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Fashion-forward: Affirmative action hits Brazil’s runways
SAO PAULO – Bold styles are usually the talk of the town for Sao Paulo…
Kamala Harris books surge in popularity after election
Books by and about Kamala Harris proved to be a popular purchase following the election.…
Suu Kyi party set to win Myanmar vote with weak opposition
YANGON, Myanmar – Voters in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, turned up in large numbers Sunday…
First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab…
Queen Elizabeth II wears mask at tribute to Unknown Warrior
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II donned a face mask in public for the first time…
Mourners at Walter Wallace Jr.’s funeral call for peace
PHILADELPHIA – Relatives and friends of Walter Wallace Jr. gathered over the weekend to mourn…
Over 1,600 migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands, 1 dies
MADRID – More than 1,600 migrants have either been rescued at sea or reached Spain’s…
Thai protesters defy police water cannons to deliver letters
BANGKOK – Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand were confronted by riot police and sprayed by water…
Amidst a tough and sad year, a Halifax choir creates a concert of communal lament
HALIFAX – In a year of pandemic, mass murder and military tragedies, a choir on…
Veterans connect with students online in lead-up to pandemic-era Remembrance Day
Gulf War veteran Bob Crane has been busy in the weeks leading up to Remembrance…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
But mining for metals needed for electrification faces obstacles due to low prices
CALGARY – There’s opportunity for Canada to help supply the world’s growing need for “energy…
Renowned world correspondent Seymour Topping dead at 98
NEW YORK – Seymour Topping, among the most accomplished foreign correspondents of his generation for…
Lebanese official says US sanctioned him over Hezbollah ties
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s former foreign minister said Sunday that last week’s U.S. sanctions targeted him…
Americans pivot from red-hot Trump to Biden’s seasoned cool
WASHINGTON – In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe…
Convention centres, museums become classrooms amid pandemic
MISSION, Kan. – In ordinary times, the airy convention centre on a 61-acre site in…
Germany slams Leipzig virus protesters for endangering all
BERLIN – German officials on Sunday condemned the actions of 20,000 people who demonstrated against…
Attack on Burkina Faso mosque wounds 6, says government
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – An unknown assailant threw a flammable bottle into a mosque in…
Iran’s president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s president called on President-elect Joe Biden to “compensate for past mistakes”…
5 states OK measures eradicating racist language, symbols
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama voters reversed themselves from a few years ago and removed racist…
Federal guidance for border agency surveillance and sources drafted but never issued
OTTAWA – A newly released memo shows Canada’s border agency signed off on rules to…
COVID-19 latest bump in Canada’s long road to Second World War remembrance
OTTAWA – Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came…
UK does a U-turn, backs soccer star’s child hunger campaign
LONDON – The British government has made another abrupt about-face and now says it will…
Gunbattle in Kashmir kills 4 Indian soldiers, 3 rebels
SRINAGAR, India – A fierce gunbattle on Sunday left four Indian soldiers and three insurgents…