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Maddison celebrates alone as Leicester jumps to 2nd 2021-01-16 17:31:13LEICESTER, England (AP) - Leicester climbed to second place in the English Premier League by beating Southampton 2-0, with James Maddison marking his

UK chooses Cornish village as site for G-7 2021-01-16 17:30:07LONDON (AP) - The British government has chosen an English village on the coast of Cornwall as the site for the next annual summit of leading industri

Iranian missile lands 20 miles from commercial ship 2021-01-16 16:14:21Iran said its military fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on Saturday that reportedly came relatively close to a commercial shi

U.K. coronavirus variant could be dominant strain circulating 2021-01-16 15:21:59The highly contagious coronavirus variant from the U.K. could become the dominant strain circulating the United States by March, the Centers for Disea

UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks 2021-01-16 15:14:16CAIRO (AP) - The top U.N. official for Libya said Saturday that an advisory committee for representatives of Libya's different regions has proposed a

State capitols boarded up, fenced off, patrolled by 2021-01-16 14:33:00A double row of chain-link fencing circles the Arizona State Capitol. Windows on the Illinois and Ohio statehouses have been boarded up. National Guar

Explainer: Road to Palestinian vote full of obstacles 2021-01-16 11:35:32GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the first presidential and parliamentary elections since 2006 will

Norway warns of possible COVID-19 vaccine risks for 2021-01-16 11:26:20Norwegian health officials are warning about the possible risks of COVID-19 vaccines for frail, elderly people following reports of deaths linked to t

Philippine air force helicopter crash kills all 7 2021-01-16 09:43:21CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine air force helicopter carrying supplies for counterinsurgency forces crashed in the country’s sou

After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency 2021-01-16 08:32:31WASHINGTON (AP) - When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presiden

Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drill 2021-01-16 04:26:48TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Saturday launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US 2021-01-16 01:08:22WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of &ld

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Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks 2021-01-15 18:28:24Alberta’s UCP government is hiring influential lobbyists and communications experts in Washington, D.C., as it seeks support on Capitol Hill for

Prince Harry reportedly heartbroken over rift with Royal 2021-01-15 17:43:48Britain's Prince Harry is heartbroken over his split with the Royal Family, but he and his wife, Meghan, are happy with their new lives in

U.S. gun rights group National Rifle Association files 2021-01-15 17:25:44The U.S. National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influenti

U.S. expected to execute 13th death row inmate 2021-01-15 16:42:04The U.S. government intends to carry out the 13th and final execution under President Donald Trump's administration on Friday evening, just five days

Couche-Tard drops bid to take over Carrefour: sources 2021-01-15 13:02:19Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its 16.2 billion euro ($24.9 billion Cdn) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the

Biden announces new vaccine czar, massive spending to 2021-01-15 09:43:00President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms o

Some glimpses of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on 2021-01-15 08:30:00Since 1974, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has caught the attention of CBC News, as he served as a senator and later as U.S. vice president.

Russia to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty after 2021-01-15 07:38:34Russia said Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the U.S. exit from th

Travel ban over Brazilian variant precautionary, U.K. transport 2021-01-15 07:33:53A Brazilian variant of the coronavirus is significant enough to justify stopping flights from South America as a precaution, British Transport Secreta

Why a Moscow kebab shop has reignited debate 2021-01-15 04:00:00A Moscow kebab shop owner faces a backlash after he opened a take-out food shop bearing the name of Joseph Stalin, as Russians remain deeply conflicte

U.S. federal officials say more than 100 people 2021-01-15 02:50:07The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said on Friday there is no "direct evidence" to suggest that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol ha

Dozens killed after quake sets off landslides, topples 2021-01-15 01:39:08A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and ki

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Police and National Guard scramble to secure D.C. 2021-01-16 22:27:15Ahead of right-wing protests planned for Sunday, law enforcement stepped up security at capitols around the nation.

Fleeing the pandemic and two hurricanes, thousands of 2021-01-16 18:54:12Biden's election has raised hopes in Central America — devastated by hurricane-driven floods, in addition to chronic issues of poverty and gang

Photos: Security measures heightened at U.S. and state 2021-01-16 11:19:57Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Washington are among the states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security.

