Canada’s new COVID-19 epicenters are more remote, less vaccinated and less resourced
Canada's coronavirus epicenters are shifting from dense urban zones to more rural or remote areas that have lower vaccination rates and fewer public health resources....
Hong Kong opens new modern art museum under national security cloud
A senior Hong Kong cultural official said on Thursday that freedom of expression was not above a China-imposed national security law, on the eve of...
Polish far-right Independence Day march to go ahead despite court ban
Thousands of far-right sympathisers are expected to march through Warsaw on Thursday in an annual Independence Day gathering after Poland's nationalist rulers helped challenge a...
Belarus leader says he needs Russian nuclear-capable bombers to navigate border crisis
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he needed Russian nuclear-capable bombers to help him navigate a migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border after two...
Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41, authorities say
Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to...
Saudi Arabia Denies Playing Climate Saboteur At Glasgow
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling about him as he strides through...
UN Chief Says Global Warming Goal On ‘Life Support
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is “on life support” as...
South Africa’s Last Apartheid President F. W. de Klerk dieD
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end...
Armistice Remembrance Seeks Return To Normalcy Amid COVID-19
YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Armistice remembrances took place around the world Thursday after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out ceremonies last year to mark the end...
Chris Stapleton Takes 6 At CMA Awards, Combs Wins Top Prize
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Stapleton was the big winner with six trophies including song and album of the year and Luke Combs claimed the...