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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:26:46 EDT
Israel says it carried out airstrikes on Hamas compounds after incendiary balloons launched from Gaza
Israel mounted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the first since the end of 11 days of cross-border fighting last month, in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian terri...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'The Kuzbass is now just one big hole': Siberian coal town residents on their failed effort to come to Canada
In 2019, residents of Kiselyovsk, Russia, a city surrounded by vast, open-pit coal mines, made a video asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow them to come to Canada as environmental refugees. T...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:08:34 EDT
Biden brings old hostilities and new grievances to meeting with Putin
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have decades of political experience and share a preference for aviator sunglasses, but don’t expect the highly anticipated summit between the two presidents in Geneva o...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:17:53 EDT
Hungary lawmakers pass bill barring LGBT content for minors, move denounced by rights groups
Lawmakers in Hungary approved legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment, which human rights groups denounced as anti-LGBT discrimi...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:38:19 EDT
U.S. seeking $25M from Air Canada for being slow to refund customers
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking a $25.5 million US penalty against Air Canada for "failing to provide consumers prompt refunds" after cancelling their flights amid the COVID-19 pandem...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:16:08 EDT
Lin-Manuel Miranda 'truly sorry' for In the Heights' lack of Afro-Latino representation
In a Monday Twitter statement, Lin-Manuel Miranda issued an apology for the lack of Afro-Latino representation in his new movie-musical In The Heights. 

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:16:30 EDT
Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to California for additional sexual assault charges
A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-1...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:41:49 EDT
U.S., EU agree to end tariff turbulence over Boeing, Airbus
The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will mean the phase-out of billions in punitive tariffs. It will...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:56:35 EDT
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7B US to charities, racial equity causes
MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday that she has given $2.7 billion US to 286 organizations. It is the third round of no-strings-attached, major philanthropic gifts from Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon fou...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:16:18 EDT
'Sporadic' COVID-19 cases may have occurred in late 2019 in U.S., researchers suggest
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest the new coronavirus may have popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks bef...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:10:06 EDT
Vaccines dominate Trudeau's final day of international trip
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wrapped up a mini-summit with leaders of the European Union that was part business, part thank-you for co-operation in securing Canada a share of European-manufactu...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:40:08 EDT
As Britain delays its reopening, calls for compensation increase
Is the Atlantic travel bubble coming back? Provinces take a first step in that direction.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:21:04 EDT
Carleton student Cihan Erdal freed from Turkish prison
A Carleton University PhD student and Canadian permanent resident who spent the last 262 days in a Turkish prison has been freed.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:25:10 EDT
China urges NATO to stop exaggerating 'China threat theory'
China's mission to the European Union urged NATO on Tuesday to stop exaggerating the "China threat theory" after the group's leaders warned that the country presents "systemic challenges." ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccinated Canadians overseas frustrated that they were left out of new entry rules
Although the government says fully vaccinated Canadians may soon be allowed to skip the expensive initial hotel stay and 14-day entry quarantine when entering the country, that change appears to exclu...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:01:25 EDT
Chinese nuclear plant 'performance issue' reported by its French joint operator
The French joint operator of a Chinese nuclear plant near Hong Kong said Monday that the plant is dealing with a "performance issue" but is currently operating within safety limits, following a report...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Russia an 'acute threat,' Britain's top soldier says as NATO leaders convene
NATO leaders convened in Brussels to discuss reshaping the military alliance for the future at a time of increased saber-rattling with Russia. In an exclusive interview with CBC News, The head of Brit...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:02:22 EDT
Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel PM, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule
Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultra-nationalist party, was sworn in as prime minister after a narrow 60-59 vote in parliament. But if he wants to keep the job, he will have to maintain an unwie...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:27:02 EDT
Novavax says COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in trials
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:43:01 EDT
'She reminded me of my mother,' U.S. president says after meeting Queen
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Queen Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon at Windsor Castle following Biden's participation at the G7 summit in Cornwall, U.K.



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