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Barely out of crisis, Greek economy hammered by new lockdown
Greece has downgraded its forecasts for the economy this year to include the impact of…
Liberals legislate 2050 net-zero emissions, but critics say they’re delaying action
OTTAWA – Newly proposed federal legislation would legally bind the government to set multiple targets…
NY-based company pulls out of Lebanon bank’s forensic audit
BEIRUT – A New-York-based company contracted by the Lebanese government to conduct a forensic audit…
Asia Today: Australia’s Victoria hits 3 weeks without virus
MELBOURNE, Australia – Australia’s once hard-hit state of Victoria has gone three weeks without a…
South African police use tear gas on protest over race
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South African police used tear gas, stun grenades and water…
16 Albanians charged with murder over earthquake deaths
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian prosecutors indicted 16 investors, construction experts and local officials Friday on…
New senior assistant coach Rob Howley joins Canada rugby team on Vancouver Island
Newly appointed senior assistant coach Rob Howley has joined the Canadian men’s rugby team on…
Cineplex agrees to shrink theatrical window to 17 days for Universal movies
TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. has struck an agreement with Hollywood film studio Universal to shorten…
Azerbaijani leader hails handover of region ceded by Armenia
AGHDAM, Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani forces entered the war-ravaged ghost town of Aghdam on Friday, regaining…
Statistics Canada says retail sales climbed 1.1 per cent in September
OTTAWA – Retail sales climbed more than expected in September to mark the fifth consecutive…
Dutch court convicts 58-year-old man of sexually abusing boy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch court convicted a man Friday of sexually abusing an…
Muslim teen shoots and kills minority Ahmadi man in Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan – A sixteen-year-old Muslim youth opened fire on Friday and killed a member…
Man pleads guilty to role in several pandemic scams
BOSTON – A man who participated in a number of online financial scams to take…
Human remains found in a southern Serbian mine
PRISTINA, Kosovo – The European Union’s mission to ensure the rule of law in Kosovo…
Serbian Church leader dies after contracting COVID-19
BELGRADE, Serbia – The leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, who often criticized…
ConocoPhillips to restart drilling at 4 Alaska rigs
JUNEAU, Alaska – ConocoPhillips Alaska is planning to restart drilling at four rigs in December,…
France looks to postpone ‘Black Friday’ to help small shops
PARIS – France’s government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms like…
Anchorage mayor says no new COVID-19 mandates this week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The acting mayor of Anchorage said there will be no new mandates…
Owl found in Rockefeller Center tree could take flight soon
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. – A tiny owl that was found dehydrated and hungry in the branches…
Prosecutors: evidence of ‘cannibalism’ in Berlin man killing
BERLIN – German prosecutors said Friday there is evidence of “cannibalism” in the killing of…
EU gives upbeat assessment of state of Brexit trade talks
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Friday issued one of its most upbeat assessments of…
India virus cases pass 9M; capital’s hospitals under strain
NEW DELHI – Intensive care wards in New Delhi’s hospitals are nearly at capacity, and…
Review: Dolly Parton brings her holiday spirit to Netflix
Dolly Parton’s “ Christmas on the Square,” the newest addition to Netflix’s Christmas library, tests…
Police: 4-year-old left on school bus, found 2 hours later
NEWNAN, Ga. – A 4-year-old boy was left on a Georgia school bus Thursday morning…