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Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
After 6 months of war, weapons from the West remain vital to Ukraine
Six months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there are no signs of slowing from either side. Without a clear picture of how the next six months will unfold, analysts say one thing is certain — Ukrai...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:35:50 EDT
U.S. intelligence to conduct risk assessment on recovered Trump Mar-a-Lago documents: letter
The U.S. intelligence community will assess the potential risk to national security of disclosure of materials recovered during the Aug. 8 search of former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida reside...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:43:10 EDT
Deaths from flooding in Pakistan's monsoon season near 1,000
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 08:54:08 EDT
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh accusations on Saturday of shelling around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has been a focus of international concern that fightin...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
From home heating to beer, staggering energy costs are fuelling Britain's inflation crisis
It's not even winter yet and people in the U.K. are already getting hit by staggering cost increases, as energy prices are set to triple. Agencies that help the less well off say they are already seei...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:45:49 EDT
Pakistan PM pleas for help as flooding death toll tops 900 — a third of them children
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked Friday for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished nation, as rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of marooned people f...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:49:20 EDT
U.S. Justice Department releases redacted affidavit on details of Trump search
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked-out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former president Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, whe...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A tiny fraction of the high seas are protected. Why a UN treaty is needed now more than ever
Two weeks of negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York City have failed to produce a legally binding agreement to conserve and protect marine biodiversity on the high seas, despite...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:41:39 EDT
Locals near Ukraine nuclear plant given iodine tablets as fighting prompts fears of catastrophe
Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Friday in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:22:30 EDT
Moderna suing Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement in development of COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Mod...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:41:51 EDT
Stock markets fall as U.S. Fed chair Powell reaffirms plan to keep raising interest rates
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: the Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest in...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:23:33 EDT
Trump's New York City golf course to host Saudi-backed women's event
A New York City-owned golf course managed by former U.S. president Donald Trump's business is expected to host a Saudi Arabia-supported women's tournament in October, city officials said Friday. ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:29:20 EDT
New York, U.S. capital struggle to process migrants sent by southern Republican leaders
New York and Washington, D.C., officials are struggling to cope with an influx of migrants that have been specifically bused to their cities on orders from the Republican leaders of Texas and Arizona....

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'We must not lose hope': Activists, victims seek war crimes charges against ex-Sri Lankan president
Human rights groups say they have an extensive dossier of evidence on former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa that documents alleged war crimes during the end of the country's civil war. ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:57:54 EDT
Judge orders release of redacted Trump search affidavit
A judge on Thursday ordered the U.S. Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former U.S. president Donald...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canada is moving military air transports from Kuwait to U.K. to support Ukraine
The Canadian military's air detachment in the Middle East — which has been supporting anti-terrorism operations and UN peacekeeping missions in Africa — is being relocated to the United Kingdom. ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:38:10 EDT
Swastika Mountain's new name set to honour Indigenous leader instead of evoking Nazi history
When two 19-year-old hikers vanished on Oregon's Swastika Mountain, the modest butte in the middle of nowhere ended up rising in prominence due to its offensive name. Now the Oregon Geographic Names B...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:51:07 EDT
California wants all new cars to be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035
California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world's most stringent rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:17:20 EDT
Putin boosts Russian military forces as losses mount in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody war...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:39:02 EDT
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic out of U.S. Open, can't travel to America
Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States.



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