A public commission says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and …
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By ROB GILLIES
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2/17/23
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Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, leaving 30 dead, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy. Freddy has gained …
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WANJOHI KABUKURU
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2/17/23
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A North Sea storm has led to dozens of cancellations of train and ferry connections in northern Denmark and southern Norway, with the Danish Meteorological Institute saying some gusts could be …
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2/17/23
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The Turkish disaster management agency has updated the death toll from the powerful earthquake in Turkey to 38,044, raising the overall number of fatalities in both Turkey and Syria to 41,732. The …
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By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER
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2/17/23
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At a cemetery in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, photographs affixed to headstones are almost imperceptible. Exposed to rain, sun and frost since the war began nearly a year ago, the graveside portraits’ …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and EMILIO MORENATTI
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2/17/23
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Nearly a year has passed since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion sent millions of people fleeing across Ukraine’s border into neighboring countries. It is the largest movement of refugees in Europe since …
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By VANESSA GERA
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2/17/23
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s gas processing firm plans to sell 4% of its shares to local investors in the latest initial public offering to be made by a state-run energy company in the …
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2/17/23
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A trial looking into bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun. The former head of advertising company ADK, Shinichi Uneo, is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen, or $110,000, …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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2/17/23
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Japan’s space agency has aborted the launch of the first of its new flagship series H3 rockets, which was carrying an observation satellite also fitted with an experimental infrared sensor that …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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2/16/23
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will deploy Navy vessels to Haiti to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence in upcoming weeks. Trudeau made the announcement Thursday …
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By DÁNICA COTO and ROB GILLIES
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2/16/23
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Leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have agreed to resolve their differences peacefully after weeks of deadly confrontations between rival followers of the synod and security forces that have …
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2/16/23
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Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent “in another two weeks, tops” after months of seeking doses. The acting director of the Africa …
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By CARA ANNA
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2/16/23
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Tens of thousands of revelers are dancing in the streets of Cologne and other cities and towns across the Rhineland as they celebrate the traditional start of Carnival in Germany. Dressed up in …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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2/16/23
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Turkey’s disaster management agency has raised the number of fatalities in in the country from two quakes that struck nine hours apart last week to 36,187. That pushes the combined death toll from …
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By TANYA TITOVA and SUZAN FRASER
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2/16/23
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Thousands of black-clad pilgrims from across Iraq are taking part in an annual procession marking the death of a Shiite saint. The procession Thursday amid chilly temperatures and heavy security …
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
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2/16/23
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Nearly a year since fleeing Ukraine for Hungary amid the bombs and terror of Russia’s invasion, more than 100 young circus performers still hold intensive daily training sessions in Budapest while …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/16/23
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Oleksii and Yurii were killed on Ukraine’s eastern front five months apart. One was Vadym’s best friend and died in his arms. In the cemetery where the two are buried, Anna and Anastasiia — the …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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2/16/23
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Israel's foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv, the first public visit to Ukraine’s capital by a senior Israeli official since Russia’s invasion last year. Eli Cohen’s visit came just before the …
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By ILAN BEN ZION
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2/16/23
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Ukrainian officials say Russia has again pummeled the country with a barrage of missiles, firing a combination of 36 cruise and other missiles and losing at least 16 of them to Ukrainian air defense …
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2/16/23
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Nicaragua has cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a ruling Wednesday that …
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By GABRIELA SELSER
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2/15/23
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