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Wed, 1 Jun 2022 16:04:12 EDTU.S., Germany to send Ukraine more advanced weapons, a move Russia says pours 'fuel on the fire'
The U.S. and Germany pledged to send Ukraine some of the most advanced weapons yet for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery as Russian forces waging a grinding offensive in the east Wedne...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 19:43:52 EDT4 people slain in shooting at Tulsa, Okla., medical building, police say
A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country i...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 16:54:02 EDTAccused in Buffalo, N.Y., mass shooting indicted on terrorism, 1st-degree murder charges
The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on a state domestic terrorism and hate crime charge that would carry...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTFor Queen's Jubilee, Boris Johnson leans on nostalgia for political gain
As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to capitalize on the nostalgia in the air. His government is bringing back a traditional crown stamp ...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTMonkeypox warnings 'went ignored,' and now world must brace for more outbreaks: scientists
Many scientists weren’t shocked by the recent emergence of monkeypox in countries around the world. Some also warn this won’t be the last time this virus spreads beyond its typical territory in Af...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 12:10:13 EDTCanadian Dick Pound's IOC tenure coming to close with retirement at age 80
Dick Pound held almost every International Olympic Committee job there was except president during his 44 years as a member. Having reached his mandatory retirement age of 80 in March, the Canadian du...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 07:04:07 EDTHurricane Agatha blamed for mudslides that kill 11 in Mexico
Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat said Wednesday.
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:30:37 EDTDepp wins libel lawsuit against Heard, but each side defamed the other, jury finds
A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the actor more than $10 million US over Heard's claims of abuse. But in a split decision, the jury al...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:32:08 EDTWHO suspects North Korea's COVID outbreak is worse than claimed
A top official at the World Health Organization said the UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is "getting worse, not better," despite the secretive country's recent claims ...
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 10:29:29 EDTU.K. all decked out for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee
The United Kingdom will mark Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne this week with four days of celebrations, ranging from military parades and a church service, to street parties and a pop concert ...
Tue, 31 May 2022 10:14:29 EDTEurozone inflation set new record in May, rising to 8.1%
Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1 per cent in May amid surging energy and food costs fuelled in part by Russia's war in Ukraine.
Wed, 1 Jun 2022 03:07:17 EDTUvalde, Texas, begins burying its dead after school shooting
The grief-wrenched Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday began burying its dead from the bloodiest U.S. school shooting in a decade, with funerals for a pair of slain 10-year-old girls who were among the 19...
Tue, 31 May 2022 07:50:00 EDT3 countries join international team investigating war crimes in Ukraine
Three more countries on Tuesday joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor said he plans to open an office in Kyiv, amid...
Tue, 31 May 2022 14:24:44 EDTCanada adds Putin's alleged girlfriend to the sanctions list
Canada has imposed sanctions on Alina Kabaeva, reportedly the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former Olympic gymnast is one of 22 close associates of the Russian regime added to th...
Tue, 31 May 2022 13:57:41 EDTArchaeologists discover 250 Egyptian mummies in ancient necropolis
Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.
Tue, 31 May 2022 08:09:39 EDTShanghai to start lifting 2-month COVID-19 lockdown Wednesday
Shanghai authorities say they will take some major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown.
Mon, 30 May 2022 10:16:04 EDTHurricane Agatha, now a tropical storm, sets May record
Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach...
Mon, 30 May 2022 12:10:54 EDTChelsea soccer club sold for $3.2B US to consortium led by Dodgers part-owner
The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for $3.2 billion US — the highest price ever paid for a sports team — was completed Monday by a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers p...
Mon, 30 May 2022 00:26:46 EDTEU agrees to ban majority of Russian oil imports amid intense fighting in Eastern Ukraine
Russian troops pushed farther into a key Eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Ukrainian forces Monday, while European Union leaders agreed to ban a majority of Russian oil imports.
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Mon, 30 May 2022 09:22:32 EDTRescuers recover bodies of 21 victims from Nepal plane crash
Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people aboard a plane that crashed a day earlier, officials said.