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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Russian forces take control of large Ukrainian nuclear power plant after fire

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:42:44 EST
Ex-Kentucky officer found not guilty of endangering neighbours during raid that killed Breonna Taylor
A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbours the night he fired into Breonna Taylor's apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor...

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:18:53 EST
Landmarks lit in blue and yellow, ribbons and other symbols of support for Ukraine
The blue and gold colours of the Ukraine flag have become a more common sight in Canada and around the world following the Russian invasion of Ukraine a week ago.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 11:08:26 EST
White House outlines plan for next phase of pandemic, with U.S. still averaging 1,700 COVID deaths per day
It's time for America to stop letting the coronavirus "dictate how we live," President Joe Biden's White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activit...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:08:19 EST
Children in Ukraine caught in chaos of war
The week-long Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent more than 874,000 people fleeing to neighbouring countries and forced families who remain in the country to protect their young in makeshift shelte...

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why Canada shouldn't ignore Biden's state of the union focus on 'Buy American'
Some Canadians tuning in to hear Joe Biden's state of the union address Tuesday night may have been surprised, and possibly a little disconcerted, about how much prominence the president gave to hi...

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:18:18 EST
Pamela Anderson 'setting the record straight' in upcoming Netflix documentary
Pamela Anderson announces in an Instagram post that she’s telling “the real story” in a new documentary with Netflix.

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 21:37:32 EST
Alabama man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy, in relation to Jan. 6 riot
Joshua A. James, an Alabama man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up to and through the Jan. 6 riot, mak...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 12:30:36 EST
UN agrees to create global plastic pollution treaty
The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday, describing it as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 ...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 21:19:32 EST
Easing Afghan economic crisis requires co-operating with Taliban, UN envoy says
Humanitarian agencies may have distributed enough aid in Afghanistan to avert famine and large-scale starvation, but the country's economic collapse is "approaching a point of irreversibility," the UN...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 11:57:31 EST
Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID, U.S. study suggests
A small study of patients suffering from persistent symptoms long after a bout of COVID-19 found that nearly 60 per cent had nerve damage possibly caused by a defective immune response, a finding that...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:55:43 EST
A chunk of space junk is about to smash into the moon
The moon is about to get walloped by three tonnes of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several tractor-trailers.

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 07:56:27 EST
Sydney, Australia, braces for flash floods with torrential rain in forecast
Sydney was preparing on Wednesday for dangerous flash flooding as population centres farther north began a massive cleanup operation after record floods that have claimed at least 14 lives along Austr...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 03:57:52 EST
Biden's case for supporting Ukraine signals a united American government, but provides few details
For those wanting to hear a more detailed explanation of why the U.S. should push back against Russia's invasion of Ukraine – and the potential costs of doing so – President Joe Biden's state o...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 16:11:56 EST
Parents of trans teen sue Texas after state launches abuse investigation
The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the state is investigating them after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered officials to look into reports of gender-c...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 16:45:28 EST
Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation in state of the union address
Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, U.S. President Joe Biden vowed in his first state of the union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflatio...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 18:02:31 EST
Clashes renewed as New Zealand police move to break up anti-vaccine blockade
Wearing riot gear and using pepper spray, New Zealand police on Wednesday moved in on the hundreds of protesters who have been camped outside the nation's Parliament, with Prime Minister Jacinda Arder...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Some Americans hope Biden's state of the union will pledge more action against Russia
Russia's attack against Ukraine has also hijacked some of the president's planned agenda for the state of the union address on Tuesday night. The address was initially meant to focus on his domest...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 15:34:06 EST
At least 11 killed in Syria shopping mall fire, says state media
A fire broke out Tuesday in a shopping mall in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, the state-owned news agency said.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 09:02:20 EST
'Prove that you are with us,' Ukraine's president says to EU
Speaking via video link to an emergency session of the European Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU on Tuesday to "prove that you are with us" in Ukraine's war with Russia,...



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