Canadian officials said Friday they are working with the Biden administration to close what they describe as a travel “loophole” and to get more symmetry with Covid-19 safety protocols between the two countries.
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The 18-month old niece of Bobi Wine’s wife has been safely evacuated from their residence, where she had been under house arrest with the Ugandan politician and his wife, Wine told CNN’s Becky Anderson Friday.
Read More »Why Russian-backed mercenaries are digging a huge trench in Libya
Construction on an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw from the country by Saturday, as a UN-brokered peace deal insists.
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S Korean former Olympic skating coach jailed for 10 years over abuse
A former Olympic speed skating coach has been jailed for 10 years by a South Korean court for sexual abuse.
Read More »Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering
The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement.
Read More »Hank Aaron: Major League Baseball legend ‘Hammer’ dies aged 86
Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s Major League Baseball home run record in 1974, dies at the age of 86.
Read More »Manaus: Brazil’s city on the Amazon river buckles under second Covid wave
Doctors in the rainforest’s biggest city Manaus are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths from Covid-19 and soaring cases.
Read More »Iran’s supreme leader makes online threats to attack golfing Trump
A photomontage seems to show the ex-president playing in the shadow of a warplane or large drone.
Read More »Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.
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