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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
These 2 young Montreal friends died in the Florida condo collapse. But only 1 has been found
Montreal friends Anastasia Gromova and Michelle Pazos were together in the Surfside, Fla., condominium that collapsed. While Pazos's remains were found, Gromova's family is still waiting for rescue te...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:33:53 EDT
Tokyo Olympics taking place largely out of view of those hosting it
The iconic Olympic rings are behind a wall. The Olympic venues are behind fences. And fans have been told to stay away. Organizers said Tokyo 2020 would be an Olympics like no other, and as CBC's Dev...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:08:59 EDT
Massive Oregon wildfire spreads but remote location limits scope of damage
The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to one-third the size of Rhode Island and spreads each day. But evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes i...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:01:50 EDT
U.S. Capitol rioter who breached Senate sentenced to 8 months in prison
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:54:22 EDT
Germany defends flood preparations as search for victims, cleanup continue
German officials defended their actions ahead of last week's severe floods that caught many towns by surprise and killed at least 196 people in western Europe, but they conceded that more lessons can...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:00:19 EDT
Jeff Bezos ready to take rocket ride, a small step toward his fantastical space vision
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos auditions his version of space tourism for a wider audience on Tuesday morning when he hops aboard a Blue Origin rocket along with three others. If it's a van...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:25:50 EDT
U.S. and Canada blame China for Microsoft Exchange hack earlier this year
The United States, Canada and other nations blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of the Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with criminal hackers in ransomware...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:56:58 EDT
England to demand COVID-19 vaccination proof for clubs, mass events
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end of September. ...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:48:31 EDT
Haiti's interim prime minister says he will step down
Claude Joseph, who has nominally led Haiti as acting prime minister since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, said in a Washington Post interview published on Monday that he has agreed t...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:41:58 EDT
Hundreds of journalists, activists among firm's spyware targets, probe finds
An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world's most infamous hacker-for-hir...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:10:32 EDT
Prince Harry publishing first book, an 'intimate and heartfelt' memoir, in 2022
Prince Harry is publishing an as-yet untitled memoir, which will be "the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him," according to the book'...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:07:07 EDT
Toyota scraps all Olympic-related TV ads in Japan amid COVID-19 outbreak
Toyota won't be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC's top corporate sponsors.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
England's reopening provokes anxiety for some who have weakened immune systems
The relaxation of England's coronavirus restrictions is stirring concern among some people who have weakened immune systems and are more clinically vulnerable to the possibility of an infection. ...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:29:50 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Monday
England's supply chains are on the brink of collapse as a COVID-19 tracing app is advising hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 04:00:51 EDT
U.S. leaves the 'graveyard of empires': A look at the legacy of the war in Afghanistan
As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, Alex Panetta takes a look at the legacy of the longest war in U.S. history. The Taliban are almost everywhere, al-Qaeda is still lurking, and the future seems bleak. ...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:49:38 EDT
L.A. County reinstates mask mandate amid COVID-19 resurgence
Los Angeles County residents are again required to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status — a new mandate starting this weekend that health officials hope will reverse the latest ...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:24:59 EDT
Death toll from flooding in western Europe climbs above 180
German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a "surreal, ghostly" scene in a devastated village on Sunday, pledging quick financial aid and a redoubled political focus on curbing climate c...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:25:43 EDT
Hajj pilgrimage begins in Mecca amid COVID-19 restrictions, uncertain future
Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday but remained physically distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a sec...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:33:28 EDT
Tadej Pogacar claims back-to-back Tour de France titles
Tadej Pogacar took the yellow jersey to Paris to win his second straight Tour de France on Sunday after a grueling three-week odyssey that at times he made look like a recreational ride. ...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:27:32 EDT
2 athletes in Olympic Village test positive for COVID-19
Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.



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