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Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Royal pregnancy and privacy: How Harry and Meghan and other royals are setting their own terms for parenthood
As word spread that one royal baby was born and another is on the way, the actions of the parents and their apparent expectations around privacy provide insight into how life for those a little furthe...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:51:23 EST
Trump to make 1st post-presidential appearance at upcoming conservative gathering in Florida
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is expected to speak about the future of the Republican Party at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28 in Orlando, Fla.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:15:32 EST
Prince Charles visits 99-year-old father, Prince Philip, in London hospital
Prince Charles went to a London hospital on Saturday to visit his father, Prince Philip, who was admitted earlier this week for "observation and rest" after falling ill.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:08:29 EST
Plane drops debris in neighbourhoods while making emergency landing in Colorado
Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a n...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:17:08 EST
Biden to meet virtually with Trudeau on Tuesday in first meeting with a foreign leader
U.S. President Joe Biden‘s first official meeting with a foreign head of government will be a virtual encounter on Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:43:53 EST
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police, local media reports say
Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds on Saturday in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, local media reported.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:13:20 EST
Russia reports world's 1st case of H5N8 bird flu virus in humans
Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health Organization, an official said on Sat...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Assessing Trump's potential legal fallout for Capitol riot and Georgia election phone call
So how much potential legal trouble is Donald Trump facing now that he's out of the White House? Here is a close look at two files: the Capitol riot and Trump's phone call with Georgia's secretary of ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:30:01 EST
Princess Eugenie names newborn son after Victorian ancestor
Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, have named their baby boy August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
In Myanmar, the generals are used to getting their way. Did they miscalculate this time?
The military coup, now three weeks old, is facing daily protests from a wide swathe of civilians, including youth that grew up with the internet and expectations of western freedoms. Now, a widespread...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:52:38 EST
Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny's appeal against jail term
A court in Moscow on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his prison sentence. Hours after the ruling, another judge ordered him to pay a heavy fine for defamati...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:34:30 EST
Britain's top court rules Uber drivers entitled to minimum wage
Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as "workers" and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens the company's business model and holds broader implicati...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
The only way to control tech giants like Facebook may be for governments to gang up
Globalized businesses have grown beyond the power of any single government to control them, but Facebook’s attempt to wield its might against Australia may inspire governments to work together. ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:45:34 EST
Harry and Meghan will not return to royal duties, Buckingham Palace says
Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:16:57 EST
Kim Kardashian West files for divorce from Kanye West
Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday from Kanye West after six and a half years of marriage.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:59:09 EST
NASA releases 'stunning' close-up photos of rover landing on Mars
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:48:46 EST
Somalia security forces open fire on protesters decrying delayed election results
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is under pressure as the Feb. 8 election date came and went without resolution of issues related to how the vote is conducted in the Horn of Africa nation. Some Som...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:06:33 EST
Japan gets unanimous support from G7 for holding Olympic Games in Tokyo this year
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Japan received unanimous support for holding the 2021 Olympics Games this summer.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:10:21 EST
China admits 8 months later that it suffered casualties in clash with Indian troops
China's military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered casualti...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:58:42 EST
Ted Cruz arrives back in frigid Texas, admits plans were to stay in Mexico through the weekend
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz flew into a storm of criticism on Thursday after leaving his home state of Texas in the grip of a deadly deep freeze, for a family holiday jaunt to the Mexican resort of Cancun h...



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