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Veteran German diplomat named to top OSCE post
BERLIN – Veteran German diplomat Helga Schmid, a key behind-the-scenes negotiator of the 2015 nuclear…
Greek FM: Turkey’s moves to ease tensions ‘unconvincing’
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Turkey’s recent moves to de-escalate a clash with Greece and Cyprus over…
Ivory Coast ex-president plans to return home from exile
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo plans to return to his…
Thousands killed in Ethiopia’s conflict, Tigray side asserts
NAIROBI, Kenya – Several thousand combatants have been killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, an…
Six vice-presidents talk about job once considered invisible
NEW YORK – After interviewing Dan Quayle in Arizona for his documentary on the vice…
Miguel Algarín, a founder of beloved NYC poetry space, dies
NEW YORK – Miguel Algarín, poet, professor and a founder of New York City’s beloved…
Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback
NEW YORK – A year after a series of concerts in Puerto Rico that ended…
Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts
TORONTO – Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties…
Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
NEW YORK – Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose satirical and cerebral tales of…
Rains in western Indonesia leave 5 dead, 2,700 homes flooded
MEDAN, Indonesia – Torrential rains in Indonesia’s third largest city caused four rivers to overflow,…
Germany readies vaccine centres amid security concerns
BERLIN – Officials in Germany said Friday that they are taking the potential for attacks…
Spain: Military chief dismisses far-right ex-military chats
MADRID – Spain’s armed forces chief has dismissed as ‘’not representative” leaked chats by retired…
Fatal shooting suspect accused of family, guard assaults
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The teen accused of killing four of his family members was previously…
Alaska Rep. Young returns to work after coronavirus recovery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska has returned to work after recovering…
Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit held stead in October at $3.8B
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit held steady at $3.8 billion…
UK defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast
LONDON – U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they…
Bighorn sheep could be in danger from domestic sheep
OKANOGAN, Wash. – Bighorn sheep in central Washington could be in danger if domestic sheep…
Virginia board renames schools honouring 2 US presidents
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Schools in Virginia honouring two U.S. presidents who sided with or praised…
Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension
BERLIN – A long-awaited subway extension that tunnels under one of Berlin’s best-known boulevards and…
Laurentian Bank reports Q4 profit down from year ago, but beats expectations
MONTREAL – Laurentian Bank Financial Group beat expectations even as it reported its fourth-quarter profit…
Qatar rules out normalization of Israel ties for now
ROME – Qatar’s foreign minister said Friday that his country remains committed to the creation…
India’s winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi
NEW DELHI – A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the…
First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than…
Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100…