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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Not losing the war in Ukraine is no substitute for victory, experts say

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:44:09 EDT
Health officials continue to monitor monkeypox cases in Europe and North America
The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the United Nations agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease, endemic in We...

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:08:59 EDT
Safety consultant in U.K. quits Shell for 'double talk' on climate
A longtime contractor for British multinational Shell has publicly called out the oil and gas company's climate plans, accusing it of "double talk" by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions w...

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:10:58 EDT
Deadly heat wave in India and Pakistan a 'sign of things to come,' scientists say
The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely due to climate change, according to a study by an international group of scientists released on Monday...

Mon, 23 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How a Canadian chef is helping migrant women put down 'Roots' in Italy
Montrealer Jessica Rosval believes in “kitchens as community,” a notion the award-winning chef is applying to Roots, her new culinary venture in Modena, Italy, that trains migrant women for career...

Mon, 23 May 2022 03:08:31 EDT
Biden says U.S. willing to use force to defend Taiwan, but White House says its policy is unchanged
President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, declaring the commitment to protect the island is "even stronger" after Russia's invasion of Ukraine...

Sun, 22 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Accused Buffalo killer got weapons tips in chat group, prompting calls for online oversight
The recent deadly racist attack in Buffalo, N.Y., planned with tactical advice from online chat groups, is sparking calls in Canada and beyond for better oversight of internet content. Civil liberti...

Sun, 22 May 2022 13:02:35 EDT
The COVID-19 pandemic is 'most certainly not over,' WHO's health chief says
The UN health agency's director general told officials gathered in Geneva for the opening of the WHO's annual meeting that "declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evo...

Sun, 22 May 2022 14:57:50 EDT
Military plane from Europe carrying 35,380 kg of baby formula lands in U.S.
A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving...

Sun, 22 May 2022 07:55:20 EDT
Shanghai reopens some public transport, but remains on high COVID alert
Shanghai reopened a small part of the world's longest subway system on Sunday after some lines had been closed for almost two months, as the city paves the way for a more complete lifting of its painf...

Sat, 21 May 2022 10:44:10 EDT
Australian PM concedes election defeat as Labor Party looks likely to form government
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded defeat in a national election, saying that while vote counting is incomplete, the opposition Labor Party looks likely to form a government. ...

Sat, 21 May 2022 17:33:46 EDT
Youngest victim of Buffalo, N.Y., mass shooting laid to rest
Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket, was remembered at her funeral on Saturday for her kindness and welcoming nature...

Sat, 21 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Monkeypox outbreaks in Canada and worldwide signal shift in behaviour of virus
As the world races to understand more about rapidly emerging monkeypox outbreaks, the speed in which cases are being discovered worldwide signals a major shift in the behaviour of the virus and its ab...

Sat, 21 May 2022 10:16:02 EDT
U.S., Canada and other APEC delegates walk out on Russian speaker
Delegates from the United States and four other nations staged a walkout on Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Eco...

Sat, 21 May 2022 19:54:22 EDT
MLB investigating after Yankees' Josh Donaldson accused of making racist remark
Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark by calling him Jackie Robinson during Saturday's game against New York.

Sat, 21 May 2022 04:37:06 EDT
U.S., South Korea open to expanded military drills to deter North as Biden visits Seoul
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol said after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea at a time ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:20:48 EDT
Donald Trump pays $110,000 US in fines after being held in contempt of court
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 US in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York's attorney gene...

Fri, 20 May 2022 03:38:42 EDT
Russia claims full control of Mariupol, 'complete liberation' of holdout steel mill
Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, following a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city t...

Fri, 20 May 2022 20:38:07 EDT
Deadly tornado damages homes, knocks out power in Michigan
A second person died in a tornado that hit northern Michigan, authorities reported Saturday, as crews searched a mobile home park that was virtually destroyed by a rare twister in an area with no weat...

Thu, 19 May 2022 22:37:50 EDT
Nearly 10% of North Korea's population sick amid COVID outbreak
North Korea said Friday that nearly 10 per cent of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its repor...



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