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Egyptians vote in 2nd stage of parliamentary election
CAIRO - Egyptians began voting Saturday in the second and final stage of the country's parliamentary elections, after a relatively low turnout in the first stage that embarrassed the government of Pre...
Nov 07, 2020
UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country's Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restri...
Nov 07, 2020
Canada not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025
OTTAWA - National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets ...
Nov 07, 2020
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA - When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn't take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That's because at a time when the C...
Nov 07, 2020
Thousands of mail-in ballots to be counted this weekend to finalize B.C.'s election
VICTORIA - Counting of the mail-in and absentee ballots from British Columbia's election will resume this morning. Elections BC had about 660,000 ballots to count and while a handful of ridings ...
Nov 07, 2020
B.C. officials to hold weekend COVID-19 update as cases spike
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister are holding a rare weekend news conference today amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health...
Nov 07, 2020
Regardless of election, uniting the U.S. a mission impossible for next president
PHILADELPHIA - The mission for Joe Biden, should he prove to be elected: bring the United States back together. Even fictional superspy Ethan Hunt might think twice about that one. If they...
Nov 07, 2020
Former Afghan TV presenter killed in explosion in capital
KABUL - A bomb attached to the vehicle of a former presenter on Afghanistan's TOLO TV exploded early Saturday, killing the journalist and two other civilians, Kabul police said. The death of Yama Siaw...
Nov 07, 2020
Guatemala searches for bodies as strengthening Eta eyes Cuba
PURULHA, Guatemala - Searchers in Guatemala dug through mud and debris looking for an estimated 100 people believed buried by a massive, rain-fueled landslide, as the remnants of Hurricane Eta strengt...
Nov 06, 2020
Evangelicals stick with Trump, see upside even if he loses
WASHINGTON - The conservative evangelical Christians who helped send Donald Trump to the White House four years ago stuck by him in 2020. But even if Trump doesn't get a second term, some conservative...
Nov 06, 2020