U.S. rebukes Mexico for releasing evidence in drug 2021-01-16 11:14:53The U.S. Department of Justice said Mexico violated a treaty by releasing evidence the U.S. collected in a drug case against a former Mexican defense

How the new COVID-19 vaccine rules could help 2021-01-16 09:00:38Health officials set aside carefully considered plans for rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and made the shots widely available. That may hasten the pande

Column: There's no need to hurry Trump's impeachment 2021-01-16 07:00:19If Senate Democrats want to have any serious hope of convicting Trump, their best strategy is to slow the process down.

A small narcotic leaf brings big comfort — 2021-01-16 04:00:49Chewing qat, a green narcotic leaf, is so widespread and ritualistic that even the fighting in Yemen's civil war can fall silent in the afternoons.

Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status 2021-01-16 02:50:05During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a legislative proposal that would include a path to citizenship for 11 mill

Capitol rioters aimed to 'capture and assassinate' officials, 2021-01-15 20:07:47Prosecutors allege rioters planned to "capture and assassinate" lawmakers in Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol.

This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But 2021-01-15 14:01:36Jeremy Ridgeway, a former Blackwater guard, pleaded guilty to the massacre in 2007 in Nissor Square in Baghdad. He testified against the other guards.

Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case 2021-01-15 11:08:34Mexico's president accuses the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating drug allegations against ex-defense chief Salvador Cienfuegos.

Some workers don't want a COVID-19 vaccine. Can 2021-01-15 09:00:11Many teachers, grocers and even some hospital employees are wary of the COVID-19 vaccine and don't want it. The question of mandatory vaccine require

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Thousands in France stage fresh protests against law 2021-01-16 16:34:38Tens of thousands of protesters marched across France Saturday to denounce a security bill critics say would restrict the filming of police and postin

Nearly 50 players to lose Australian Open practice 2021-01-16 13:04:28Forty-seven players were barred from practising for a fortnight Saturday in a major setback to their Australian Open preparations after passengers on

‘Survivor of the Chinese Gulag’: Uighur refugee in 2021-01-16 11:01:57After three harrowing years in Chinese re-education camps, Gulbahar Haitiwaji, a Uighur woman who had been lured back to China from France only to&nbs

Stories of lockdown in China’s Hebei province after 2021-01-16 10:27:03The January 2 discovery of a cluster of coronavirus infections in Shijiazhuang, the capital of China’s northern Hebei province, has led to China

France goes under nationwide 6pm curfew as Covid-19 2021-01-16 10:04:48Cities, towns and villages across France were practically empty on Saturday as residents stayed home and businesses shut to observe a nationwide curfe

Ugandan President Museveni wins sixth term as vote 2021-01-16 08:10:42Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged wides

Merkel ally Armin Laschet elected new leader of 2021-01-16 05:36:28Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as

WhatsApp delays enforcing new privacy policy following backlash 2021-01-16 04:30:16Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feare

US gun-rights group NRA files for bankruptcy 2021-01-16 04:20:32The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politicall

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters arrive in US 2021-01-16 02:45:29Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said o

US carries out 13th and final execution under 2021-01-16 01:51:17The US government carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump's administration early on Saturday morning, just

India launches one of the world's largest Covid-19 2021-01-16 00:59:04India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier

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India’s Bharat Biotech to pay compensation if Covid 2021-01-17 08:49:11 Bharat Biotech, an Indian pharmaceutical firm whose Covid-19 vaccine is being used in a nationwide immunization drive, has promised to fork over cash

‘He’s adorable!’ Chinese UFC fighter wins plaudits after 2021-01-17 08:47:27 On a spectacular night of fights on UFC Fight Island, Chinese welterweight Li Jingliang stood out with a stunning knockout of returning Argentine con

Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog not to share 2021-01-17 08:19:55 Tehran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to publicize “unnecessary” details about its nuclear program after Fra

All roads lead to Moscow? MSM & readers 2021-01-17 08:09:47 The FBI is reportedly investigating a theory that a foreign government funded the Capitol riot, with US media strongly implying – as usual &nda

Coronavirus to push Hong Kong’s jobless rate beyond 2021-01-17 07:58:03 The economy of the leading Chinese and global financial center, Hong Kong, is still reeling from the pandemic, and its unemployment rate could reach

Survivors of Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes accuse govt of 2021-01-17 07:57:25 Survivors of Ireland’s infamous mother-and-baby homes have accused the government of failing to properly investigate vaccine trials that they u

Multiple victims reported following Phoenix shooting 2021-01-17 07:49:16 Emergency services rushed to the scene after multiple people were shot in Phoenix, Arizona. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tables turned! UFC's viral KO star Joaquin Buckley 2021-01-17 06:30:45 On a night full of drama at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, the man who scored the UFC's "Knockout of the Year" in 2020 suffered a huge knockout lo

