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Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:18:41 EDT
Cargo ship dragged California oil pipeline months before major leak, coast guard says
Investigators believe a 366-metre cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line fouled the Southern ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Space tourism may be taking off, but critics not taken with its aims
A handful of billionaire-backed space ventures are trying to make out-of-this-world tourism a future reality, but some critics say their resources would be better directed toward solving the problems ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:59:37 EDT
Bill Clinton released from hospital after treatment for urological infection
Bill Clinton was discharged from a Southern California hospital on Sunday after undergoing treatment for an infection that had spread to his bloodstream.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:27:59 EDT
Costa Rica, Milan among winners of Prince William's Earthshot environmental prize
Milan and Costa Rica were among the winners of the Earthshot Prize on Sunday, an environmental award created by Prince William, who has criticized world leaders for an uninspiring response to the clim...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:43:44 EDT
No end in sight to volcanic eruption in Spain's La Palma, island president says
There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the president of the Canary Islands said on Sunday. ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's modest offering at Expo 2020 hopes to sell people on more than just scenery
With 192 countries jostling for attention at Expo 2020 in Dubai, Canada chose a characteristically understated way to make its mark with its $40-million pavilion. But with interest in world's fairs wa...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:55:53 EDT
Weather, protest cloud Beijing Olympics flame-lighting rehearsal
Two women attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, and were detained by Greek police.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:28:13 EDT
China condemns Canada, U.S. for sending warships through Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military on Sunday condemned Canada and the United States for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region. ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:44:01 EDT
Father of arrested suspect in British MP's slaying 'traumatized'
The father of a man held for the fatal stabbing of a British legislator during a meeting with local voters has told British media that he was shocked and "traumatized" by his son's arrest, as police c...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:55:09 EDT
Melbourne to ease world's longest COVID-19 lockdown as vaccinations rise
Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 01:17:07 EDT
Canadian citizen among 17 people kidnapped in Haiti, missionary group says
A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings is now accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries, including a Canadian, from a U.S.-based organization, the organization and police said ...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:18:38 EDT
Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard International Space Station
A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3½-hour trip from the International Space Station.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 20:17:02 EDT
Strike averted after union for U.S. film, TV crews reach deal with studios
An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions ...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:27:31 EDT
British political leaders pay tribute to slain MP David Amess
David Amess was a man of the people, a hard-working British lawmaker who had no grand political ambitions beyond serving those who had elected him for nearly 40 years.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Could a trillion-dollar coin solve the U.S. debt ceiling crisis?
As another showdown over the debt ceiling looms, experts say the whole thing could be put to rest by simply minting a $1 trillion coin.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:04:52 EDT
Lawsuits in U.S. demand unproven ivermectin for COVID-19 patients
At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S. by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for parasites that has been promoted by cons...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:13:00 EDT
'That was hell for us': Former Canadian Forces contractor on his flight from Afghanistan, debate over aid
An Afghan man who worked as a contractor with the Canadian Armed Forces is safe with his family in Pakistan, one of thousands who have fled the country now in desperate need of international economic ...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:51:49 EDT
Convicted killer Robert Durst hospitalized with COVID-19, lawyer says
Defence lawyer Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn't know Durst's condition and was trying to find out more det...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:22:29 EDT
Taliban pledge to step up security at Shia mosques after Friday attack kills more than 40
Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques after the second Islamic State attack in a week on worshippers killed more than 40 people in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday. ...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:31:41 EDT
College golf coach, ex-pro Casey Martin reportedly has right leg amputated
Former PGA Tour pro Casey Martin, who won the right to use a golf cart in professional events, is now fighting to save his compromised leg.



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