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Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:44 EDT
'I'm scared': Afghan who worked with foreign partners fearful of Taliban visits
Taliban soldiers riding in Afghan army vehicles visited apartments in Kabul on Tuesday, looking for former Afghan government staff and other Afghans who worked with international organizations, accord...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:17:32 EDT
Thousands left homeless in Haiti as storm adds to misery after deadly earthquake
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to the government's response to the deadly earthquake that battered the impoverished Caribbean nation on Saturday. 

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 03:44:11 EDT
Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace
More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told Reuters on Wednesday, as efforts gathered pace to get people ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:48:08 EDT
Ottawa has 'no plans' to recognize Taliban as legitimate government of Afghanistan: Trudeau
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today that Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:21:29 EDT
Thousands flee as firefighters battle wildfire in French Riviera
The wildfire started Monday evening, in the height of France's summer vacation season, about 40 kilometres inland from the coastal resort of Saint-Tropez.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:52:20 EDT
Taliban vow to honour women's rights within Islamic law in Afghanistan
The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz aimed at convincing world powers and a fearful populat...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:09:28 EDT
Western U.S. states face federal water cuts for 1st time amid reservoir shortage
U.S. officials on Monday declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a gripping drought. ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:54:35 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Aug. 17
Britain's medical agency has approved the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for use in children ages 12 and over. It is the second COVID-19 shot authorized in the U.K. for those between ages 12 to 17 after ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:14:27 EDT
Hiding from the Taliban in Kabul: 'My sin is that I am born in this country, and I am a woman'
As the Taliban takes over the Afghan capital and residents scramble to leave the country, groups are calling on countries offering humanitarian support to relax visa requirements. Radio-Canada spoke w...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:56:06 EDT
Hope and heartbreak as Canadian Afghan filmmakers monitor developments in Kabul
Exhausted and heartbroken, Canadian filmmakers who've spent years working in Afghanistan are now trying to help friends leave as they reconcile what is happening with the Afghanistan they knew. ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:17:32 EDT
Thousands left homeless in Haiti as storm adds to misery after deadly earthquake
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to the government's response to the deadly earthquake that battered the impoverished Caribbean nation on Saturday. 

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:56:54 EDT
Pompeii tomb offers new hints about cultural life in ancient city
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was dest...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:30:02 EDT
U.S. experts expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster 8 months after 2nd shot
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans eight months after their second shot, sources tell The Associated Press.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:01:30 EDT
The Weeknd's Blinding Lights becomes longest charting Billboard Hot 100 song
The Weeknd's hit song Blinding Lights is the longest charting song in Billboard Hot 100 history, while the Toronto-born artist is the only Canadian among Billboard's longest charters.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Former NATO adviser, Winnipegger working tirelessly to get former colleagues out of Afghanistan
As Afghanistan descends into chaos, Winnipeg man Zobair Deen, who spent a decade working in the country, is trying to get hundreds of friends and former colleagues out alive. 

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:51:22 EDT
Taliban announces 'amnesty,' UN spokesperson says 'actions speak deeper than words'
The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government Tuesday, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Afraid for their lives, Afghan women judges desperately seek escape from Taliban
Maryam is busy making sure she will survive until she can find a flight out of Afghanistan. She's hiding and destroying any evidence of her successful, decade-long career as a judge — a job that cou...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:42:54 EDT
Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:02:12 EDT
Greece wildfires: New blazes burning outside of Athens
Yet more wildfires broke out in Greece Monday, with two blazes triggering evacuation alerts for settlements to the southeast and northwest of Athens.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:11:47 EDT
Biden defends Afghanistan pullout despite mounting criticism
U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan and that the Afghan government's collapse was quicker than anticipated.  ...



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