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EU prolongs sanctions against scores for undermining Ukraine
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Thursday extended for six months its sanctions against scores…
PBO: More spending, not more workers, driving costs for federal employees
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says growth in spending on federal employees has more…
Rights group: Libya militias used machine-guns on protesters
CAIRO – A prominent human rights organization on Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to…
Maggie O’Farrell’s Shakespearean ‘Hamnet’ wins Women’s Prize
LONDON – Maggie O’Farrell won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Wednesday for “Hamnet,” a…
Highs, lows of a Canadian hockey team goaltender exposed in “The Role I Played”
Sami Jo Small often felt conflicted about her role on the Canadian women’s hockey team.…
Paramedics sue for licenses after ‘dead’ woman found alive
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Emergency medical technicians and paramedics who were present when a Detroit-area woman…
Review: A breakthrough in ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’
The 25-year-old Australian actress Geraldine Viswanathan, having already stolen movies left and right, more straightforwardly…
Virus delays filming of 2 seasons of ‘Atlanta’ until 2021
LOS ANGELES – Earn and Paper Boi were last seen flying to Europe on “Atlanta,”…
New wildfire under control in seaside resort near Athens
ATHENS, Greece – A new wildfire on Thursday near Athens led to more home evacuations…
Oscars diversity criteria ‘not about exclusion’ say leaders
Any change to the Oscars is going get people talking, so the leaders of the…
Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump’s virus comments
NEW YORK – Bob Woodward, facing widespread criticism for only now revealing President Donald Trump’s…
Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegation
NEW YORK – Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against…
With election interest keen, Fox’s Carlson strong in ratings
NEW YORK – Tucker Carlson drew the television equivalent of a royal flush on the…
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell dies at 68
LOS ANGELES – Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool…
AP Explains: What’s driving India-China military standoff
SRINAGAR, India – Tensions along the disputed India-China border seem to be getting worse, three…
A full list of 2020 Toronto film festival titles, with descriptions
The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival started Thursday and runs through Sept. 19 with about…
Taiwan: China planes entered its airspace twice in 2 days
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan says Chinese warplanes entered its airspace on Wednesday and Thursday during…
Political fallout continues despite shuttering of WE’s Canadian operations
OTTAWA – The demise of WE’s Canadian operations won’t take the heat off Prime Minister…
Alaska logging proposal moves forward despite opposition
JUNEAU, Alaska – A federal government proposal to open parts of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest…
Singapore Airlines to cut 4,300 jobs due to pandemic
Singapore Airlines Group said Thursday it will eliminate 4,300 jobs due to the “long road…
Algerian lawmakers OK constitution change before referendum
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a revision of the…
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band plan new album in Oct.
NEW YORK – Bruce Springsteen will release a new rock album that he recorded in…
MSNBC expands weekend programming, gives Hunt weekday shift
NEW YORK – MSNBC is giving Washington correspondent Kasie Hunt a pre-morning coffee shift on…
Cambodian TikTok user arrested for disparaging Angkor Wat
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – A young Cambodian man popular on the TikTok social media platform…