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Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes third in World Cup super-G
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon captured bronze to win her first medal in nearly…
Time running out on Somalia’s troubled vote as citizens sigh
MOGADISHU, Somalia – As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed…
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya to island despite concerns
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s government sent a fourth group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to an…
Capitol Reef chooses new class of artists in residence
ST. GEORGE, Utah – A painter, a printmaker, a photographer and a writer walk into…
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction”…
Car bomb kills 4 in rebel-held town in northern Syria
BEIRUT – A car bomb Saturday killed at least four people in a rebel-held town…
Rivers breaking banks in Germany as more snow falls
BERLIN – Authorities in Germany warned of flooding in the west of the country Saturday…
Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against Modi
NEW DELHI – Indian farmers taking part in more than two months of protest against…
Man arrested over package sent to vaccine plant in Wales
LONDON – Police in southeast England have charged a 53-year-old man with sending a suspicious…
Greek police seize large cocaine haul, arrest 3 suspects
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police have seized a haul of 324 kilograms (714 pounds) of…
Ramp up Canadian vaccine manufacturing, says COVID-19 task force health adviser
OTTAWA – A leading Canadian health expert on the federal government’s COVID-19 Task Force says…
Terror list a ‘problematic’ way to fight white supremacists, civil society groups say
OTTAWA – As the Trudeau government ponders adding more right-wing groups to a federal terrorism…
UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
CAMEROON, Cameroon – The U.N. counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children…
NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities
LOS ANGELES – Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film…
Vaccine rollout faces challenges in France’s poorest region
SAINT-DENIS, France – Samia Dridi, who was born, raised and works as a nurse in…
Police tighten Congress security in era of rising threats
WASHINGTON – The House’s chief law enforcement officer is tightening security for travelling lawmakers as…
China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations
BEIJING – China National Nuclear Corp. said its first nuclear power unit that uses Hualong…
No income, 2,000 mouths to feed: Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo
ATHENS, Greece – It’s feeding time at Greece’s only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs…
3 Turkish sailors left behind in pirate attack return home
ISTANBUL – Three Turkish sailors who were on board a cargo ship attacked by pirates…
United Arab Emirates says it will offer citizenship to some
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced plans to grant…
WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
WUHAN, China – Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the…
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday,…
Quebec seniors home staff locks down with residents for second time during pandemic
MONTREAL – Staff at a retirement home east of Montreal are living with their elderly…
Unlikely path of game warden of Afro-Caribbean ancestry
PHILADELPHIA – The sound of rifle fire cracked the air on a recent blustery morning…