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Swiss elect their parliament on Sunday with worries about environment and migration high in minds
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters this weekend elect a parliament that could reshape Switzerland’s executive…
Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to ‘exacerbate existing threats’: memo
OTTAWA – A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a…
Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the…
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians pops up in southern Gaza, reawakening old traumas
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When the sun rose on Friday and the autumn…
Venezuela’s opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival
VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Josselyz Essa and a friend, two 9-year-olds with a budding interest…
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted…
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her…
Thousands in Muslim countries and beyond demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in…
French intelligence points to Palestinian rocket, not Israeli airstrike, for Gaza hospital blast
PARIS (AP) — An assessment by French military intelligence indicates the most likely cause of…
Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas…
Head of auto workers union says strikes will continue in drive to gain better offers from companies
DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers…
US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution
United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to…
Former Florida lawmaker who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call…
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after his…
Lost police messages slow ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial
OTTAWA – The trial of two ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers was stalled on Friday after the…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Owner of California biolab that fueled bio-weapons rumors charged with mislabeling, lacking permits
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Chinese owner of an unauthorized central California lab that fueled…
US warns of a Russian effort to sow doubt over the election outcomes in democracies around the globe
The U.S. is warning nearly 100 countries that Russian intelligence is opening a new front…
First vaccine against serious bacterial infection in bees approved for use in Canada
The first vaccine for bees has been approved for use in Canada. The Canadian Food…
Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries ‘gamesmanship’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge agreed Friday to step aside in a lawsuit challenging…
New Jersey dad sues state, district over policy keeping schools from outing transgender students
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey father filed a federal lawsuit to block…
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person…
Nigerians remember those killed or detained in the 2020 protests against police brutality
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many Nigerians on Friday remembered the victims of the historic protests…
UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant
ONJUKU, Japan (AP) — Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency watched Friday as Japanese lab…