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Trudeau, premiers to talk about pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in virtual meeting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the agenda. Earlier this week, Trudeau voiced frustration ov...
Jan 07, 2021
'Out of this mess:' A look at some of the lives lost in the downing of Flight PS752
Pedram Mousavi sat with the other passengers on Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 as it remained parked on the tarmac south of Iran's capital, Tehran, about an hour behind schedule in the ...
Jan 07, 2021
Indonesia's Merapi volcano spews hot clouds, 500 evacuate
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds Thursday morning as hundreds more residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes. Authorities evacuated more ...
Jan 07, 2021
Analysis: Trump's rage ignites mob assault on democracy
NEW YORK - The riotous mob that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was the product of the destructive forces that President Donald Trump has been stirring for years, culminating in the disrup...
Jan 07, 2021
Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive behaviour. When Trump was a pr...
Jan 07, 2021
Surge in Arizona, world 'hot spot,' puts focus on governor
PHOENIX - As Arizona experienced periodic spikes in COVID-19 cases since last spring, Gov. Doug Ducey frequently resisted calls to take strong measures. He has declined to institute a statewide mask m...
Jan 07, 2021
Lawmakers vow to investigate police after Capitol breach
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy and v...
Jan 07, 2021
California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices
LOS ANGELES - California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds - and hoping ...
Jan 07, 2021
In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
BELLOW, India - On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shovelled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowere...
Jan 06, 2021
Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges
WASHINGTON - A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a ...
Jan 06, 2021