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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Russia plans to annex much of eastern Ukraine, U.S. says

Mon, 2 May 2022 04:54:50 EDT
Evacuated civilians yet to reach safety as Russia resumes bombarding besieged Mariupol
More than 100 civilians evacuated from beneath a bombed-out steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol have been delayed in arriving at a safer area, as authorities express concern that some evacue...

Mon, 2 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As a special grand jury is chosen in Trump's election fraud case, here's what you need to know
Jurors will be chosen Monday to examine whether former U.S. president Donald Trump and some of his allies committed criminal offences in trying to deny Georgia's electoral votes to Joe Biden — votes...

Mon, 2 May 2022 18:23:22 EDT
Shanghai eases some COVID-19 lockdown rules as outbreak shows signs of waning
The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning, with the number of new cases falling below 10,000 a day over the weekend.

Mon, 2 May 2022 12:38:03 EDT
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr here and abroad
Muslims here and abroad are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Mon, 2 May 2022 15:10:55 EDT
Workers at Amazon warehouse in New York vote against unionization
Amazon warehouse workers rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history. ...

Mon, 2 May 2022 14:38:22 EDT
Burkina Faso investigates B.C. mine company after flood leaves 8 trapped underground
Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. suspended operations at its West African Perkoa mine on April 16, when heavy rainfall caused flash floods and left eight workers missing underground. Search and...

Mon, 2 May 2022 17:14:48 EDT
Depp's agent calls Heard op-ed about abuse 'catastrophic' for actor's career
Johnny Depp's agent testified Monday that his ex-wife's 2018 op-ed piece in the Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was "catastrophic" to his career and coincided with the...

Mon, 2 May 2022 15:27:49 EDT
At least 5 dead after building collapses in Nigeria
A three-storey residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, killing at least five people, with many feared trapped, emergency response services said on Monday.

Mon, 2 May 2022 14:02:20 EDT
Fired Philadelphia officer charged with 1st-degree murder in shooting of unarmed 12-year-old
A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors on Monday said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the f...

Mon, 2 May 2022 07:11:23 EDT
Israel lashes out over Russian claim that Hitler was part Jewish
Israel has lashed out at Russia over "unforgivable" comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish.

Mon, 2 May 2022 12:29:34 EDT
Retired police officer who argued self-defence is convicted in Capitol riot case
A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when he tackled the off...

Mon, 2 May 2022 07:53:00 EDT
Spanish PM, defence minister targeted in Pegasus phone hack
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's mobile phone was breached twice in May 2021, and Defence Minister Margarita Robles' device was targeted once the following month.

Mon, 2 May 2022 05:13:26 EDT
New Zealand welcomes back tourists as COVID-19 border restrictions ease after 2 years
New Zealand welcomed tourists from Canada, the U.S., Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years Monday after dropping most of its remaining pandemic bord...

Mon, 2 May 2022 00:57:24 EDT
Ukraine admits 'Ghost of Kyiv' fighter pilot, hailed for feats against Russian forces, is a myth
On social media, the "Ghost of Kyiv" was a military hero, an ace fighter pilot hailed for supposedly shooting down multiple Russian planes. The tales began just days into the war and circulated for mo...

Sun, 1 May 2022 16:30:12 EDT
Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon ban on Russian, Belarusian players
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic criticized Wimbledon's decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from taking part in this year's tournament following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ...

Sun, 1 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why Prince Harry is raising eyebrows again
Prince Harry may have stepped back from official royal duties, but the sixth in line for the throne hasn't stepped back from stirring controversy and sparking headlines.

Sun, 1 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The backstory on a U.S. book-ban blitz and an unlikely target: A book about cute babies
How did a book-ban blitz ensnare a book about adorable infants? The tale of Everywhere Babies involves censorship, hypocrisy, and details distorted in the fog of a culture war creeping across the U.S....

Sun, 1 May 2022 09:27:48 EDT
2 more people rescued days after building collapse in China; police arrest 9
Two people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing, state media said.

Sun, 1 May 2022 03:38:50 EDT
Joe Biden roasts himself, Trump at White House press corps gala
The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: U.S. President Joe Biden.



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