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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:04:55 EST
Can America handle the truth about Trump?
Whether Donald Trump bears some responsibility for the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 seems like an important thing for Americans to know — but apparently not all of them want to ...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 03:02:08 EST
Myanmar lawmakers say they're confined and under guard following military coup
Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politician...

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 08:51:10 EST
Major storm hits U.S. Northeast, more than 50 cm of snow forecast in some parts
A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the U.S. Northeast on Monday, shutting down COVID-19 vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit as snow piles up from the Appalachians to New...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 02:17:11 EST
Out-of-control Australia wildfire destroys 30 homes
An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an estimated 30 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many locals across the region told it...

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 18:49:56 EST
Rochester, N.Y., mayor orders police officers' suspensions amid investigation into pepper-spraying of child
The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., ordered the city's police chief to immediately suspend officers who were involved in Friday's pepper-spraying of a nine-year-old girl, the city announced on Monday. ...

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:32:48 EST
Silver price surges amid investor frenzy — but Reddit users say it isn't them
Silver broke above $30 US an ounce for the first time since 2013 on Monday, the latest asset to see a pop in a volatile few weeks on markets.

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 07:44:39 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 1
Ontario is reporting its first case of the more infectious variant of the coronavirus first discovered in South Africa, as new rules take effect in the province for international air travellers andÂ...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:11:55 EST
Myanmar military coup, detention of Aung San Suu Kyi sparks international condemnation
Myanmar military television said Monday the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been det...

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 20:07:12 EST
Somali forces end jihadist siege of Mogadishu hotel, at least 5 killed, police say
At least five people have died in an attack on a Mogadishu hotel by Somalia's al-Shabaab rebels that was stopped early Monday by security forces, according to the Somali police force.

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:49:54 EST
Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond dead of cancer at 44
Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a brief battle with cancer, according to his spokesperson. He was 44.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:33:38 EST
Trump names new impeachment lawyers after several part from his defence team
Donald Trump on Sunday named two lawyers to his impeachment defence team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:04:24 EST
Thousands arrested across Russia at protests supporting jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Sunday to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:49:52 EST
100-year-old U.K. war veteran who raised millions to fight pandemic hospitalized with COVID-19
Capt. Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old Second World War veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with ...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 22:11:30 EST
Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers as trial nears, sources say
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects ...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 12:17:29 EST
How an elite family's decades-old secret sparked a reckoning about sexual abuse in France
Sexual abuse within families had long been a problem France failed to confront. That appears to have changed recently with the release of a book that exposed a dark and decades-old secret of a promine...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 20:39:36 EST
Fearing Beijing crackdown, thousands flee Hong Kong for the U.K.
Cindy, a businesswoman and mother of two young children, is one of thousands of people fleeing Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer. ...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Centuries-old wine windows in Florence put a novel spin on physical distancing
Le buchette del vino — or wine windows — are foot-high, dome-shaped holes in the thick, stone palazzi of Florence that six centuries ago were used to sell wine. Now, with the need for physical d...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:07:17 EST
2 Proud Boys face federal conspiracy charges over U.S. Capitol riot
Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the U.S. Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemmin...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 06:12:48 EST
Indian farmers stage hunger strike in fight against agricultural reforms
India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:53:43 EST
CDC orders sweeping U.S. public transportation mask mandate
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continu...



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