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UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end

TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world "can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic," but he said rich and...

Dec 5, 2020

Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterte...

Dec 5, 2020

Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbours sit idle in pandemic

GENEVA - Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue an...

Dec 5, 2020

At least 18 Chinese coal miners killed by lethal gas

BEIJING - China's state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest. One miner was found alive following the disaster Friday in the Di...

Dec 5, 2020

Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samples

TOKYO - Japan's space agency said the Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin o...

Dec 4, 2020

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes of...

Dec 4, 2020

Mexico City hospitals are filling up, but so are the streets

MEXICO CITY - Sometimes Latin American dance tunes on the radio - salsa, cumbia, ranchera - bring a little cheer into the emergency room of Mexico City's Ajusco Medio hospital, which is operating well...

Dec 4, 2020

Wayward wallaroo rescued from river after chase in Illinois

PERU, Ill. - Police in Peru, Illinois, are no strangers to chases - unless what they're after hops away on two legs. Officers in the city about 95 miles (152 kilometres) southwest of Chicago were join...

Dec 4, 2020

With red carpets rolled up, the Oscar race goes virtual

NEW YORK - This is the time of year when Hollywood's awards-season-industrial complex usually shifts into high gear. It's a frothy, festive run of the year's final premieres and screenings - all part ...

Dec 4, 2020

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of p...

Dec 4, 2020