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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Millions of Ukrainians fled the war, but many wound up in what they consider 'enemy territory'

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 08:30:22 EDT
NASA calls off 2nd launch attempt for Artemis I — and next attempt not likely until at least late September

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 05:40:46 EDT
Russians pay respects to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as Putin snubs funeral
Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacemaker" who dismantl...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 21:04:05 EDT
French tennis player Fiona Ferro accuses former coach of sexual assault
A professional tennis player from France who reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 last year has accused her former coach of rape and sexual assault.

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 15:36:46 EDT
Northern California wildfire destroys 100 homes, prompts thousands to flee
A wind-swept wildfire in rural Northern California tore through a neighborhood and destroyed about 100 homes and other buildings, fire officials said Saturday after at least two people were injured an...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
The votes are being tallied as British Conservatives wait to see whether it will be Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as the country's new prime minister. Whoever wins is inheriting an economic mess. ...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 14:58:02 EDT
Canadians with ties to Pakistan call for more aid amid deadly flooding
Many of the more than 200,000 Canadians with Pakistani ancestry are worried about their families amid deadly flooding, according to a Calgary business owner who had helped people with disabilities mov...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 10:19:37 EDT
Russia's Gazprom keeps pipeline shut as Siemens disputes maintenance challenge claims
Russia kept one of its main gas supply routes to Europe shut on Saturday, stoking fears of winter fuel shortages and spotlighting differences between Gazprom and Germany's Siemens Energy over repair w...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 10:01:44 EDT
Airport worker charged after threat to crash stolen plane in Mississippi, police say
An airport worker with only basic flying skills allegedly stole a small airplane and flew it over north Mississippi for five hours Saturday after threatening to crash it into a Walmart, eventually lan...

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
After Afghanistan's fall, a Canadian veteran turned his grief into hope for Ukraine
After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Canadian combat veteran John Lowe felt he had a choice between 'anger' and action. He chose action — through a charity supplying civilian hospitals in Ukraine ...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 22:08:52 EDT
9 migrants die trying to cross Rio Grande into Texas: U.S. Border Patrol
At least nine migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of people attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said.

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 22:24:38 EDT
Serena Williams falls at U.S. Open to Tomljanović in likely final match
Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanović 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 befor...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 20:21:54 EDT
'Several people' injured in North California wildfire as crews battle blazes in South
The Northern California blaze destroyed multiple homes Friday and forced as many as 7,500 residents to leave immediately, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labour Day weekend. ...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 17:03:17 EDT
Russia's Gazprom says it can't restart key gas pipeline to Germany
Russian energy giant Gazprom said it couldn't resume the supply of natural gas through Nord Stream 1, a major pipeline to Germany, in an announcement made just hours before it was due to resume delive...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:49:21 EDT
Detailed inventory shows 10,000 documents, classified records found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
FBI agents who searched former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material m...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 18:40:26 EDT
Warnings over condition of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant should be taken seriously, says nuclear expert
The international community should take the warnings about the physical condition of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seriously, said a former official with the International Atomic Ene...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 11:21:04 EDT
Pakistan rescues 2,000 from floods as UN warns of more child deaths to come

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 16:30:46 EDT
Suspect arrested in apparent assassination attempt on Argentine vice-president
A man was detained Thursday night after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's politically powerful vice-president, and President Alberto Fernandez ...

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 20:09:48 EDT
VIDEO: Earthquakes rattle Liechtenstein as parliament debates quake insurance
Two earthquakes hit Liechtenstein just as lawmakers in the tiny Alpine principality were debating the pros and cons of quake insurance.

Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:29:56 EDT
Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home 7 weeks after fleeing massive protests
Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisi...



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