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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:56:23 EST
As talks with Russia stall, NATO chief warns of a new war in Europe
The threat of a new war in Europe is very real, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday following talks with Russia at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:28:50 EST
Canada's Citizen Lab says dozens of journalists, activists in El Salvador targeted by spyware
Canadian research institute Citizen lab says the cellphones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, were hacked and...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:41:40 EST
Djokovic included in Australian Open draw despite uncertainty over visa situation
Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was included in the Australian Open official draw on Thursday, although uncertainty remained about whether the government will cancel the top seed's visa for a second...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:19:57 EST
House panel probing Capitol riot seeks interview with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
The House of Representatives panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:16:26 EST
Families await news of thousands held by police in Kazakhstan after protests
With about 12,000 people arrested after anti-government protests in Kazakhstan last week, friends and relatives of those held by police waited outside a jail Wednesday, hoping to learn their fate ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:04:33 EST
Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser's lawsuit rejected by U.S. judge
Britain's Prince Andrew failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was underage.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:26:57 EST
Ronettes lead singer and '60s icon Ronnie Spector dead at 78
Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:22:20 EST
Magawa, rat who detected landmines in Cambodia, dies in retirement
A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked has announced.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ukraine dusts off Cold War bunkers in case of Russian invasion many think won't happen
Beneath an administrative building in Kyiv, a concrete stairwell leads down to a thick metal door — the entrance to a bomb shelter from the Cold War era. It's just one of the hundreds of shelters ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:13:38 EST
U.K. PM Boris Johnson apologizes for attending lockdown party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a "bring your own booze" gathering at his official residence during the first coronavirus lockdown, as a senior figure in his...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:50:45 EST
20 years after he built it, this general wants Guantanamo closed. But he's 'not confident' it ever will be
Retired Major General Michael Lehnert has called repeatedly for the military prison to be closed. Two decades after the first detainees arrived, he still wonders how his country will get there. ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:37:02 EST
The 2022 Oscars show will have a host
The Academy Awards will have a host for the first time since 2018 and return to their longtime home at the Dolby Theatre, broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:50:37 EST
U.S. inflation rises to another 40-year high of 7%
The U.S. inflation rate is at its highest level in 40 years and shows no signs of slowing down, new data revealed on Wednesday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:13:20 EST
Trudeau, Ukrainian president talk sanctions, extending training mission to deter Russian military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today discussed extending Canada's military training mission and the prospect of more sanctions on Moscow as Russian troops c...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:03:43 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, even as the federal government struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid tests to provinces by the end of t...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:15:03 EST
Hundreds more Afghan refugees arrive in Canada, including human rights defenders
The federal government announced on Tuesday the arrival of more than 250 Afghan refugees, most of them classified by Ottawa as human rights defenders.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:37:13 EST
Novak Djokovic says his agent made error on Australia entry form
Novak Djokovic has moved to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne last week, before his visa was revoked and then reinstated in a COVID-19...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:26:53 EST
Haitians rescued from overcrowded wooden boat trying to get to Florida
The U.S. Coast Guard pulled 176 Haitians from an overloaded, unseaworthy wooden sailing vessel as it approached the Florida Keys, officials said.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:02:39 EST
More asymptomatic infections linked to Omicron, South African studies suggest
Preliminary findings from two studies in South Africa found a far greater number of people tested positive for the coronavirus but were not showing symptoms, compared to previous trials. ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and more are selling their music catalogues
David Bowie’s catalogue, which just sold for $250M US, only represents the latest in a long string of celebrity musicians cashing out of a struggling industry. But why are some of the biggest supers...



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