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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Global outrage mounts as Ukraine accuses retreating Russians of civilian massacre

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 02:21:31 EDT
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek 2nd term
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not...

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:09:24 EDT
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban declares election victory as vote count continues
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count showed a strong lead for his ri...

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 23:04:12 EDT
Ukraine president Zelensky asks for help in Grammys video
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia.

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 01:29:37 EDT
Residents of Kyiv suburb say retreating Russian troops killed civilians for no apparent reason
Residents of the Ukrainian town of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv, have given harrowing accounts of how Russian troops shot and killed civilians for no apparent reason.

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 08:48:29 EDT
'Multiple shooters' in Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting that killed 6, police say
Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks i...

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 06:24:15 EDT
Pakistan's president dissolves parliament as embattled PM calls for early election
Pakistan's president dissolved the country's parliament on Sunday, setting the stage for early elections while creating a constitutional crisis.

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 05:37:08 EDT
Sri Lankan government imposes curfew, blocks social media platforms
Entire cabinet offers to resign as protesters call for the government's ouster after it declared a curfew and a social media blackout.

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Hungarians openly challenged authoritarian rule in election campaign, but can they unseat PM?
Vocal citizens and a coalition of disparate opposition parties united behind one leader hope to bring an end to the 12-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his far-right Fidesz par...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 03:30:05 EDT
Hong Kong asks entire population to test itself for COVID-19
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 20:12:19 EDT
Yemen's warring parties agree to 2-month truce in major breakthrough
The warring sides in Yemen's seven-year conflict have for the first time in years agreed a nationwide truce, the most significant step yet towards ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousand...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 10:15:03 EDT
U.K. reports record levels of COVID-19 infections
The prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.K. has reached record levels, with about one in 13 people estimated to be infected with the virus in the past week, according to the latest figures from Britain's o...

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 19:27:23 EDT
Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap at Oscars
Will Smith resigned Friday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. ...

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 18:10:02 EDT
See the gifts exchanged at the Pope's final meeting with Indigenous delegations
In a powerful reminder of why the meetings between Pope Francis and Indigenous delegations took place this week, the Pope was gifted a white leather stole, the garment priests wear over their shoulder...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:34:25 EDT
'Why did it take so long?' Pope's apology allows one residential school survivor to face hidden past

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 15:35:22 EDT
U.S. to accept asylum claims at southern border again next month after pandemic pause
The United States will end a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy that has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system at the border with Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayork...

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 13:13:54 EDT
Mine collapse in Serbia kills 8, injures 18
An accident in a coal mine in Serbia has killed eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities say. It happened when part of the mine collapsed early Friday.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 13:20:24 EDT
Canada to face Belgium, Croatia and Morocco in group stage at World Cup in Qatar
Canada will face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in Group F in the opening group stage of the World Cup in Qatar this November.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 12:56:21 EDT
Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to unionize
Amazon warehouse workers in the Staten Island borough of New York City voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the online retail giant's history and handing...

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 09:50:27 EDT
Canadian intelligence agency calls out false Russian claim that Ukraine is harvesting organs
Russia has been spreading false claims that Ukraine has been harvesting the organs of fallen soldiers and children as Moscow tries to build support for its invasion, according to a rare public warn...



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