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Sat, 20 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal for shootings based on self-defence isn't surprising: legal experts
The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges is not a surprise to some Wisconsin legal analysts who say the prosecution always faced a difficult challenge of arguing the teen did not fire his g...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 10:19:11 EST
17 dead, dozens missing after heavy rains in India's Andhra Pradesh state
At least 17 people have died and dozens are reported missing in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after days of heavy rains, authorities said Saturday.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:56:27 EST
Video, photos of missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai posted online
Missing tennis star Peng Shuai reappeared in public Sunday at a youth tournament in Beijing, according to photos released by the organizer, as the ruling Communist Party tried to quell fears abroad wh...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:02:31 EST
Tens of thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine requirements across Europe
Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country's ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 08:45:25 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
With infections spiking again in Europe despite nearly two years of restrictions, the COVID-19 health crisis is increasingly pitting citizen against citizen.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:25:10 EST
White House official says U.S. open to discussions with Canada about proposed EV incentive
A senior White House official says the Biden administration is sympathetic to Canada’s concerns about a proposed electric vehicle tax credit, but offered no indication of a plan to drop the idea. ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:33:46 EST
Elijah McClain's family to receive $15M settlement over 2019 death after police stop
The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million US to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after suburban Denver police stopped him on the street a...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:38:31 EST
Red Cross forced to pay Afghan doctors, nurses with bags of cash in wake of U.S. withdrawal
Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to ba...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:18:00 EST
Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts in trial over Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly Kenosha, Wis., shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:11:06 EST
Trudeau goes to Washington, and finds that Canada is mostly an afterthought for the U.S.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:24:43 EST
India to repeal controversial farm laws that sparked massive protests
In a surprise announcement, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial agriculture laws that prompted yearlong protests from tens of thousands of f...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:06:45 EST
Biden undergoes colonoscopy, briefly transferring power to VP Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden remains "healthy" and "vigorous" and fit for duty, but is showing some signs of aging, his doctor said Friday after the oldest president in American history underwent a routin...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:29:13 EST
China 'not aware' of issue surrounding missing tennis player Peng Shuai
China's Foreign Ministry on Friday says it wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. ...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:16:34 EST
Judge exonerates 2 men for 1965 murder of Malcolm X
More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, and after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon's death, two of his convicted killers have been exonerated...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:47:37 EST
U.S. opens booster shots to all adults, urges those 50-plus to seek the extra protection
The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even befor...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:05:12 EST
U.S. congressman: Here's why America is more successful than Canada
How's this for an attention-grabbing bit of political oratory? Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin opined that Canada and many other countries are less successful than the United States in a speech deli...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:19:25 EST
Concerns mount over China tennis star's safety after raising sexual assault allegation
Questions on the well-being and whereabouts of a Chinese professional tennis player, who accused a former top government official of sexual assault, have been met by silence.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:41:19 EST
Hundreds of Iraqis fly home from Belarus, abandoning effort to reach EU
Hundreds of Iraqis flew home from Belarus on Thursday, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc's eastern border, where thousands of mig...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:48:06 EST
No injuries reported after Canadian frigate catches fire at sea
A Canadian frigate serving as the flagship for one of NATO's standing naval groups has been damaged by fire off the coast of Norway.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:01:01 EST
Germans are warned that Christmas could be terrible because of high COVID-19 rates
Germany approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel called the pandemic situation in the country "very serious" and said it was "high time" to c...



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