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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:45:34 EST
Harry and Meghan will not return to royal duties, Buckingham Palace says
Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:34:30 EST
Britain's top court rules Uber drivers entitled to minimum wage
Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as "workers" and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens the company's business model and holds broader implicati...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
The only way to control tech giants like Facebook may be for governments to gang up
Globalized businesses have grown beyond the power of any single government to control them, but Facebook’s attempt to wield its might against Australia may inspire governments to work together. ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:16:57 EST
Kim Kardashian West files for divorce from Kanye West
Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday from Kanye West after six and a half years of marriage.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:59:09 EST
NASA releases 'stunning' close-up photos of rover landing on Mars
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:48:46 EST
Somalia security forces open fire on protesters decrying delayed election results
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is under pressure as the Feb. 8 election date came and went without resolution of issues related to how the vote is conducted in the Horn of Africa nation. Some Som...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:06:33 EST
Japan gets unanimous support from G7 for holding Olympic Games in Tokyo this year
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Japan received unanimous support for holding the 2021 Olympics Games this summer.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:10:21 EST
China admits 8 months later that it suffered casualties in clash with Indian troops
China's military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered casualti...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:58:42 EST
Ted Cruz arrives back in frigid Texas, admits plans were to stay in Mexico through the weekend
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz flew into a storm of criticism on Thursday after leaving his home state of Texas in the grip of a deadly deep freeze, for a family holiday jaunt to the Mexican resort of Cancun h...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:41:19 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Friday
Toronto, Peel Region and North Bay-Parry Sound will remain under the current stay-at-home order for at least another two weeks, according to a statement released by the Ontario government on Friday. ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:57:38 EST
Myanmar woman shot in head during military coup protest dies
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:32:41 EST
Robinhood CEO among those grilled by U.S. lawmakers over GameStop trading frenzy
Key players in the GameStop saga faced questions Thursday from U.S. House lawmakers concerned that even as investing becomes more democratized the scales are still tilted in favour of the big Wall Str...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:31:58 EST
Power restored to more Texas residents, but water crisis persists during deep freeze
Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold. But the crisis is...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:54:36 EST
Pfizer-BioNTech begins vaccine clinical trials in pregnant women
Pfizer-BioNTech has announced the start of a global COVID-19 vaccine trial in pregnant women, with plans to begin studying the vaccine in young children in the coming months.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:14:39 EST
Female former Olympian picked as new president of Tokyo 2020 Games
Japan's Seiko Hashimoto, a woman who has competed in seven Olympics, said on Thursday she had been chosen as president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, replacing a man who resigned after sett...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:15:10 EST
Canada, Britain slap sanctions on Myanmar officials for abuses in military coup
Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:48:49 EST
Rush Limbaugh, radio host once billed as 'most dangerous man in America,' dead at 70
Provocative and polarizing U.S. talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, a leading influential voice on the American political right since the 1980s who boosted and was honoured by former U.S. president Donal...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:59:33 EST
U.K. won't take vaccines from COVAX program, says high commissioner
The United Kingdom won't access its share of vaccine doses from the COVAX program, says British High Commissioner to Canada Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:55:00 EST
Atlantic City's former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino demolished
Crowds cheered Wednesday as the site of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City was demolished by a series of deliberate explosions. Trump opened the tourist attraction in 1984 but lost cont...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:32:19 EST
Prince Philip admitted to hospital as 'precautionary measure,' Buckingham Palace says
Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure, Buckingham Palace said.



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