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Defence to spend $250 million over five years on infrastructure for reserves
HALIFAX - Canada's military reserve units will see $250 million in repairs and upgrades to their armouries and training facilities over the next five years, changes Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan...
Aug 03, 2019
Mozambique peace accord brings hope of economic growth
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique - Mozambique's president signed a peace accord Thursday with the country's main opposition party Renamo to end decades of hostilities that followed a devastating 15...
Aug 03, 2019
Infrastructure bank looks to avoid distraction from election talk, CEO says
OTTAWA - The chief executive of the federal infrastructure financing agency says the pitched political debate about the future of the Crown corporation doesn't reflect behind-the-scenes talks on proje...
Aug 03, 2019
Italian police arrest 6 in nightclub stampede that killed 6
MILAN - Italian police have arrested six men on manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to carry out thefts at a concert for teens, triggering a stampede that killed six people last year...
Aug 03, 2019
4 dead after quake hits off Indonesia's Java island
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake that hit off Java island killed four people and damaged more than 200 houses, swaying buildings as far away as Indonesia's capital, officials said Saturday. Th...
Aug 03, 2019
African Union envoy: Sudanese finalize power-sharing deal
CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...
Aug 03, 2019
North Korea says Kim supervised latest rocket launcher test
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Saturday its leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance the country's abilit...
Aug 03, 2019
Esper: US to soon put intermediate range missile in Asia
SYDNEY, Australia - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to deploy an intermediate range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, now that the Trump administration has form...
Aug 03, 2019
Hong Kong protesters stream past designated endpoint
Hong Kong protesters ignored police warnings and streamed past the designated endpoint for a rally Saturday in the latest of a series of demonstrations targeting the government of the semi-autonomous ...
Aug 03, 2019
Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada's Far North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau injected a dose of electoral politics into an announcement Thursday in Canada's Far North, taking aim at his Conservative rival while unveili...
Aug 03, 2019