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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Russian forces 'advancing in all directions' in Luhansk region, governor says

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:24:01 EDT
19 students and 1 teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting, state senator says
An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said. The attacker was killed by law enforcement....

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:45:19 EDT
North Korea fires suspected ICBM after Biden visits region
North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, after U.S. President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip in which he agreed to new m...

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:20:30 EDT
Trump's hand-picked candidate defeated in Georgia primary in stinging rebuke
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia easily dispatched Donald Trump's hand-picked challenger on Tuesday in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fuelled po...

Tue, 24 May 2022 17:01:17 EDT
Underwater rescue: Spanish divers free whale trapped in illegal fishing net
In a gripping underwater rescue, Spanish divers freed a 12-metre long humpback whale that became entangled in an illegal drift net off the Balearic island of Mallorca.

Tue, 24 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canada should rethink relationship with U.S. as democratic 'backsliding' worsens: security experts
Canada’s intelligence community will need to grapple with the growing influence of anti-democratic forces in the United States — including the threat posed by conservative media outlets like Fox N...

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:48:39 EDT
Taiwan learning to live with record COVID cases, as mainland China continues strict controls
Taiwan is now battling a record wave of coronavirus infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay during the pandemic, but unlike the approach of Beijing officials, Taiwan's rulin...

Tue, 24 May 2022 02:00:00 EDT
The past few years have been a 'dumpster fire' for the monarchy, says author Tina Brown. Can it survive?
In the eyes of Tina Brown, the past few years have been a “dumpster fire” for the House of Windsor. But the author and longtime royal chronicler thinks the monarchy will likely survive in the 21st...

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...



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