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Tue, 24 May 2022 17:25:13 EDT
Teachers died trying to protect students in Texas school shooting, relatives say

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Former lawyer now a sniper on front lines in Eastern Ukraine along with other volunteer fighters

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:03:50 EDT
Ukraine's eastern towns bombarded, Russia offers fast-track citizenship to people in occupied regions
As Russian forces continued strikes in Eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the process for residents of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzh...

Wed, 25 May 2022 20:41:49 EDT
Boeing capsule returns from space station after test flight with no crew
Boeing's crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, nearly two-and-a-half years after its first botched attempt. The Starliner mission moves NASA closer to a new op...

Wed, 25 May 2022 15:35:24 EDT
What we know about the Uvalde, Texas, shooting victims
Distraught families gathered at a local civic centre and turned to social media to mourn the 19 children and two teachers killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, now the dea...

Wed, 25 May 2022 14:29:11 EDT
At least 14 killed after series of explosions rock Afghanistan, Taliban says
A series of explosions shook Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Taliban said, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five worshippers and three bombings of minivans ...

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:57:50 EDT
Dozens of migrants missing off Tunisia's coast after boat capsized
Rescue teams searched Wednesday for dozens of people reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized off Tunisia's coast.

Wed, 25 May 2022 18:45:40 EDT
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in child porn case
Josh Duggar, the former reality TV star of the series 19 Kids and Counting was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted last December of receiving and possessing child pornogra...

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:36:37 EDT
British PM insists he won't resign after report blames him for parties during lockdown
An investigation released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior leaders for allowing boozy government parties that broke the U.K.'s COVID-19 lockdown rules. While John...

Wed, 25 May 2022 11:36:21 EDT
Pfizer to offer low cost meds and vaccines to 45 developing countries
Pfizer said Wednesday that it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, at not-for-profit prices in some of the world's poorest countries. Most ...

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...



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