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Sun, 29 May 2022 19:32:00 EDT
Colombia's presidential race headed to run-off between leftist senator, populist businessman
Colombians will make a choice for president between a leftist senator and a populist businessman in a run-off contest in June after none of the six candidates in Sunday's first round got 50 per cent o...

Tue, 24 May 2022 17:25:13 EDT
Crowd calls for Biden to 'do something' during visit to Uvalde, Texas, in wake of school shooting

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
European Union declares Ukraine support, but fails to agree on action

Sun, 29 May 2022 17:53:53 EDT
Hurricane Agatha strengthens, spirals toward southern Mexico
The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season strengthened on Sunday as it spiralled toward the southern coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 177 km/h that are expected to worsen befo...

Sun, 29 May 2022 20:35:57 EDT
Dozens killed in Brazil after flooding from heavy rain
At least 44 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and Saturday as downpours lashed two major cities on the Atlantic coast, in what is the country's fourth major flooding eve...

Sun, 29 May 2022 13:43:31 EDT
Famous Punjabi-language rapper Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead in India
Sidhu Moose Wala was set to play Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on July 23 as part of an eight-city tour across Canada.

Sun, 29 May 2022 18:34:23 EDT
Monkeypox poses 'moderate risk' to global health, WHO says
The World Health Organization said Sunday that monkeypox constitutes a "moderate risk" to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the disease is not typicall...

Sun, 29 May 2022 05:37:57 EDT
Wreckage of plane carrying 22 people found in Nepal's mountains
A small passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in cloudy weather in Nepal on Sunday, and authorities suspended a search in difficult terrain as night fell.

Sun, 29 May 2022 04:18:25 EDT
North Korea moves to soften COVID-19 restrictions amid doubts over case counts
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions during a meeting Sunday, state media reported, as they maintained a widely disputed clai...

Sat, 28 May 2022 18:29:52 EDT
'Enough is enough': U.S. VP Kamala Harris attends funeral of Buffalo, N.Y., attack victim
Mourners laid to rest the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket with a service on Saturday that became a call to action and an emotional plea to end the hat...

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:44 EDT
Scientists warn future temperatures will test humans' ability to survive
The world is getting hotter and heat waves will become more common, testing the limits of how much our bodies can handle. Experts say we need to rethink the way we live and work.

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The gun control debate is fraught. Mental health experts don't want their cause dragged in
Republican politicians want to talk about mental health, school doors and many other things beside gun control in the wake of the Texas school shooting. Mental health experts worry about that the topi...

Sat, 28 May 2022 13:29:51 EDT
Judge backs $1B US settlement over deadly Florida condo collapse
A Florida judge on Saturday gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion US to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in w...

Sat, 28 May 2022 10:29:30 EDT
Revised timeline of police response to Texas shooting confirms what parents already feared
Residents of Uvalde, Texas, say they don't know what to make of the stunning admission by police Friday that they waited more than an hour outside the locked door of two classrooms at Robb Elementary...

Sat, 28 May 2022 18:07:34 EDT
Real Madrid defeats Liverpool to win Champions League title
Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside th...

Fri, 27 May 2022 15:50:29 EDT
Child survivors of Texas school shooting struggle to shake memories of what they saw, heard
Three days after an 18-year-old gunman walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and fired on two classrooms full of third- and fourth-graders, the devastating and life-altering impact on t...

Sat, 28 May 2022 11:31:41 EDT
Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine's east
Ukraine's war is now in its fourth month, as Russia focuses its efforts on targets in the eastern part of the country.

Fri, 27 May 2022 21:06:38 EDT
Giants manager Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in wake of Texas school shooting
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation's political direction following this week's school shooting i...

Sat, 28 May 2022 08:59:52 EDT
At least 15 dead amid torrential rains in southern China
At least 15 people have died in torrential rains across southern China, state media reported Saturday.

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:06:58 EDT
Jury begins deliberations after hearing Depp and Heard want their lives back
After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard recounted the nasty details of their short marriage, both sides told a jury the exact same thing Friday — they want their lives back. ...



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