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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 06:59:24 EDTU.S. marks 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:00:00 EDTAs massive military drill gets underway, Russia continues to seek deeper foothold in Belarus
Russia and Belarus are talking about further integrating their economies, but experts are watching what is going on with their military as Russia seeks an expanded presence for its armed forces in Bel...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTCronyism, corruption and indifference: Insiders describe Afghanistan's fall
Two former Afghan officials who watched the country's collapse from the inside say the Taliban had an ally in the endemic corruption, nepotism and wishful thinking afflicting the government of Ashraf ...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:55:43 EDTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
More than 2,000 Turks demonstrated in Istanbul on Saturday against official coronavirus-related mandates, including vaccinations, tests and masks, responding to new government measures and an inoculat...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:34:44 EDTCristiano Ronaldo, the 'clinical goal-scorer,' strikes twice in return to Man United
Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals, two chances to stage his trademark celebration in a 4-1 win over Newcastle in Manchester, England on Saturday ensured the performance matched the club hype fans young an...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:32:19 EDTShining Path insurgency leader Abimael Guzman dies in Peru at age 86
Abimael Guzman, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness, the Peruvian government said.
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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:56:06 EDTLandslide near Mexico City leaves 1 dead, 10 missing
Rescuers planned to resume the search Saturday for victims of a landslide that brought tons of massive boulders down on a steep hillside neighbourhood outside Mexico City, killing at least one person ...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:45:18 EDTUnvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19, says U.S. CDC
New U.S. studies released Friday show COVID-19 vaccines remained highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:30:14 EDTApple ordered to loosen App Store grip as critics call for reform
A federal judge in the U.S. ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run App Store, threatening one of the iPhone maker's biggest moneymakers.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:17:23 EDT10 more Canadians evacuated from Afghanistan after Kabul airport reopens for passenger flights
Ten more Canadians were evacuated from Afghanistan today on a civilian flight bound for Qatar, Canadian officials say.
Thu, 9 Sep 2021 13:08:05 EDTHow NYC and other U.S. cities are preparing to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Much of the United States is preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in both New York City and Washington.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:30:52 EDTBioNTech to seek global approval to use its COVID-19 vaccine in 5-11 year olds: report
BioNTech is set to request approval across the globe to use its COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as five over the next few weeks and preparations for a launch are on track, the biotech firm's tw...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:24:52 EDTMeasles cases halt U.S.-bound evacuation flights of Afghan refugees at 2 key bases
The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States, a hitch that Americ...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:21:43 EDTQueen's representative says royals support Black Lives Matter movement
Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family back the Black Lives Matter movement, said one of her senior representatives in a television interview with Channel 4 News to be broadcast Friday.
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Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:28:18 EDTLebanon forms new government after yearlong deadlock as financial crisis deepens
Lebanon's new Prime Minister Najib Mikati pledged Friday to do everything in his power to halt the country's dramatic economic collapse, urging fractious politicians to work together after a new gover...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT20 years after 9/11, the American story, as told by veterans
Twenty years after the nation-rattling attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, some of the American veterans affected reflect on how they changed them and the country.
Thu, 9 Sep 2021 11:39:03 EDTBiden targets the unvaccinated with widespread plan to mandate COVID-19 shots
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labour will issue a rule requiring busines...
Thu, 9 Sep 2021 04:00:34 EDTAs some countries welcome Afghanistan's refugees, others want to keep them out
Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan were airlifted out of the country last month as the Taliban swept to power. Many more are still trying to escape. Here's a look at where the country's refuge...
Thu, 9 Sep 2021 16:06:31 EDTFederal justice department sues Texas over new abortion law
The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas, in an effort to block enforcement of a new law that almost entirely bans abortion in the state.
Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:43:54 EDTBrazil's Bolsonaro backs off comments about Supreme Court justice
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he never intended to attack any branch of the government, comments that boosted markets as he sought to defuse a dispute with the Supreme Court.
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