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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
How Canadian recycling could be fuelling pollution in India
A Radio-Canada investigation tracked down bales of paper contaminated with soft plastics to a rural region of India, where locals say the plastic is being burned.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
As Russia maintains the pressure, Ukraine trains citizen-soldiers for guerrilla warfare
They are medical interns, truck drivers, clerks and students. As members of Ukraine's newly reorganized territorial defence units, some of them could be called upon to do some of the toughest, most da...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
As Russian forces keep building, Ukrainians resist the urge to panic
Amid a rush of diplomacy to head off a possible Russian invasion, many Ukrainians are trying to block out the stress and carry on with life as usual. Still, the economic consequences of Russia's menac...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 15:19:41 EST
U.K. police to contact more than 50 people accused of being at Downing Street parties
More than 50 people believed to have attended lockdown parties at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street will be contacted by police to explain their involvement, officers said on Wedne...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 22:01:20 EST
New Zealand moves to end Canada-inspired convoy protest after 3 days
Police on Thursday began arresting dozens of protesters who were camped out on the grounds of New Zealand's Parliament on the third day of a convoy protest against coronavirus mandates. ...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:25:52 EST
Newly launched SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm
Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night. ...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 10:44:36 EST
Lone living accused militant in Paris attacks that left 130 dead denies killing anyone
Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in a jihadist rampage that killed 130 people in co-ordinated attacks across Paris in November 2015, told a French court Wednesday he had never killed or wounded anyone...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 15:19:47 EST
Ottawa convoy protest takes centre stage in U.S. culture wars
There are now pandemic-related truck convoys planned in all 27 European capitals, New Zealand and in the U.S., as right-wing American social media channels buzz with chatter of convoys to Washington. ...

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 07:36:08 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
As several provinces move forward on lifting proof-of-vaccination programs and mandatory masking, others say, it's not time yet.

Wed, 9 Feb 2022 09:31:39 EST
U.S. indicts husband and wife as part of $3.6B cryptocurrency seizure
The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion US — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars ...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 06:57:47 EST
'It will take time to get results,' Macron says after talks in Russia, Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him in their marathon talks a day earlier that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. Macron's r...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 21:32:28 EST
Mudslide in Colombia kills at least 14
Heavy rains triggered a mudslide that swept into a residential area in a western Colombia town Tuesday morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others, authorities said.

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 17:49:53 EST
Spanish retiree triggers wave of national support while campaigning for in-person banking
Carlos San Juan, 78, is campaigning to keep in-person customer services at banks because he felt "left out" by the shift to online banking. He handed government officials a petition with more than 610...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 07:48:21 EST
Retired pope Benedict asks forgiveness for handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admits no wrongdoing
Retired pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any "grievous faults" in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report ...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 20:08:00 EST
Olympics inspire new wave of skateboarders in Mexico
With the introduction of skateboarding as an Olympic sport, the youth in Mexico have been hitting the skateparks with ambitions one day competing for their country, as well as breaking the preconceive...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 12:44:28 EST
New Zealand's capital sees its own convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions
Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital on Tuesday and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break. ...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 09:55:39 EST
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia facing devastating drought conditions: UN
The UN World Food Programme said on Tuesday that 13 million people across the Horn of Africa face severe hunger and called for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that kill...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 10:13:01 EST
Peloton replaces CEO and lays off 2,800 people as once-hyped stock continues downhill ride
The co-founder of Peloton is stepping down as chief executive after an extended streak of tumult at the exercise and treadmill company, which will also cut almost 3,000 jobs.

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 09:46:02 EST
Big companies' climate pledges aren't as green as they look, report finds
Big companies such as Walmart, Amazon and Nestle have made big promises to take climate action, including net-zero commitments. But a new report takes a closer look, and shows that some of them are mi...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 09:49:32 EST
The Power of the Dog, Dune lead 2022 Academy Award nominations
Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards Tuesday morning, catapulting slow moving western The Power of the Dog and sci-fi epic Dune to frontr...



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