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Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - China’s foreign minister said Sunday that the international community must help fight poverty and promote development in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has seen hundre...
Nov 19, 2017
Pope devotes Mass to poor, calls indifference a 'great sin'
VATICAN CITY - Celebrating Mass with poor people in the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Sunday denounced those who dismiss poverty as “not my business” and defined ...
Nov 19, 2017
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
BRUSSELS - Brexit is still well over year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure from the European Union. Two major EU agencies now in London - th...
Nov 19, 2017
LaToya Cantrell becomes New Orleans' 1st woman mayor
NEW ORLEANS - LaToya Cantrell, a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighbourhood recover from Hurricane Katrina, won a historic election Sat...
Nov 19, 2017
Florida spending money to keep bears out of the trash
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is handing out more than $500,000 in grants to local communities so they can provide bear-resistant trash cans and other equipment to residents at a discounted cost. The Fl...
Nov 19, 2017
Israel PM says security must come first in any peace plan
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he has made clear to the U.S. that Israel’s security concerns must come first as the White House tries to restart a peace process with t...
Nov 19, 2017
Zimbabwe president defies mounting pressure to leave office
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe defied calls to quit Sunday, saying he will preside over a ruling party congress in December in an announcement that could trigger impeachme...
Nov 19, 2017
CARTOON 11-19-2017
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Nov 19, 2017
Canada faces Russia-linked cyberthreats at home and abroad, NATO chief says
HALIFAX - The head of NATO is urging Canada to be vigilant about the threat of Russian cyberwarfare both on the battlefield and at home. NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Canadian troops in...
Nov 19, 2017
Back-to-work legislation ends five-week Ontario college strike
TORONTO - Ontario legislated college faculty back to work on Sunday, ending a five-week strike and paving the way for students to return to class on Tuesday. Colleges are extending their semesters so ...
Nov 19, 2017