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Philippines protests new China law as `verbal threat 2021-01-27 07:51:51MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy othe

US B-52 bomber again flies over Mideast amid 2021-01-27 07:41:47DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East “to deter potential aggress

Pope Francis marking Holocaust warns another extermination possible 2021-01-27 07:14:04ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday by warning that warped ideologies can pave the way to another mass exterm

Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in 2021-01-27 07:12:47TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan,

Debate heats up over how countries tax Big 2021-01-27 06:39:55FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - An international debate over how countries tax big U.S. technology companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook is heating

EU official: AstraZeneca pulls out of vaccine delivery 2021-01-27 06:01:25BRUSSELS (AP) — AstraZeneca has pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc, an EU official

China asks Indonesia to treat detained sailors fairly 2021-01-27 05:41:09BEIJING (AP) - China's government called on Indonesia on Wednesday to treat a group of detained Chinese sailors fairly but gave no indication what th

Russian parliament OKs New START nuclear treaty extension 2021-01-27 05:18:09MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russian parliament on Wednesday quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear arms control pact

Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era 2021-01-27 05:18:00JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a whole over the last four years, a pro-set

Russian parliament's lower house approves extension of New 2021-01-27 05:15:19MOSCOW (AP) - Russian parliament's lower house approves extension of New START nuclear treaty with US.

Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research 2021-01-27 02:11:06SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers a

Kerry aims to talk US back into a 2021-01-27 00:05:37From a wood-paneled library in his Boston mansion, new climate envoy John Kerry is talking the U.S. back into a leading role in global climate action,

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Biden outlines 'wartime effort' to boost distribution of 2021-01-26 17:33:03The Biden administration says it plans to boost purchases of coronavirus vaccines to deliver enough to protect 300 million Americans by the end of the

Most U.S. Senate Republicans vote against holding 2nd 2021-01-26 16:22:09U.S. Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against moving forward with Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, making clear a con

Netherlands braces for fourth night of anti-lockdown riots 2021-01-26 15:53:48The Netherlands braced on Tuesday for a fourth consecutive night of coronavirus anti-lockdown riots, with some shops boarding their windows and sendin

Biden raises several contentious issues in 1st phone 2021-01-26 14:33:02U.S. President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, raising concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny whil

U.S. Senate confirms veteran diplomat Antony Blinken as 2021-01-26 14:00:19The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America's top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden's commitment to reverse

U.S. Capitol security official apologizes for 'failings' during 2021-01-26 13:35:23Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologized on Tuesday for "failings" during the deadly attack on the building by followers of then president Don

Washington's Jennifer King becomes NFL's 1st Black female 2021-01-26 11:27:44Jennifer King, who was an intern under Washington running backs coach Randy Jordan during the 2020 season, has been hired as a full-time assistant coa

Italian PM Conte quits in tactical bid to 2021-01-26 08:18:53Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation to the head of state on Tuesday, hoping he would be given an opportunity to put togeth

French drug company will manufacture vaccine from rivals 2021-01-26 07:47:50The United Kingdom's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday as the government considered imposing hotel quarantine

Indian farmers storm historic Red Fort in Republic 2021-01-26 04:21:24Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms overwhelmed police on Tuesday and stormed into the historic Red Fort complex in Ne

U.S. House delivers article of impeachment against Trump 2021-01-25 19:48:42Democrats marched the impeachment case against former president Donald Trump to the U.S. Senate Monday night for the start of his historic trial.

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-01-25 19:21:50Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the United States dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high leve

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Meet Amanda Gorman's mentors: The teachers who nurtured 2021-01-25 14:59:32Amanda Gorman captivated the world with her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

CDC says severe allergic reactions to Moderna's COVID-19 2021-01-24 08:00:33The COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna caused very few cases of severe allergic reactions during the first three weeks of its nationwide rollout, the CD

As Mexico enters the darkest days of the 2021-01-24 06:00:30Mexico's vaccination plan has been delayed after Pfizer said it would be shipping fewer doses of the shots than originally planned.

For members of a migrant caravan, Biden's immigration 2021-01-23 15:36:42Biden has abandoned many of Trump's hard-line immigration policies. But none of the policy changes do much for people fleeing Central America now.

Washington gets whiplash in shift from Trump to 2021-01-23 08:00:28Changes at 1600: Days don't begin and end with tweets. The press secretary hasn't lied or insulted media. Policy papers are back. The president stay

Column: You thought McConnell was tough as majority 2021-01-23 07:00:53Get ready for the same tough-as-nails obstructionist we saw when Obama was in office.

Arizona surpasses California as state with the worst 2021-01-22 19:23:00Arizona, which has not mandated masks and shutdowns, has surpassed California as the state with the worst rate of coronavirus infections.

