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Denmark becomes first country to fully ban AstraZeneca-Oxford 2021-04-14 16:31:00Denmark this week became the first European country to completely ban the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot concerns. Although the

China's 'Guam killer' missile force expands quickly 2021-04-14 16:30:09Deployment of China's new DF-26 intermediate-range missile, dubbed the "Guam killer" by Beijing, has rapidly expanded over the past year, according

White House claims 'indirect' Iran talks are on 2021-04-14 15:58:36Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration's ongoing push for renewed nuclear diplomacy, but the White House was undeterred

Statue of Native American leader step closer to 2021-04-14 15:55:20OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a measure that starts the process of honoring the late Billy Frank Jr. - a Nisqua

Joe Biden orders Afghanistan exit by Sept. 11: 2021-04-14 14:43:59President Biden on Wednesday officially set an end date to the longest war in American history, ordering that the remaining 2,500 troops still in Afgh

Colorado to shift from state to local COVID-19 2021-04-14 14:10:15DENVER (AP) - The state of Colorado will move on from day-to-day oversight of coronavirus safety restrictions and retire the familiar color-coded dial

Syria rejects watchdog investigation into 2018 gas attack 2021-04-14 13:21:03DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria on Wednesday rejected as fabricated the results of an investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog, which found

Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking 2021-04-14 12:17:35DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed initial offers at talks in Vienna to save Tehran's tattered nu

COVID-19 originated either from lab breach or infected 2021-04-14 11:51:04Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic began either from an accident at a Chinese laboratory

Taliban warns Biden U.S. troops will be 'held 2021-04-14 11:43:00The Taliban on Wednesday issued a stark warning to President Biden, vowing that U.S. troops still in Afghanistan past May 1 will be "held liable" an

Mexico president focusing efforts to stop child migrants 2021-04-14 11:36:43MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he plans to visit his country’s southern border to

Elections official seeks probe of rejected ballot petition 2021-04-14 11:17:34TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's top elections official asked the state’s attorney general Wednesday to conduct a criminal investigation into

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-04-13 07:53:10British Columbia's provincial health officer is calling for patience among essential workers waiting for a vaccine that's being prioritized for peop

U.S. recommends 'pause' for Johnson & Johnson vaccine 2021-04-13 07:47:57U.S. health officials are recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate six

NASA prepares for a historic helicopter flight — 2021-04-13 04:00:00Roughly 278 million kilometres away, a small, 1.8 kilogram helicopter is waiting to take its place in the history books alongside the Wright Brothers.

Prosecution wraps up case in Chauvin murder trial 2021-04-12 21:27:31As the prosecution wrapped up its case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday, the court hear

Australia abandons COVID-19 vaccination targets after new advice 2021-04-12 20:25:30Australia has abandoned a goal to vaccinate nearly all of its 26 million population by the end of 2021 following advice that people under the age of 5

Doctor in Myanmar says he and his colleagues 2021-04-12 17:51:24As his country is rocked by protests and bloody crackdowns, a doctor says he and his colleagues are being shot at and placed on arrest warrant lists.

Canada cancels permits for high-tech arms exports to 2021-04-12 16:15:26The federal government has cancelled arms export licences for Turkey’s high-tech drone systems after a review found “credible evidenc

Police chief says officer who fatally shot Black 2021-04-12 14:41:34Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday say the officer who fired apparently intended to use a

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz site 2021-04-12 14:31:38Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils o

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-04-12 14:20:18Schools in Ontario will move to online learning after the April break, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, following consultations with health officia

Judge refuses to sequester jury in Chauvin trial 2021-04-12 12:48:14The judge in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin refused a defence request to sequester the jury on Monday, the mornin

Princes William and Harry pay tribute to Prince 2021-04-12 10:05:31Prince William and Prince Harry have paid tribute to their grandfather Prince Philip, remembering the late duke for his decades of "service" to fami

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'White Lives Matter' rallies miss their mark. Hate 2021-04-14 15:56:01White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.

'It's time to end the forever war.' Biden 2021-04-14 13:52:41Biden announces U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that drew America into its longest war.

Bernie Madoff, notorious financier who pulled off history's 2021-04-14 09:44:36Bernie Madoff, who came to epitomize Wall Street corruption with his epic $65-billion Ponzi scheme, has died in prison of natural causes at age 82.

'White Lives Matter' rallies fizzled. Hate groups still 2021-04-14 08:00:31White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.

Former Minnesota officer charged in shooting of Black 2021-04-14 07:14:37A Minnesota prosecutor said he will charge a white former officer who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.

