A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi driver’s face and refused to wear a face mask inside the car.
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Do Iran’s latest actions represent minor trouble, as Tehran could have done so much more? Or real trouble, as the paper cuts just don’t stop?
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Rescue teams in Norway are still hoping to find survivors more than five days after a deadly landslide hit the village of Ask, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of the capital Oslo, according to the country’s police.
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and maritime borders starting Monday, after a years long freeze on relations, Kuwaiti officials have announced.
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The Wikileaks founder is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of classified documents.
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Read More »Two men with parachutes leap from hotel roof
Two men BASE jumped from the rooftop bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Nashville on Friday, causing a “mass panic” among the bar’s patrons, police said.
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Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating.
Read More »Japan’s geishas feeling the impact of coronavirus pandemic
Japan’s iconic geishas are struggling to survive as the centuries-old profession faces unprecedented challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. CNN’s Selina Wang reports.
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Delaying a Fast & Furious movie is no easy feat.
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