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Mon, 10 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fear of climate change rust belt has governments considering carbon border levy
The federal budget shows Canada is backing a European push for a price on carbon across borders. It's prompted, in part, by fear of a Rust Belt repeat. Then, industries hollowed out in rich countries ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:42:50 EDT
Israeli police clash with Palestinians at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How COVID-19 vaccines developed in China, Russia and elsewhere could impact the pandemic
Countries such as China, Russia, India and Cuba are developing and distributing their own COVID-19 vaccines, marking a biotechnology milestone for many of them. Here’s a closer look at how they’re...

Sun, 9 May 2021 16:46:42 EDT
India loses 116 medics in 25 days as infections surge to new highs
More than 860 medics have died in India since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 116 of them in less than a month during the ongoing second wave, according to the head of the Indian Medical Association. ...

Sun, 9 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Prince William and Kate offer a fleeting glimpse of family life as they mark 10 years of marriage
As much as a short video posted for Prince William and Kate's 10th wedding anniversary offers a rare glimpse of their family enjoying time at play, there is also a sense that it was a carefully crafte...

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:42:01 EDT
Gunman kills 6 adults, himself at Colorado birthday party
A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, killing six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said.

Sun, 9 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Online campaign encourages Hong Kongers in Canada to recognize their identity in 2021 census
The #IAmHongKonger campaign calls on members of the diaspora to select Hong Kong as their ethnic origin in the long-form census and to list Cantonese as one of their spoken languages at home in the sh...

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:17:04 EDT
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit faces disqualification for failing drug test
Medina Spirit's victory in the Kentucky Derby is in jeopardy because of a positive post-race drug test that prompted Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday, the latest s...

Sat, 8 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Independence movements in Scotland, Quebec heading in different directions
As Scots contemplate becoming an independent country again — just seven years after deciding against it in a 2014 referendum — Quebec seems further away from independence than it has been for de...

Sun, 9 May 2021 12:46:54 EDT
Afghan bombing death toll rises, most were schoolgirls aged 11 to 15
The death toll from a bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital of Kabul has risen to 68, officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to care for 165 injured victims and families search...

Sat, 8 May 2021 18:21:41 EDT
Here's why people are protesting across Colombia
Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax inc...

Sat, 8 May 2021 18:35:35 EDT
Scottish National Party wins parliamentary election, plans 2nd referendum on independence
The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the United Kindgom even tho...

Sat, 8 May 2021 05:38:46 EDT
More than 200 Palestinians hurt in night of clashes in Jerusalem, medics say
A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem left more than 200 Palestinians wounded, medics said Saturday, as the city br...

Sat, 8 May 2021 17:49:46 EDT
Barack Obama's dog Bo, once a constant presence at the White House, dies from cancer
Former U.S. president Barack Obama's dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media, calling him a 'true friend and loyal companion.'

Fri, 7 May 2021 16:46:16 EDT
Bye, bye, birdie rule: U.S. quashes Trump environmental weakening that angered Canada
The Biden administration says it's siding with Canada in a dispute over an environmental protection for birds that migrate across the border.

Fri, 7 May 2021 14:46:19 EDT
2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 1 wounded in country's east
The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country's east, where hostilities have increased sharply in r...

Fri, 7 May 2021 15:37:31 EDT
Indian PM under pressure to enact strict anti-COVID lockdown measures
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummelled the country's health system shows...

Fri, 7 May 2021 15:15:41 EDT
Listen to the Ingenuity helicopter humming through the Martian air
First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming above the surface of Mars.

Fri, 7 May 2021 11:51:01 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Manitoba is closing a number of business and services and limiting gatherings in order to address the third wave of COVID-19 in the province, while Nova Scotia tightened its border restrictions am...

Fri, 7 May 2021 12:15:06 EDT
Bird-like dinosaur could hunt in total darkness, pointing to thriving prehistoric 'nightlife'
Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to...



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