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Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Zelensky expected to ask for more support in address to G7 leaders
The ongoing war in Ukraine will move from being an distant conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world's seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled ...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:43:08 EDT
Biden administration signals it will seek to protect access to abortion pill

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:11:52 EDT
Pride marked by celebrations, arrests and grief around the world

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:30:52 EDT
Days after devastating earthquake, many Afghans still waiting for aid
Days after a 6.0-magnitude quake that devastated a remote southeast region of Afghanistan and killed at least 1,150 people by authorities' estimates, relief efforts remain patchy and limited due to fu...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 05:26:40 EDT
Russian missiles hit Kyiv region ahead of NATO summit to discuss Ukraine
Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, striking at least two residential buildings and killing one person, the mayor of Kyiv said. The attack came as Western leaders meeting in Europ...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 09:17:27 EDT
Investigation underway into deaths of at least 21 people found inside South African nightclub
South African police were investigating the deaths of at least 21 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early Sunday and authorities said most of the victims were minors as young as...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How malls and freeways helped segregate America
Freeways, suburbanization and malls were concepts sold as part of the American dream when they were introduced in the 1950s. Some architects and design critics say these innovations were actually vehi...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:24:05 EDT
Norway terror alert raised after shooting leaves 2 dead, more than 20 wounded
Norway's PST intelligence agency has raised its terror alert to the highest level after a mass shooting left two people dead and more than 20 wounded during Pride week in the country's capital, Oslo....

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 21:00:42 EDT
Monkeypox not a global health emergency 'at this stage,' says WHO
The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored, but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. ...

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:53:07 EDT
Russia is 'weaponizing' food, Joly tells Commonwealth partners as meeting ends without formal rebuke of Moscow
Commonwealth leaders ended their first meeting in four years on Saturday by noting the United Nations resolution that condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine — but the organization issued no rebu...

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:46:40 EDT
Russian forces now control Severodonetsk, but Zelensky vows Ukraine will re-take lost cities
Russian forces seized full control of the Eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk on Saturday, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month, after weeks of some of the war'...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:57:10 EDT
Disney, other companies vow to cover employees' out-of-state abortions
The Walt Disney Co., publishing giant Conde Nast and the investment firm JPMorgan Chase were among the major American companies that pledged on Friday to cover travel costs for employees seeking out...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:06:14 EDT
Ukraine troops set to withdraw from bitterly contested city of Severodonetsk
After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from the besieged city of Severodonetsk in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:24:35 EDT
Commonwealth countries could learn from Canada's reconciliation efforts, Prince Charles says
Prince Charles singled out Canada's efforts at reconciliation with the Indigenous community as an example for other Commonwealth nations that are also struggling to come to terms with their past. ...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:27:37 EDT
Afghanistan hit with aftershock, adding to significant earthquake death toll
An aftershock shook a hard-hit area of eastern Afghanistan on Friday, two days after a quake rattled the region, razing hundreds of mud-brick homes and killing 1,150 people, according to state media. ...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:55:57 EDT
Trump hounded Justice Department officials 'virtually every day' to overthrow election, Jan. 6 panel hears
Donald Trump hounded the U.S. Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, contacting the agency's leader "virtually every day" and striving in vain to enlist top officials in a despe...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How hunger is a weapon in the war in Ukraine
The devastating effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being felt far beyond the front lines of the war — leading to extreme food shortages in the Middle East and Africa.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:11:52 EDT
Ukraine accepted as candidate for EU membership as Donbas battles rage
Ukraine will be accepted as a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a move that will boost the country's morale as the battle with Russian troops for two cities in the east reached what on...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:51:01 EDT
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
The World Health Organization convened its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiralling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:41:35 EDT
Supreme Court overturns New York's concealed carry law in blow to gun reform advocates
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deep...



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