italian authorities say the inspections ensure naval safety. But humanitarian rescuers say the constant checks and bureaucratic delays are just the latest tactic Italy is using to keep such humanitari...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:18:32 EDT
Human smuggling operation suspected after police find more than 90 people in Texas home
More than 90 people were found in a house in southwestern Houston that investigators suspect was part of a human smuggling operation, police said Friday.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:17:12 EDT
Truck bomb kills at least 21, injures dozens in Afghanistan
The death toll in a a powerful suicide truck bombing that struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan rose to 21 with as many as 90 others wounded, officials said Saturday.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:50:11 EDT
Thousands pack Liverpool nightclub in one of series of U.K. test events on mass gatherings
Several thousand music fans on Friday became the first people in Britain in more than a year to legally dance, drink and listen to music in a nightclub as part of a test to see whether physical dista...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:19:25 EDT
U.S. to restrict travel from India due to COVID-19 starting next week
The White House cited a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in India and the emergence of potentially dangerous coronavirus variants.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:00:41 EDT
Anxiety caused COVID-19 vaccine reactions in 5 U.S. states, health officials say
It was anxiety — not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health offici...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:26:16 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Friday
Ontario is seeking to suspend the arrival of international students in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:18:32 EDT
Deadly stampede at religious gathering in Israel kills 45, injures dozens
A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 45 people, including two Canadians, and injured some 150 others early Friday,...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
In India, people are begging for hospital beds and oxygen cylinders on social media
As Indians scramble to secure oxygen and public health experts warn infections aren't likely to fall much over the next few weeks, India's devastating second wave is being blamed on several factors, i...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:01:23 EDT
Brazil becomes 2nd country to record 400,000 COVID-19 deaths
Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead whe...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:00:20 EDT
Hamas slams 'coup' after President Mahmoud Abbas delays Palestinian elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said early Friday that the main factions have agreed to delay the first elections planned in 15 years, citing a dispute with Israel over voting in east Jerusalem. T...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Biden, the anti-Reagan: His speech to Congress calls for era of more government
Joe Biden’s first presidential speech to the U.S. Congress was a call to reverse the legacy of a speech given in that same chamber exactly 40 years earlier. On April 28, 1981, another first-year pre...



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