McManus: The pandemic won't end anywhere until it's 2021-04-14 07:00:44The world's failure to deliver vaccines to needier countries is more than a scandal; it's a crisis. And it could come to haunt us all soon.

Jordan's powerful tribes on collision course with monarchy 2021-04-14 05:00:14Jordan's tribes have long been the kingdom's bedrock and a source of support for the monarchy. But accusations of seditious scheming may change that

Protesters rally in downtown Sacramento over police killing 2021-04-14 02:38:45Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday night to decry the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by a police officer during a traff

Feeling anxious because you got the Johnson & 2021-04-13 21:17:19Reports of blood clots among those who got Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine may make some recipients anxious. Here's how to handle those fee

What science tells us about the link between 2021-04-13 19:05:00Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been linked to a risk of developing blood clots. Scientists don't know whether the vaccines are to blame.

Amid rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, Democrats move 2021-04-13 17:38:22A bill under consideration would try to make it easier to report and prosecute hate crimes against Asian Americans.

Biden to announce plan to withdraw troops from 2021-04-13 12:26:55President Biden will miss the May 1 deadline of the Trump-Taliban deal and withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11.

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Biden, Merkel call on Russia to draw back 2021-04-14 22:32:04US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to call on Russia to reduce its troops on the border with Ukraine, Merkel&rsquo

US, European countries warn against Iran’s ‘provocative’ uranium 2021-04-14 21:48:20The United States and the European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal pushed back on Wednesday against Tehran’s decision to enrich uranium

Real Madrid hold off Liverpool to enter Champions 2021-04-14 20:31:49Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has shown Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp just how to turn a season around.

Chauvin defence expert testifies that Floyd died of 2021-04-14 18:53:57George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm disturbance as a result of his heart disease, a forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at

From cat haven to tourist hotspot: Rome to 2021-04-14 16:56:43History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome's "Area Sacra", perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar's ghost, after the site becomes a

Former French PM Edouard Balladur: 'France need not 2021-04-14 15:28:41In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, former French prime minister Edouard Balladur strongly rejected the recent findings of a h

Minnesota officer to be charged over death of 2021-04-14 14:23:31Minnesota authorities arrested the police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a scuffle that followed a routine traffic stop and said they wou

French intellectual Olivier Duhamel confesses to sexually abusing 2021-04-14 14:04:49Olivier Duhamel, the prominent political scientist at the heart of an incest scandal that has shocked France, has confessed to sexually abusing his st

Biden announces Afghan withdrawal, says 'time to end 2021-04-14 13:46:49US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan,

Myanmar ethnic groups unite in fight against army, 2021-04-14 12:54:49If Myanmar’s February 1 military coup has accomplished one thing, it has been to bridge some of the differences that have long kept the country&

Top French court upholds decision not to try 2021-04-14 12:32:57France's highest court on Wednesday ruled that the suspected murderer of Jewish woman Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible and could not

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison aged 2021-04-14 10:47:38Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the worst financial scam in history, has died in prison at the aged of 82, US media reported Tuesday.

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‘Mbappe are you ready’: Man City star Foden 2021-04-14 17:52:20 Phil Foden fired Manchester City into a Champions League semi-final date with Paris Saint-Germain and wasted little time in signaling his relish at t

Biden’s UN ambassador slammed for declaring white supremacy 2021-04-14 17:50:32 Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Joe Biden’s ambassador to the United Nations, is facing criticism after saying “the original sin of slavery weav

Real Madrid overcome bus attack and Liverpool to 2021-04-14 17:29:44 Real Madrid held off a siege from Liverpool to knock the English club out of the Champions League and advance to the semi-finals. Read Full Article a

English starlets shine on both sides as Guardiola 2021-04-14 16:52:02 Manchester City finally broke their Champions League quarter-final curse under Pep Guardiola as they won 2-1 in Germany to see off a spirited Borussi

US Senator congratulates Air Force Reserve… with a 2021-04-14 16:48:09 Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) deleted an embarrassing mistake after Twitter users pointed out her birthday card intended for the US Air Fo

Are journalists betraying their values? No, it’s the 2021-04-14 16:47:51 American journalists think of themselves as crusaders for truth, transparency, and the little guy. But when the public isn’t buying it, they ge

‘Prolonged’ nuclear talks with US would be ‘harmful’, 2021-04-14 16:23:06 Iranian-US talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal should not “drag on,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said, warning Washing

'Fear really drives numbers': CNN director calls Covid-19 2021-04-14 16:07:07 CNN purposely stoked fears over the Covid-19 pandemic to boost ratings, partly by constantly displaying a death tracker, network technical director C

