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COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years…
Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in…
Famed Swiss eatery’s closure highlights COVID rule tensions
GENEVA (AP) — A move by Swiss police in a resort town to shutter a…
Yemeni officials: Houthi missiles kill at least 10 civilians
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — At least 10 civilians were killed and 25 wounded when two…
Israel opens to solo tourists for 1st time since pandemic
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday began welcoming individual tourists for the first time since…
Australia to Macron: ‘We didn’t deface Eiffel Tower’
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied that he lied to French…
Cambodia, starting to reopen, begins vaccinating 5-year-olds
PHNON PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Monday began vaccinating 5-year-old children against the coronavirus…
In Afghan hospital, unpaid doctors and rigid Taliban clash
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban-appointed supervisor of a small district hospital outside the Afghan…
8 Hong Kong activists on trial over banned Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (AP) — A trial began Monday for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai…
German minister calls for vaccine centers to be reactivated
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s outgoing health minister is calling on state governments to reactivate some…
Trudeau in Glasgow and this year’s Silver Cross Mother: In The News for Nov. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Regular TB screening cost-effective way to prevent spread in vulnerable areas: study
Active screening for tuberculosis is a potentially cost-saving approach that reduces frequent outbreaks among Inuit…
Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier’s office after weekend leadership win
WINNIPEG – Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into…
Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done
OTTAWA – How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s second minority government lasts and how much…
Legion hoping sense of normalcy returns to this year’s poppy campaign
The Royal Canadian Legion is hoping its annual poppy campaign regains a sense of normalcy…
Tonga’s main island locks down after 1st virus case found
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s main island will go into lockdown for a week…
Rookie goes from watching World Series to starting Game 5
ATLANTA (AP) — Tucker Davidson was in bed Sunday morning when his phone rang with…
Correa, Astros rally past Braves 9-5, cut WS deficit to 3-2
ATLANTA (AP) — Just in time, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the…
Scoreboard for Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021
Sunday’s Scores MLB World Series Houston 9 Atlanta 5 (Atlanta leads series 3-2) — NHL…
City on edge: Braves squander chance for hometown party
ATLANTA (AP) — The place was rocking, the pearl-clad fans sensing this truly was going…
Virginia GOP sees Youngkin as chance to reverse party course
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As he explains it, part of why Glenn Youngkin decided to…
Young skip Horgan defeats veteran Howard for berth at Canadian Olympic curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. – Tanner Horgan’s chance of representing Canada in Beijing is alive after he…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Biden winds up G-20 summit with dings at Russia, China ROME (AP) — President Joe…
Man with knife injures 17 people on Tokyo train, starts fire
TOKYO (AP) — A man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed…