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Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called…
Jan. 6 panel plans contempt vote as Trump sues over probe

Jan. 6 panel plans contempt vote as Trump sues over probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is moving swiftly Tuesday to hold…
Canada’s Trudeau visits First Nations community after snubbing indigenous leader’s invitation

Canada’s Trudeau visits First Nations community after snubbing indigenous leader’s invitation

Oct 18 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc community and the unmarked burial…
Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law

Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law

HONG KONG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Recent court judgements have freed Hong Kong authorities to use national security powers to…
New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out

New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic Tuesday as an outbreak…
N.Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

N.Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from off its east coast on Tuesday,…
Crunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda

Crunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious…
Tigray forces say government attacked Ethiopia’s Mekelle, govt denies

Tigray forces say government attacked Ethiopia’s Mekelle, govt denies

NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Rebellious northern Ethiopian forces accused the government of launching air strikes on the capital of…
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success

Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success

TOKYO (AP) — Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases…
U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti as gangs grow more brazen

U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti as gangs grow more brazen

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. Christian aid organization on Sunday said a group of its missionaries had been…
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