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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Russia's aim is to smash Ukraine bit by bit, expert says

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why it's a bad idea to rely on an American-owned bridge for 25% of Canadian trade
When the Ambassador Bridge — a key trade corridor between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., — was gridlocked by protests earlier this month, it exposed a weak U.S.-owned link in Canada's supply c...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:47:46 EST
Remaining COVID-19 restrictions scrapped in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he is removing the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement that people with COVID-19 self-isolate. ...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:54:43 EST
Prosecutors say men who killed Ahmaud Arbery were 'looking for a reason' to hurt a Black man
Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street in Georgia acted out of "pent-up racial anger" and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury on M...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:27:25 EST
Colombia becomes 4th Latin American country to decriminalize abortion
Colombia's Constitutional Court issued an order on Monday decriminalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy, making the country the fourth in Latin America to expand access to the procedure. ...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:29:09 EST
3 killed as Iranian fighter jet crashes; general says pilots 'sacrificed themselves' to avoid homes
A fighter jet has crashed onto a soccer pitch in a city in northwest Iran, killing two pilots and a civilian.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:05:10 EST
Northern Europe battered by 3rd major storm as deaths across continent rise
Northern Europe was battered by the third major storm in five days, with heavy rains and high winds on Sunday and Monday killing at least two more people, disrupting travel and prompting hundreds of f...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:10:04 EST
Australia fully reopens borders to vaccinated international travellers after nearly 2 years
Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of being shut during the pandemic, as tourists returned and hundred...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:06:46 EST
Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19
Queen Elizabeth, 95, is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Settlement in sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew leaves lingering questions
With the settlement in the sex abuse lawsuit launched by lawyers for Virginia Giuffre against Prince Andrew, a public airing of the allegations at the heart of the legal action won't happen. ...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 05:22:14 EST
Ethiopia starts partial power generation from controversial Blue Nile dam
Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is being built on the Blue Nile.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:47:10 EST
French modelling agent with ties to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in Paris jail
A modelling agent who was close to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, where he was being held in an investigation into the rape and sex trafficking...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 10:42:03 EST
Western Europe cleans up after wrath of powerful storm that killed 12
Crews cleared fallen trees and worked to restore power to about 400,000 customers in Britain as western Europe cleaned up Saturday after one of the most damaging storms in years.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:28:07 EST
England to end mandatory self-isolation for people with COVID-19
People with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the British government has announced, as part of a plan for 'living with COVID' that is also like...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:58:04 EST
U.S. Congress asks Facebook: What role did fake overseas accounts have in promoting Canada convoys?
U.S. Congress has asked Facebook: Who used fake overseas accounts to promote Canada's protest convoys? The chair of a powerful committee sent a letter to company founder Mark Zuckerberg that mentions ...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:48 EST
Classified documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, U.S. archives agency confirms
The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former U.S. president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida contained items marked as classified national security information, the Nat...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:37:07 EST
2 stranded truck drivers pulled from burning ferry near Greek island, 11 still missing
Rescue specialists boarded a burning ferry off the coast of Greece to free two truck drivers who had been stranded inside the vessel for more than 15 hours Friday, but hope was fading for 11 others we...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:11:29 EST
Kim Potter, former officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, sentenced to 2 years in prison
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright was sentenced Friday to 24 months in prison for manslaughter. ...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:38:58 EST
Ship carrying thousands of luxury cars to be towed after catching fire at sea near Azores
A ship carrying around 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, that caught fire near the coast of the Azores will be towed to another European country or the Bahamas, the captain of th...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:41:23 EST
Israel says it won't co-operate with UN human rights probe
Israel announced Thursday it would not co-operate with the UN Human Rights Council's investigation into alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying it was unfairly biased against Israel. ...



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