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Canada's Nathan Clement captures Paralympic cycling silver in time trial
PARIS - Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., was second in the men's time trial. Clement held the second-...
Sep 04, 2024
South Korea says North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divi...
Sep 04, 2024
Failures by UK government and industry made London high-rise a 'death trap' in Grenfell Tower fire
LONDON (AP) - A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire says decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their li...
Sep 04, 2024
Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died
WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...
Sep 04, 2024
Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died
WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...
Sep 04, 2024
Trudeau should step down to prevent Poilievre from winning election: LGBTQ+ activists
LGBTQ+ activists say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pledge to remain the Liberal leader through to the next election, despite dwindling public support, is putting them at risk. Queer advocates say a ...
Sep 04, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, parliamentary official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, following an announcement last week from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that a Cabinet reshuffle was imminent. Kuleba's...
Sep 04, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, parliamentary official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, the speaker of parliament said. Kuleba's resignation request will be discussed by lawmakers at the next plenary meetin...
Sep 04, 2024
In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...
Sep 04, 2024
In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...
Sep 03, 2024