Family, co-workers, old FB friends helped catch Capitol 2021-01-21 16:51:58While bold admissions and digital forensics played a key role in the fast effort to bring Capitol rioters to justice, so too has an army of tipsters.

COVID-19 patients struggle to get highly touted yet 2021-01-21 09:00:47Monoclonal antibody treatment is now available to COVID-19 patients, but only about 30% of the delivered doses have been administered.

Twin suicide bombings hit Baghdad, killing 32 and 2021-01-21 08:51:54The bombings, thought to be the work of Islamic State extremists, were the first such attack to hit Baghdad in years.

Trump put migrants in border limbo. So far 2021-01-21 02:51:50Few along the border, from asylum seekers to U.S. agents, have answers for how President Biden will confront the challenge left to him by Trump, with

Rejecting Biden's message of unity, Portland's self-described anarchists 2021-01-20 22:54:04About 150 demonstrators march in Portland and smash windows; police report multiple arrests.

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Biden presses Putin on Navalny in first call 2021-01-26 17:44:18President Joe Biden signalled a tougher US stance on Russia Tuesday in his first phone call with President Vladimir Putin, raising conc

With flags on India’s Red Fort, farmers challenge 2021-01-26 14:53:10Farmers protesting against new market-friendly agrarian laws on Tuesday stormed India’s historic Red Fort, posing a major challenge to Prime Min

Tunisian protesters march on parliament amid government reshuffle 2021-01-26 14:27:49Tunisian riot police turned water cannon on protesters outside the heavily barricaded parliament on Tuesday, trying to quell the largest rally since d

'Sick of Zoom': Teachers and students rally in 2021-01-26 13:58:13French schoolteachers and university students staged nationwide strikes and protests on Tuesday as they joined forces to demand more governm

Trial parodies, golden toilet brushes: on TikTok, Russian 2021-01-26 13:45:24Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's return to Russia, where he was subjected to a rapid trial on January 17, sparked an online protest movement in the

UK first in Europe to pass grim milestone 2021-01-26 12:13:38Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "deeply sorry for every life lost" as Britain passed the tragic milestone of 100,000 deaths

French parliament debates ban on wild animals in 2021-01-26 11:54:37French lawmakers on Tuesday debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in travelling circuses and keeping dolphins and whales in

'Humiliation': French see Covid-19 vaccine flops as sign 2021-01-26 11:26:46France's slip from frontrunner to laggard in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine has sparked dismay among politicians, reigniting a debate about t

Isolated and depressed: Being a student in France 2021-01-26 11:24:25Students have been particularly hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and those here in France are no exception. Starved of social contact and with no in-

Priyanka Chopra-Jonas: 'Privileged society has become desensitised to 2021-01-26 09:59:16The actress Priyanka Chopra-Jonas has been telling FRANCE 24 that she wants to be at the helm of telling South Asian stories in Hollywood. The In

Drug firms ‘must deliver’ on Covid-19 vaccine obligations, 2021-01-26 06:01:10The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honor their contractual obligations after slow deliver

Simba becomes Singapore’s first lion cub born via 2021-01-26 05:51:57The Singapore Zoo has welcomed a lion cub named Simba to its animal kingdom following artificial insemination that officials said Tuesday was a first

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Dutch police record quieter night with only 131 2021-01-27 09:08:20 Police in the Netherlands have arrested a further 131 people, after five nights of civil unrest, as people take to the streets in anger against the g

Russian TikTok star detained by police after being 2021-01-27 09:07:30 An 18-year-old TikTok blogger has been arrested after attacking a Federal Security Service (FSB) car during protests on January 23. Konstantin Lakeev

Police raid apartment of Russian anti-corruption activist Navalny 2021-01-27 09:03:06 Police are searching the Moscow home of Russian opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, and the studio where he films videos for his YouTube channel, asso

Economies should work for everyone, not just the 2021-01-27 08:57:09 It is important to move “from general statements to actions” when it comes to reducing social and economic inequality, said Russian Presi

‘The circus continues’: Chelsea fans protest Frank Lampard 2021-01-27 08:48:52 After Roman Abramovich dismissed club legend Frank Lampard from the Chelsea dugout this week, Chelsea fans have voiced their disapproval as Thomas Tu

UK arrivals brace for Covid-19 hotel quarantine as 2021-01-27 08:48:26 The UK's coronavirus measures will be toughened to tackle the threat of Covid-19 variants from abroad, after the country's death toll from the pand

Iran accuses Israel of 'psychological warfare' as it 2021-01-27 08:36:20 Iranian officials have dismissed recent military threats made by Israel's armed forces as nothing more than "psychological warfare" from a governm

‘Abramovich gives you money and players but isn’t 2021-01-27 08:35:59 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has spoken on Chelsea’s “successful or you are out” mantra after the ruthless sacking of counterpart Fr