British court halts enforcement of Yukos legal settlement, 2021-04-14 15:52:21 The High Court in London has rejected a motion from former shareholders in the collapsed oil and gas giant Yukos, siding with Moscow's lawyers and r

Officer who killed Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot 2021-04-14 15:48:21 The Department of Justice has announced that they have closed their investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot during the January 6

‘Shameful’: Window of Real Madrid bus SMASHED as 2021-04-14 14:52:12 The Real Madrid team bus was damaged after missiles were reportedly hurled as it made its way through intimidating ranks of Liverpool fans before the

‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden announces 2021-04-14 14:46:37 US President Joe Biden has officially announced that American troops will leave Afghanistan by September, ending the 20-year conflict. The pullout wi

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South Africans anxious over pause in use of 2021-04-14 19:13:57South Africa's decision to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to preliminary reports of rare blood clots has left the country w

Pak working on single-dose Covid-19 vaccine with China 2021-04-14 19:12:01

We need to plan: UK travel urges clarity 2021-04-14 19:07:53Leaders from Britain's aviation industry joined forces Wednesday to urge the British government to ensure that popular European destinations face the

Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of 2021-04-14 19:02:09A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year

Joe Biden's gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist 2021-04-14 18:58:27At its start, America's war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that O

Colorado boy dies after taking part in 'blackout 2021-04-14 18:44:35A 12-year-old Colorado boy who was hospitalized after his family said he tried a TikTok challenge that dared people to choke themselves until they los

Lawyer: Man accused in Texas mass shooting was 2021-04-14 18:24:26The employee accused of opening fire at a Texas cabinet-making company was harassed by his colleagues before he fatally shot one man and wounded five

Hospital: Niger elementary school fire kills 20 children 2021-04-14 18:15:22A fire fueled by high winds swept through an elementary school on the outskirts of Niger's capital, killing 20 children, hospital officials said Wedn

French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up 2021-04-14 17:40:44France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual abuse of mi

German 'inventors' panned over pink period gloves 2021-04-14 17:17:07Two German men who came up with a pink glove to help women dispose of tampons have sparked a backlash on social media, with critics panning the produc

Kamala Harris planning first trip abroad to Mexico, 2021-04-14 17:01:04Vice President Kamala Harris is planning a trip to Mexico and Guatemala as she leads the White House's diplomatic efforts to tackle the migration cha

Russia says Sputnik V vaccine does not cause 2021-04-14 16:46:11The developer of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said on Wednesday its jab did not cause blood clots, a potential side effect that has disrupt

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Biden to pull remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, 2021-04-14 15:26:30The U.S. cannot continue to pour resources into an intractable war and expect different results, Biden said.

No charges for police officer who shot Ashli 2021-04-14 14:56:52Babbitt, 35, was part of a pro-Trump mob trying to breach a security door when she was shot on Jan. 6.

No 2021 baseball season for Edmonton Riverhawks due 2021-04-14 13:42:02Travel restrictions will make it impractical to get players across the border to their Canadian teams from their American colleges, the Riverhawks sai

Leaked footage of ‘pyramid-shaped’ UFOs is real, Pentagon 2021-04-14 12:59:44The Pentagon has confirmed that navy personnel captured leaked footage from three supposed UFO encounters.

Bernie Madoff dies in prison at age 82 2021-04-14 09:37:24Madoff admitted to swindling thousands of clients out of billions of dollars in investments over decades.

Queen Elizabeth returns to royal duties after Prince 2021-04-14 07:38:00The palace has said members of the royal family will "undertake engagements appropriate to the circumstances" during the mourning period.

Coinbase debuts on Nasdaq in milestone for cryptocurrencies 2021-04-14 07:36:38Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the journey of virtual currencies to

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to stop being used in 2021-04-14 07:14:15Denmark will cease to administer AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine entirely following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots.

South Korea mulls court challenge over Japan’s move 2021-04-14 03:00:59South Korea strongly protested against the decision, summoning Tokyo's ambassador in Seoul and convening an intra-agency emergency meeting to craft i

Minnesota police officer will be charged in the 2021-04-14 01:43:09Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned Tuesday, two days after Potter shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective 6 months 2021-04-13 17:10:39Moderna said the vaccine's efficacy kicked in two weeks after the second dose.

Record-holding rabbit allegedly ‘stolen’ in harebrained U.K. heist 2021-04-13 15:50:39Owner Anette Edwards has offered a 2,000-pound reward for the return of her continental giant rabbit, Darius.