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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:29:18 EDT
Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia's Tigray 1 day after declaration of ceasefire
The withdrawal comes one day after Tigray fighters took control of the regional capital from retreating Ethiopian forces and Ethiopia's government declared a unilateral ceasefire.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:44:50 EDT
Florida condo collapse search stretches to 6th day
Twelve people have now been confirmed dead, leaving another 149 unaccounted for, in the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:10:09 EDT
Stolen Picasso, Mondrian found in dry riverbed near Athens
Newly recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, which were stolen in a 2012 heist, are set to go back on display at the recently renovated National Gallery in Athens.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:16:46 EDT
This couple endured 5 years of homophobic mail — until a local sleuth tracked down a suspect
Five years after LeeMichael McLean and Bryan Furze first became targets of homophobic harassment by mail, the alleged culprit has been caught and their neighbours have rallied around them in solidarit...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:47:46 EDT
China blocks effort to send canola dispute with Canada to WTO panel
Canada's farmers are dealing with more frustration after China blocked an effort to raise the two countries' dispute over canola to a formal complaint requiring dispute settlement.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Unsealed documents show RCMP intends to charge captured ISIS fighter
Court documents unsealed last week reveal that the RCMP intends to charge a Canadian ISIS foreign fighter with a string of terrorism offences.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:19:41 EDT
Sterling, Kane score as England beats Germany to move into Euro quarter-finals
Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane struck as England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over rivals Germany at Wembley on Tuesday. England will play either Sweden or U...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:12:06 EDT
Black hole swallows neutron star before astronomers' eyes
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:26:36 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on June 29
British Columbians will soon be able to host normal social events and even large weddings as the province is set to enter Step 3 of its reopening plan on July 1.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:21:28 EDT
Mother of Canadian girl freed from ISIS detention camp in Syria released
A Canadian woman being held in an ISIS detention camp in northeast Syria has been released with the help of the former U.S. diplomat who helped get her four-year-old daughter out of the camp and to re...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:31:42 EDT
New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit
Israel's new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalized relation...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:06:00 EDT
What we know about the victims of the Florida condo collapse
Those recovered from rubble in the oceanside town of Surfside included a young Puerto Rican graphic artist who refused to let a disability dampen his spirits, a devoted couple who had been married for...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:23:43 EDT
U.S. Supreme Court declines to revive school's transgender bathroom ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Booing of English soccer stars taking the knee a symptom of lingering racism in sport
The failure of some members of the U.K.'s governing political class to support the national soccer team's decision to take the knee before games has created a whole new level of controversy, writes Ma...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 20:58:41 EDT
U.K. health secretary resigns after breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing aide
British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been livin...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 14:58:51 EDT
Pride celebrations around the world
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of 2020 Pride events in Canada and around the world. But as more people get vaccinated and cases of infections trend downward, some communities have been ...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:40:16 EDT
Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics
Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:48:30 EDT
Ethiopia declares ceasefire in Tigray after 8 months of conflict
The ceasefire comes after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray forces occupied the regional capital, soldiers retreated and hundreds of thousands of people continue to face the world's wor...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:49 EDT
U.S. regulator adds warning about rare heart inflammation risk to Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets
The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use. ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:06:58 EDT
Dozens of cyclists involved in crash-marred 1st stage of Tour de France
The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world cycling champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a punchy attack on Sat...



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