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Top publisher teams with top maker of bilingual materials
NEW YORK – One of the country’s top book publishers is partnering with an award-winning…
Nunavut starts rapid testing residents in Winnipeg isolation hub
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut residents staying in isolation hotels in Winnipeg are being given the…
Trudeau brushes off India’s criticism for standing with farmers in anti-Modi protests
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the diplomatic scolding Canada’s envoy to India received…
Ghana votes for president in test of country’s stability
ACCRA, Ghana – Voters in Ghana cast their ballots Monday for presidential and legislative elections…
Romania’s centre-right prime minister resigns after election
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s centre-right prime minister resigned Monday after a general election in which…
Audible enlists Waithe, Gladwell to help find new talent
LOS ANGELES – Lena Waithe and Malcolm Gladwell will join several influencers on an advisory…
Rights group: Egyptian court extends activist’s detention
CAIRO – An Egyptian court extended the detention of an activist and researcher who previously…
Most populous Brazil state aims to start vaccination Jan. 25
RIO DE JANEIRO – The governor of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state said on Monday that…
Get lost 2020: Some things to leave behind, with caveats
NEW YORK – Zoom, Zoom and Zoom. Masks, masks and masks. Sourdough starter and short-order…
Yemen ‘on edge of precipice’ as UNICEF launches aid appeal
JERUSALEM – Yemen is “on the edge of a precipice” after years of civil war,…
Specialist who treated rare disease among homeless wants doctors to be aware of signs
VANCOUVER – As an infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Carl Boodman has had a longtime interest…
Students return to NYC schools once more after virus closure
NEW YORK – It’s back to school again for thousands of New York City schoolchildren…
Egypt’s El-Sissi, France’s Macron at odds over human rights
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Monday “disagreements” with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over…
Retirees protest against Belarus’ hardline leader
KYIV, Ukraine – Several hundred retirees took to the streets of the Belarusian capital Monday…
Alabama sheriff removes ‘thugshots’ Christmas tree post
MOBILE, Ala. – An Alabama sheriff’s department has removed a photo of a Christmas tree…
Pandemic shutdowns the last straw for some Canadian retailers, push others to brink
For some, fashion retailer Le Chateau Inc. was the edgy store of their youth and…
Pompeo to speak in Georgia as Senate run-offs loom
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to deliver a speech extolling the Trump…
Erdogan calls for energy talks as EU considers Med sanctions
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called for negotiations over energy…
Amid pandemic, Davos event to be held in Singapore next year
GENEVA – Organizers of the annual World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, have again…
Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his…
McClatchy names Black woman executive editor of Miami Herald
MIAMI – McClatchy has named Monica R. Richardson to lead its newsrooms in Florida, becoming…
French-Lebanese linked to Sarkozy probe released in Lebanon
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s prosecutor general on Monday ordered the release of a Lebanese-French businessman linked…
Suspended Ekati diamond mine to be restarted by Jan. 29 under new sales agreement
CALGARY – Dominion Diamond Mines ULC says it has struck a new sales agreement for…
With traditional venues shut, Berlin artists take to streets
BERLIN – With theatres and concert halls shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,…