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UK’s lockdown-hit arts venues to get $2B rescue package
LONDON – The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion)…
As Paris Fashion Week is streamed, critics look to future
PARIS – The coronavirus pandemic has instilled extra unpredictability into the already fickle Paris Fashion…
Serbia, Kosovo leaders to meet as EU-backed talks resume
BRUSSELS – The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will hold talks in Brussels on July…
Austria: bachelor party ends with snake-bitten tongue
BERLIN – A German man’s bachelor party in the Austrian Alps ended with a snake…
A sad anniversary and the COVID-19 fiscal snapshot; In The News for July 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18 July 12: Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 83.…
Serbian military opens field hospital amid coronavirus spike
BELGRADE, Serbia – Troops in Serbia set up an emergency 500-bed field hospital Monday, a…
Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications
NEW YORK – Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on…
Germany spent over $1B to cover costs linked to US troops
BERLIN – The German government has paid more than $1 billion over the past decade…
Swiss indict 2 for alleged ties to IS recruitment ring
GENEVA – Swiss federal prosecutors said Monday they have indicted two men alleged to have…
Hundreds evacuated after oil spill in central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – More than 400 people have been evacuated from a coastal village in…
Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trends
NEW YORK – One county in Utah beat back a spike of pandemic virus infections…
Bucking China pressure, Taiwan, Somaliland establish ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan has scored a rare diplomatic victory in establishing relations with the…
India, China both say border disengagement process under way
NEW DELHI – India and China said Monday that they had made progress disengaging frontline…
1 ad, 3 accents: How Democrats aim to win Latino votes
WASHINGTON – The Spanish-language ads for Joe Biden used the same slogan to contrast him…
Official: Tree falls on garage in storm, 19 to hospitals
PASADENA, Md. – A large tree toppled onto a detached garage in a Maryland neighbourhood…
Woof Warning: Dog alerts owner to house fire next door
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – A dog in Tennessee became a hero on the Fourth of July…
Russian man killed in Austria had declined police protection
BERLIN – A Russian man shot dead near Vienna over the weekend had declined police…
China’s Inner Mongolia region reports bubonic plague case
BEIJING – While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious…
2020 Watch: Has Trump surrendered to the coronavirus?
Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020…
Theatre star Nick Cordero dies at 41 after months of complications from COVID-19
TORONTO – Hamilton-raised theatre star Nick Cordero, who had legions of supporters rallying for him…
SKorean officials vow to look into triathlete’s abuse claims
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Top South Korean officials on Monday offered a public apology…
India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border standoff
NEW DELHI – Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video…
Sheriff: At least 2 killed in plane collision at Idaho lake
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Two people died in a plane crash Sunday over Lake Coeur…