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Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:24:59 EDT
Death toll from flooding in western Europe climbs above 180
Rescue workers laboured to deal with damage laid bare by receding water on Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 160 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:57:06 EDT
Thousands in France protest against COVID-19 vaccinations, passes
Thousands of people marched in France on Saturday to protest mandatory vaccinations for health-care workers and COVID-19 passes that will be required to enter restaurants and other venues. ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:46:15 EDT
Saudi Arabia boosts Mecca security, COVID-19 protocols ahead of Hajj
Checkpoints have been set up outside the city to make sure only pilgrims carrying the appropriate permits are allowed to pass.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
U.S. woman whose husband died of COVID-19 urges vaccine-hesitant to get shots
After weeks of declining case numbers, hospitalizations and daily deaths, the pandemic's trajectory in the U.S. is changing — and heading in the wrong direction, public health officials warn. One M...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:57:17 EDT
Biden pledges to appeal U.S. court ruling to protect 'Dreamers'
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to preserve a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, promising to appeal a judge's "deep...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:19:17 EDT
Key diplomats, including from Canada, support Haiti's designated PM, snub interim leader
A group of key countries, including Canada, issued a statement supporting Haiti's designated prime minister, Ariel Henry, following the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:15:22 EDT
U.S. probes health incidents among diplomats in Vienna similar to 'Havana Syndrome'
The Biden administration is investigating a recent rash of mysterious health incidents reported by American diplomats and other government employees in Vienna, U.S. officials said Friday. ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:34:24 EDT
Canada surpasses U.S. in percentage of population fully vaccinated
According to CBC's vaccine tracker, 48.48 per cent of Canadians are now fully vaccinated, while 69.48 per cent have had at least one shot. The same figures in the U.S. are 48.05 per cent and 55.44 pe...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:47:50 EDT
'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': COVID-19 deaths up 26% over previous week in U.S.
The delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is driving a surge of deaths around the United States, almost entirely among unvaccinated people, U.S. officials said Friday. ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:44:46 EDT
South Africa's Ramaphosa vows military will quell unrest sparked by ex-president's jailing
Standing at the entrance to a looted mall and surrounded by soldiers, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed Friday to restore order to the country after a week of violence set off by the impri...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:02:26 EDT
Hong Kong police raid university student union office
Hong Kong's national security police on Friday raided the office of a university student union after student leaders last week commemorated a man who killed himself after stabbing a police officer. ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:31:11 EDT
3rd Canadian victim of Florida condo collapse identified
The remains of a third Canadian victim of a deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., have been identified, sources have confirmed to CBC News.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:02:15 EDT
Greenland bans all oil exploration
The government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world's largest island, calling it "a natural step" because the Arctic government "takes the climate crisis seriously." ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:00:47 EDT
Eiffel Tower reopens after 8-month COVID-19 closure
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since the Second World War.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:43:22 EDT
Haiti police reject reports implicating government officials in assassination
Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, calling them "a lie." ...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
As Cuba erupts, Cuban-Canadians accuse the Trudeau government of turning its back
The gap between the Biden administration and the Trudeau government this week on Cuba was wider than the straits that separate Havana from Key West.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:32:44 EDT
South Africa's army starts large deployment to restore order
In one of the largest deployments of soldiers since the end of white minority rule, 25,000 South African troops began taking up positions Thursday to help quell weeklong riots sparked by the imprisonm...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:57:38 EDT
Israeli firm sold tools to hack Windows, says Microsoft and Citizen Lab
An Israeli technology company sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:49:09 EDT
Severe flooding leaves more than 60 dead in Germany, Belgium
More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to colla...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:56:56 EDT
Renaming Asian carp: Concern over racism, waterways inspires push for new moniker
Minnesota state Sen. Foung Hawj was never a fan of the “Asian carp” label commonly applied to four imported fish species that are wreaking havoc in the U.S. heartland, infesting numerous rivers an...



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