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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTTrudeau to meet with European leaders to discuss military aid for Ukraine
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 15:35:02 ESTMore than 1,000 vehicles gather outside Washington to protest COVID-19 measures
More than a thousand large trucks, recreational vehicles and cars are gathering on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., on Saturday as part of a protest against COVID-19 restrictions that threatens t...
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 15:49:40 ESTHow successive U.S. administrations resisted arming Ukraine
Since the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations in the U.S. have all, to some degree, delayed or balked at sending lethal aid to Ukraine — raising quest...
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 20:50:56 ESTLegendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski falls to North Carolina in final home game
North Carolina spoiled the emotional home finale of retiring Hall of Fame Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski at Cameron Indoor Stadium, beating the fourth-ranked Blue Devils 94-81 on Saturday nigh...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 20:16:00 ESTMike Pence pushes back on Putin 'apologists' in speech to Republican Party
Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence has urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declare that "there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin," as he further cements his brea...
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 04:00:00 ESTIn a city north of nuclear site attacked by Russians, youth have mobilized to defend Ukraine
The city of Dnipro between central and eastern Ukraine is a relatively safe distance from the parts of the country currently experiencing the fiercest attacks by Russian forces and has become a hub fo...
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 18:02:20 ESTMasterCard, Visa suspend operations in Russia over invasion of Ukraine
MasterCard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said on Saturday, in the latest blow to the country's financial system after its invasion of Ukraine.
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 15:51:06 ESTCanada pulls out of upcoming Arctic Council meeting in Russia
Canada is joining its circumpolar allies in pulling out of the upcoming Arctic Council meetings, which Russia is scheduled to chair, and suspending its work with the council indefinitely.
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Sat, 5 Mar 2022 04:00:21 ESTThe West's sanctions campaign is going after Russia's oligarchs — but it won't be easy
As Western democracies expand their coordinated sanctions targeting Russia, they're also moving against an elite group of Russian billionaires — the oligarchs — in an effort to pressure Russian Pr...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 20:50:00 ESTWhat happened in Ukraine in week 2 of Russia’s assault
Russian forces attacked key cities in Ukraine as more than a million refugees fled to safety, and world leaders punished Vladimir Putin with further sanctions. Here’s a look at the fight in Ukraine ...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 13:52:38 ESTU.S. Supreme Court reinstates Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 other...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 18:46:02 ESTTo support hosts in war-torn Ukraine, thousands are booking Airbnbs with no intention of staying
As Ukraine fights back against Russia's invasion, thousands of people have been booking stays there through Airbnb — with no intentions of actually visiting — as a way to financially support thos...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 17:10:07 ESTWheat prices hit 14-year highs after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, often called the "breadbasket of Europe," has driven wheat prices to 14-year highs, forcing bread consumers to eat the cost.
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 09:27:46 ESTNATO rejects Ukraine no-fly zone, as EU preps more Russia sanctions
NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies from Russian missiles and warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow's war on its neighbour, but Europe promised more sanctions t...
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 11:57:31 ESTNerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID, U.S. study suggests
A small study of patients suffering from persistent symptoms long after a bout of COVID-19 found that nearly 60 per cent had nerve damage possibly caused by a defective immune response, a finding that...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 11:08:26 ESTWhite House outlines plan for next phase of pandemic, with U.S. still averaging 1,700 COVID deaths per day
It's time for America to stop letting the coronavirus "dictate how we live," President Joe Biden's White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activit...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:18:18 ESTPamela Anderson 'setting the record straight' in upcoming Netflix documentary
Pamela Anderson announces in an Instagram post that she’s telling “the real story” in a new documentary with Netflix.
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 19:54:24 ESTNorth Korea launches 9th missile test this year, Seoul and Tokyo say
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, according to its neighbours' militaries, extending Pyongyang's streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 14:35:39 ESTHundreds of Latin America residents, including many students, flee Ukraine conflict
Close to 250 Ecuadoreans, many of them university students, arrived back in the country on Friday after fleeing Ukraine following Russia's invasion, joining hundreds of other Latin Americans who have ...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 04:00:00 ESTHow documentaries about abuse in Hollywood are giving victims a voice
Documentaries about Hollywood's abusers and abused have attracted millions of eyeballs in the last few years. The saturation of these pop culture products begs the question of what purpose they serve,...