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Japan court revokes permits at 2 reactors over quake safety
TOKYO – A Japanese court on Friday revoked the operating permits of two nuclear reactors…
Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is adjusting the scope of his agenda to meet the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday it is suing a former Christian lawmaker and a…
Man linked to white supremacist group to plead guilty
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A Maryland man who is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday in…
EU extends ban on Pakistan’s airline from flying to Europe
ISLAMABAD – The European Union’s aviation safety agency has extended a ban imposed on Pakistan’s…
Trudeau stresses digital tech’s potential — and dangers — at global AI summit
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off the inaugural meeting of a global council…
California fire danger remains high even as winds ease
LOS ANGELES – Fire danger remained high Friday amid unpredictable wind gusts and dry conditions…
Chris Finch, Jama Mahlalela join Nick Nurse’s Toronto Raptors staff as assistants
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have hired former New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach Chris…
Mining giant Glencore lays out climate plan as CEO retires
BERLIN – Mining giant Glencore said Friday that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gas…
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,…
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA – A quick look at Canada’s November employment (numbers from the previous month in…
Germany readies vaccine centres amid security concerns
BERLIN – Officials in Germany said Friday that they are taking the potential for attacks…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 8.5 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 8.5 per cent in November. Here are the…
Spain: Military chief dismisses far-right ex-military chats
MADRID – Spain’s armed forces chief has dismissed as ‘’not representative” leaked chats by retired…