2 crew members found dead after Russian-flagged ship 2021-01-17 06:21:08 At least two crew members from a Russian dry cargo vessel which sank in the Black Sea near the Turkish coast have died, according to local authoritie

Blasting Bill Gates and claiming Covid vaccine contains 2021-01-17 06:14:27 A Mexican cardinal has been censored by Facebook after claiming that the Covid-19 pandemic is part of a “new world order plot” and saying

Nate Diaz goads ‘p*ssy’ Khabib after UFC lightweight 2021-01-17 05:57:46 Nate Diaz typically didn’t mince his words after the news that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has not yet made a definitive decis

UK hopes to begin easing Covid-19 lockdown by 2021-01-17 05:37:50 The UK government hopes it will be able to consider easing anti-coronavirus restrictions by March, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab has said. The lockdo

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Kremlin foe Navalny faces arrest as flies back 2021-01-17 04:52:06

Trump asks court to let him dodge rape 2021-01-17 02:32:39

Nasa's Boeing moon rocket set for 'once-in-a-generation' ground 2021-01-16 18:23:54

Pragmatic governor Armin Laschet elected to lead Merkel's 2021-01-16 12:39:53Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new l

Taliban praise US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 2021-01-16 12:34:22The Taliban welcomed the latest withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan with the insurgents' spokesman Saturday calling the continued reduction of A

Can Trump pardon himself? Would the courts reject 2021-01-16 12:26:15

Astrazeneca vaccine gets approval in Pakistan 2021-01-16 11:44:41Astrazeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use in Pakistan, the country's health minister said on Saturday, the first va

US re-designates LeT as foreign terrorist outfit 2021-01-16 11:39:23Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in February, the United States has re-designated Pakistani terrorist groups as Lashkar-i-Jhang

Swiss set to approve AstraZeneca vaccine this month 2021-01-16 10:35:59

Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drill 2021-01-16 10:08:06Footage showed two missiles smash into a target that Iranian state television described as ``hypothetical hostile enemy ships'' at a distance of 1,8

Myanmar police scuffle with nationalist monk's followers 2021-01-16 08:52:24Protesters, many of them monks, gathered outside the Insein Prison in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, where Wirathu has been held since November

Pence offers full co-operation in transition of power 2021-01-16 04:33:34

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India launches world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive 2021-01-16 13:09:02Indian authorities hope to give shots to 300 million people, roughly the population of the U.S and several times more than its existing program, which

Another UN peacekeeper killed in Mali, marking the 2021-01-16 11:00:28Four peacekeepers from Ivory Coast died from an improvised explosive device and an attack Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in the Timbuktu region.

U.S. state capitals prepare for armed protests as 2021-01-16 09:50:06Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Washington are among the states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security.

‘Heal the soul’: Biden aims to reshape U.S. 2021-01-16 09:48:33Biden had campaigned as a rebuke to President Donald Trump, a singular figure whose political power was fuelled by discord and grievance.

Biden to face difficulties in U.S. foreign policy 2021-01-16 09:33:56From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional diplomacy has alienated allies and foes, leaving Biden with a contentiou

Inauguration Day is also move in and out 2021-01-16 08:10:12Some public health experts have said it’s important that the White House take extra precautions to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus du

Germany, France and Britain urge Iran to back 2021-01-16 07:52:49The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday Iran had informed it that it had begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal.

Inside the hunt for coronavirus variants in Canada 2021-01-16 07:00:31In labs across Canada, the hunt is on for highly contagious strains of the coronavirus.

U.S. carries out 13th and final execution of 2021-01-16 02:50:06President-elect Joe Biden, a vocal opponent of the death penalty, has said he will try to end the policy after he takes office.

China builds new hospital in 5 days to 2021-01-16 02:17:22The hospital is one of six with a total of 6,500 rooms being built in Nangong in Hebei province, local media reported, which are due to be completed w

Here’s a look at Biden’s $1.9T coronavirus stimulus, 2021-01-15 18:04:29On Friday, Biden outlined a five-step approach to getting the vaccination to the American people, and to ensure that it is distributed equitably.

National Rifle Association says it filed for bankruptcy 2021-01-15 17:11:53The NRA said it would restructure as a Texas nonprofit to exit what it said was a "a corrupt political and regulatory environment in New York" state