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German city grieves after 5 killed in pedestrian zone attack
BERLIN - Residents of Trier placed flowers and lit candles at the base of the southwestern German city's landmark Roman gate Wednesday in tribute to the five people who were killed and more than a doz...
Dec 02, 2020
China's space ambitions: Robot on Mars, a human on the moon
BEIJING - China's landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is plannin...
Dec 02, 2020
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico - A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century has now completely collapsed. The tele...
Dec 02, 2020
Rage and hope fuel women's revolt over abortion in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Karolina Micula had used her bare chest in political protest once before. When Poland's right-wing government first tried to restrict abortion rights, the actress and singer delivered...
Dec 02, 2020
US envoy: Afghan, Taliban team ready to set talks agenda
ISLAMABAD - The U.S. envoy who brokered the ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban said Wednesday the two sides have overcome a three-month impasse and agreed on rules and p...
Dec 02, 2020
US lawmakers unveil anti-slavery constitutional amendment
NEW YORK - National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America's foundational documents. The re...
Dec 02, 2020
EU looks forward to Biden resetting trans-Atlantic relations
BRUSSELS - The European Union is grasping the imminent arrival of the Biden administration as a key moment to reset relations with the United States after four years of trans-Atlantic acrimony. With a...
Dec 02, 2020
Canadian defensive lineman Daniel Joseph enjoying a banner first campaign at NC State
Daniel Joseph is making quite the first impression at North Carolina State University. The six-foot-three, 265-pound defensive lineman from Brampton, Ont., has a team-high 6.5 sacks (tied for third in...
Dec 02, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose's funeral will be broadcast live on Saturday
About 20 years ago, Fred Sasakamoose told a friend he wanted his funeral to be right at centre ice in the Ahtahkakoop First Nation's rink named after him.On Saturday, Sasakamoose will get that wish as...
Dec 02, 2020
Nunavut judges disagree on how to sentence offenders during pandemic
IQALUIT - Three Nunavut judges, including the territory's chief justice, are at odds over whether harsher prison conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered in sentencing. One of t...
Dec 02, 2020
