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Two-term, north coast-area MLA is first candidate into B.C. Liberal leadership race
TERRACE, B.C. – Just days after former British Columbia Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson delivered his…
No cat-astrophe: Police find kittens in ‘suspicious package’
NEW MIAMI, Ohio – A police bomb squad responding to a suspicious package call at…
Virus surges anew in central Europe in face of new variants
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Authorities in central Europe warned on Friday that they are seeing…
Foundations turn to bond market in response to rising need
As the pandemic’s misery continued last fall, foundation leaders like Robert Ross of the California…
Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 3.4 per cent in December
OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales in December posted their largest decline since the low of…
Beam me up? Bavarian governor eyes top job after Merkel
NUREMBERG, Germany – Markus Soeder is many things: the state governor of Bavaria, a conservative…
Israel says Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Equatorial Guinea would move its…
UK COVID-19 infections falling as govt mulls easing lockdown
LONDON – Clear evidence emerged Friday that the rate of coronavirus infections across the U.K.…
UN rights experts concerned over India’s changes in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India – U.N. human rights experts have urged India to ensure that the rights…
UK’s MI6 apologizes for past treatment of LGBT spies
LONDON – The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service apologized Friday to gay spies and…
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on…
6 months later, China says it lost 4 soldiers in India clash
BEIJING – China’s military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a…
Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients
Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on…
EU to double COVAX vaccine funding to 1 billion euros
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s executive commission on Friday pledged to double its contribution to…
Over half of Alaskans 65 and older given vaccine, state says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska public health officials said 58% of residents 65 and older have…
Vatican projects nearly 50M-euro deficit due to COVID losses
ROME – The Vatican said Friday it expects a deficit of nearly 50 million euros…
VIRUS DIARY: It’s mud, mud everywhere in UK’s 3rd lockdown
LONDON – It’s apparently not enough for Britons to endure almost 120,000 COVID-19 deaths and…
South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political…
Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges
BERLIN – The head of Germany’s disease control agency warned Friday that a decline in…
EXPLAINER: After acquittal, Trump 2024? Maybe not so fast
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump’s acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial may…
Water leaks indicate new damage at Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO – Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Minnesota House rejects security fund for officers’ trials
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to…
The lighter days of CNN’s Cuomo Brothers show are long gone
NEW YORK – Some television shows age much better than others. For CNN, last spring’s…
German Black Forest fugitive sentenced to 3 years in prison
BERLIN – A man who disarmed four police officers and then spent five days hiding…