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Fri, 30 Sep 2022 03:59:22 EDT
Hurricane Ian veers north to South Carolina after pummelling Florida
A resurgent Hurricane Ian barrelled north on Friday toward a second landfall in South Carolina, a day after carving a path of destruction across central Florida that left rescue crews racing to reac...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:19 EDT
At least 19 dead after blast in Kabul hits education centre
A suicide bomber struck an education centre in a Shia area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:21:38 EDT
Pipelines and the path to an energy crisis in Europe, as seen in 5 charts
A brief look at how Europe has come to depend on Russia for its natural gas needs and how the ongoing war in Ukraine has spurred a rethink of those arrangements.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:36:26 EDT
Putin recognizes independence of 2 Ukrainian regions amid furor over annexation plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued decrees early Friday recognizing the independence of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. He took similar steps in February regarding Luhansk and Donetsk and e...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:31:11 EDT
Britain's Royal Mint reveals first coins featuring image of King Charles
The first British coins to feature the image of King Charles have been unveiled by the Royal Mint, with the portrait of the new monarch facing the opposite direction to his late mother Queen Elizabeth...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'There is no future for us': Rohingya refugees given little protection in India
Fears are growing amid India's Rohingya refugee community that they will be deported back to Myanmar, which is under military control, after Indian government officials reiterated their stance that th...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:44:38 EDT
This new underwater camera is powered by sound
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless, battery-free underwater camera that runs on sound waves. 

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:11:51 EDT
Hurricane Fiona caused significant damage to Puerto Rico grid, early evaluations show
Officials in Puerto Rico say preliminary evaluations show Hurricane Fiona damaged 50 per cent of transmission lines and distribution feeders, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power or...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 03:41:09 EDT
Ian's wrath leaves thousands of Floridians trapped after the storm
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped in homes and buildings shattered by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean a...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:32:44 EDT
Sweden confirms new leak in underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines
The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the lik...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:34:00 EDT
Fear of disease in Pakistan in aftermath of rain, flooding
The CBC's Margaret Evans reports from Pakistan, where a deadly monsoon season has led to severe flooding, and fear of disease is on the rise while medical care is hard to find.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:45:07 EDT
Former eBay execs get prison time for 'extreme' harassment campaign against couple
Two former eBay Inc security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass and intimidate a Massachusetts couple through threats and disturbing home deliveries ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:59:06 EDT
NASA's Juno spacecraft makes closest flyby in more than 20 years of Jupiter's moon Europa
NASA's Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter's tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:06:17 EDT
Vatican sanctioned Nobel Peace Prize laureate bishop after Timor accusations
The Vatican said Thursday that it imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo in the past two years, following allegations that he sexually abused boys in Ea...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:21:27 EDT
Suspected sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines has energy prices climbing again
European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnera...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:48:32 EDT
Iran's president calls death of young woman 'tragic' but says 'chaos' would not be accepted
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreadi...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:46:23 EDT
Grammy Award-winning rapper Coolio dead at 59
Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including Gangsta's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage, died Wednesday at 59, his manager said.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:46:57 EDT
Draft offices reportedly appear on Russian border to intercept fleeing conscripts
Long lines of Russians trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continued to clog highways out of the country on Wednesday, and Moscow reportedly set up draft offices at borders to interce...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:04:16 EDT
Huge Russia-based disinformation network about Ukraine war disabled
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Uk...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:18:07 EDT
Yankees' Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris' American League record in win over Blue Jays
Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris' American League record of 61 home runs in a season, going deep for the New York Yankees against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night in Toronto.



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