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WFP says it shares Nobel Peace Prize with Canada and supporters around the world
OTTAWA – The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after…
North Carolina college campus on lockdown over threats
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina college campus was placed on lockdown on Friday after…
US slaps sanctions on more top Nicaraguan officials
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – The U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions Friday on Nicaragua’s attorney general, the…
Police in Missouri resume search for missing Chinese woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Police in central Missouri have resumed the search for the body of…
‘Friendsgiving’: N.S. students create new holiday traditions inside Atlantic bubble
HALIFAX – Haneesha Relwani, third-year marketing student at Acadia University, would normally be preparing at…
WFP fights hunger in food-deprived places, crises, war zones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on…
Germany halts purchase of new army rifles amid patent claim
BERLIN – The German government said Friday it has halted the planned purchase of next-generation…
Canadian ECHL teams will start after some of American counterparts in next season
PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL plans a two-phased start to its 2020-21 season during the…
Seattle’s Elephant Car Wash to shutter, sign to be saved
SEATTLE – Denny Triangle’s iconic pink elephant soon will have a new home. The Elephant…
Amid NYC protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue
After months of grappling with a pandemic that has walloped New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities,…
Belarus’ leader claims he saved opposition challenger’s life
KYIV, Ukraine – Belarus’ authoritarian president, whose re-election has triggered two months of protests, maintained…
Walmart going on hiring spree, adding 10,000 people across the country
TORONTO – Walmart Canada is hiring 10,000 people after announcing a $3.5-billion investment to drive…
2 remote Japan towns seek to host nuclear waste storage site
TOKYO – Two remote towns in northern Japan struggling with rapidly graying and shrinking populations…
Thai army criticized for alleged political use of Twitter
BANGKOK – A former politician whose party was the apparent target of a disguised online…
Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootings
CHICAGO – A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot…
US, Russia said close to deal on nuclear warhead freeze
WASHINGTON – U.S. and Russian negotiators have agreed in principle to continue freezing their nuclear…
Pelosi unveils 25th Amendment bid, questions Trump’s fitness
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation Friday that would allow Congress to intervene…
Gunmen kill Pakistan singer, father of rights activist
QUETTA, Pakistan – Gunmen riding on a motorcycle in southwestern Pakistan shot and killed a…
Iran president calls on world to condemn new US sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called on the international community to…
Marvin Sapp on new album and dealing with pandemic at church
LOS ANGELES – Even though Marvin Sapp finished recording his new album before the coronavirus…
Sophi, 52-year-old African elephant dies at Indianapolis Zoo
INDIANAPOLIS – A 52-year-old African elephant named Sophi has died at the Indianapolis Zoo. Zoo…
Enrollment drops worry public schools as pandemic persists
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rather than wait to see how her children’s Florida public school…
Brazil’s poor squeezed by less virus aid, surging food costs
RIO DE JANEIRO – Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic…
Judge denies motion to extend Florida’s voter registration
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in…