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Fri, 31 Dec 2021 14:53:54 EST
Thank you for being a friend: Betty White dead at 99
Betty White, the iconic television star who endeared herself to generations of fans over a decades-spanning career, has died at age 99.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:09:16 EST
UN food agency suspends work in North Darfur following attacks
The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan's province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about two million local people. ...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 03:38:28 EST
Good riddance to 2021: New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide muted for 2nd year
In many places, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or cancelled for the second straight year because of a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious Omicr...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:11:58 EST
Colorado wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate homes over holidays
Tens of thousands of Colorado residents driven from their neighbourhoods by wind-whipped wildfires anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday after the flames burned at lea...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Biden administration drags its feet on banning landmines
U.S. President Joe Biden promised during the presidential campaign to reinstate an effective ban on the use of landmines by the U.S. military which was undone by his predecessor Donald Trump. ...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:39:42 EST
Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on Dec. 31
More provinces reduced isolation requirements Friday for people who test positive for COVID-19 in an effort to lessen staffing shortages as the Omicron variant continued to drive diagnoses at record r...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:31:40 EST
Russia warns of 'grave consequences' after U.S. reaffirms threat of sanctions over Ukraine
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that's deepened as the Kremlin has stiffene...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:57:34 EST
Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction bodes ill for Prince Andrew's civil case, experts say
Prince Andrew wasn't on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case, but experts say her conviction is bad news for the man who is ninth in line to the British throne.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:27:32 EST
Ex-Afghan president defends decision to flee Kabul as Taliban closed in
Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the a...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why a working holiday in Canada inspired these Brits to open a West Coast-themed restaurant in London
Two friends from London fell in love with Vancouver and the West Coast vibe so much when they visited two years ago that they decided to open a Vancouver-themed restaurant in the British capital that ...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 02:21:21 EST
Canada 'deeply concerned' after Hong Kong police raid news outlet, lay charges
Hong Kong police have formally charged two of seven people from a non-profit pro-democracy news website with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would shut down following a police raid on its off...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:54:45 EST
Wind-driven wildfires in Colorado burn hundreds of homes, force evacuations
An estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping centre have burned and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in wind-fuelled wildfires outside Denver, officials said Thursday evening. ...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:31:26 EST
Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on Dec. 30
With the Omicron variant causing COVID-19 cases numbers to soar across the country, early research suggests it is not causing higher levels of hospitalization.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:02:13 EST
New Year's Eve show in Times Square will go on despite COVID-19 surge, New York City mayor says
New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned despite record numbers of COVID-19 infections in the city and around the country, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:45:29 EST
Iran launches rocket into space amid nuclear talks
Iran launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, authorities announced Thursday, without saying whether any of the objects had entered Earth's orbit.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:20:20 EST
Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking, other charges related to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of girls
A U.S. jury reached a guilty verdict on five of six charges in the trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was accused of helping late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenaged...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:13:57 EST
China says its space station had to dodge a collision with Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX nearly struck the station. ...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:17:03 EST
Mother says 14-year-old shot by L.A. police 'died in my arms'
Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who was killed last week by Los Angeles police while shopping for Christmas clothes say the family moved from Chile to get away from violence and injustice. ...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 18:49:59 EST
Top dogs will have to wait as Westminster dog show postponed due to COVID
Aspiring top dogs (and their owners) will have to wait for the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show next year, the organization says, pointing to surging COVID-19 cases in New York as the reason fo...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:10:55 EST
Suspect in Denver shooting rampage wrote novels describing similar attacks
A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks. ...



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