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3 rare Barbary lion cubs born in Czech zoo park
DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic – Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech…
China denounces US visa revocations as racial discrimination
BEIJING – U.S. move to revoke the visas of about 1,000 Chinese students amounts to…
Book: Kim Jong Un told Trump about killing his uncle
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s comments about the threat from the novel coronavirus attracted widespread…
Family heartache spotlights Australia virus restrictions
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s government has ramped up pressure on a state government to relax…
China auto sales up 6% in August, down 15.4% year-to-date
BEIJING – China’s car sales rose 6% in August over a year earlier as the…
US to ASEAN: Reconsider deals with blacklisted China firms
HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked Southeast Asian nations Thursday to…
China says ambassador hacked in ‘like’ of pornographic tweet
BEIJING – The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom has demanded that Twitter investigate after…
WE Canada’s demise and a scaled-down TIFF: In The News for Sept. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spots
VANCOUVER – Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote…
Can grandparents remain in our social bubbles when kids return to school?
With children going back to school across the country, some infectious disease experts say it’s…
India adds 5 French-made fighter jets in military upgrade
NEW DELHI – The Indian air force inducted into service five French-made Rafale fighter jets…
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long cultivated a symbiotic relationship…
Volunteers feed COVID-19 patients, doctors in Nepal hospital
KATHMANDU, Nepal – From his pharmacy outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Bikram Bhadel saw what…
High alert: Deadly Northwest fires burn hundreds of homes
ESTACADA, Ore. – Deadly windblown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes…
Amnesty Report: Businesses supporting Myanmar abuses
The overwhelming control of Myanmar’s economy by the military through some of its biggest companies…
Official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intel
WASHINGTON – A Department of Homeland Security official said in a whistleblower complaint that he…
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rebounds from tech slump
BEIJING – Asian stock markets gained Thursday after Wall Street rebounded from a three-day slump…
Lowry and Toronto Raptors force Game 7 with double-overtime thriller
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Playing on weary legs and with a gash on his…
Kucherov scores late; Lightning take 2-0 lead over Islanders
EDMONTON – Even though the Tampa Bay Lightning seem to possess some overtime magic in…
Altidore’s late tally leads Toronto FC to important win over Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – Greg Vanney wanted Toronto FC to play Wednesday night’s game as if it…
Calgary’s Cavalry FC beat Pacific FC 3-1 at CPL’s Island Games
CHARLOTTETOWN – Calgary’s Cavalry FC earned the first win of the second round of the…
3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people…
University apologizes for setting up segregated online sites
DEARBORN, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn issued an apology Wednesday for creating segregated online…
The Latest: S Korea’s coronavirus resurgence seems to slow
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases have stayed below 200 for an…