Kellyanne Conway investigated by New Jersey cops over 2021-01-27 08:27:00 Police in New Jersey have reportedly launched an investigation into former Trump adviser and spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway, after her 16-year-old daug

Bomb disposal team deployed to AstraZeneca partner plant 2021-01-27 08:18:32 A bomb disposal unit has been called in to a Covid-19 vaccine production and storage plant in Wrexham, Wales after a suspicious package was found ear

53 dead after blaze engulfs bus and fuel 2021-01-27 08:16:58 A horrific crash between a bus and a fuel-laden truck in western Cameroon has left 53 people dead after an enormous fire engulfed the two vehicles. R

‘I just wanted to talk’: Finnish team accepts 2021-01-27 08:11:45 The Finnish Skiing Association has accepted the Russian ski team leader Alexander Bolshunov’s apology, after he clashed with his rival, Joni Ma

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Italy PM quits to seek new govt as 2021-01-26 13:05:13Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Ital

'Historic' snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel 2021-01-26 12:33:42The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow is expected across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northea

New Zealand's vaccine slated for possible approval next 2021-01-26 07:52:20The green light for New Zealand's first Covid-19 vaccine could be granted in just over a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday. "We'r

Trump opens Florida office to push his former 2021-01-26 06:41:55The announcement came on the same day the House of Representatives delivered to the Senate an impeachment article charging Trump with inciting insurre

Maryam Nawaz claims Imran govt 'begging' oppn for 2021-01-26 06:21:33

As he calls for 'Made in America,' Biden 2021-01-26 05:50:23Americans tend to notice everything about an incoming president at their inauguration, and thus Joe Biden's choice to wear a $7,000 Rolex watch on th

Moderna says its vaccine shows 'neutralising impact' on 2021-01-26 05:35:14

China to conduct military drills in South China 2021-01-26 04:53:58China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US aircraft carrier g

UN chief hopes tensions along India-China border could 2021-01-26 04:20:51Amid a recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the border in Sikkim, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hopes that tensions that exist

'Civil war': 2nd night of riots in Netherlands 2021-01-26 03:42:46Riot police clashed with groups of protesters in Amsterdam as well as the port city of Rotterdam, where people smashed shop windows and ransacked thei

Afghanistan welcomes US move to review deal with 2021-01-25 21:36:26Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson of Afghan President Dr Ashraf Ghani, said in a statement that the US-Taliban agreement has so far failed to deliver the de

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U.S. Justice Department rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration 2021-01-26 17:50:15Its rescinding undoes the Trump administration's massively unpopular policy responsible for the separation of more than 5,500 children from their par

Kellyanne Conway accused of tweeting topless photo of 2021-01-26 15:23:09Claudia Conway has frequently criticized her mother Kellyanne, a former Trump advisor, on social media over the last year.

Biden presses Putin on Navalny, Russia’s involvement in 2021-01-26 14:28:44Biden has looked to establish a sharp break from the warm rhetoric often displayed toward Putin by his predecessor, Donald Trump.

Canadian among 3 men paying $55M to join 2021-01-26 13:42:28They'll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the trip for next January.

WHO recommends followup care for patients with changing 2021-01-26 11:42:36Updated clinical guidelines also advise the use of low-dose anticoagulants for preventing blot clots in hospitalized coronavirus patients.

Johnson & Johnson says coronavirus vaccine data expected 2021-01-26 11:31:43The pricing of the vaccine will depend on the number of doses secured by countries and organizations, Johnson & Johnson's chief financial officer

Trudeau says Canada’s COVID-19 vaccines safe from EU 2021-01-26 11:12:31Europe — like Canada — is being shorted on deliveries from Pfizer as the company slows production to expand its plant in Belgium.

‘Extremely dangerous tornado’ kills Alabama teen hiding in 2021-01-26 11:08:56A late-night tornado tore through Fultondale, Ala., leaving a trail of injuries and devastation in its wake.

Weinstein Co. to pay out $17M for sexual 2021-01-26 10:49:39Judge Mary Walrath overruled an objection from a handful of women who have been looking to pursue appeals of their claims.

IMF slashes Canada’s economic outlook, but boosts global 2021-01-26 10:29:38The IMF said multiple vaccine approvals and the launch of vaccinations in some countries in December had boosted hopes of an eventual end to the pande

AstraZeneca says reports of 8% coronavirus vaccine efficacy 2021-01-25 17:31:20“Reports that the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine efficacy is as low as 8 per cent in adults over 65 years are completely incorrect," a spokesperson

MPs unanimously agree to urge feds to designate 2021-01-25 17:01:35The NDP has for weeks been calling on Trudeau and the Liberals to ban the Proud Boys and designate the group as a terrorist organization.