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Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA - Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report....
Feb 22, 2021
Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist
BARCELONA, Spain - The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern Euro...
Feb 22, 2021
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX's first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Feb 22, 2021
Pubs, haircuts, gyms must wait as UK lifts lockdown slowly
LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting out a road map on Monday for lifting one of Europe's strictest national lockdowns - but the millions of Britons longing for a haircut or an evenin...
Feb 22, 2021
Uganda's Wine withdraws court challenge to election results
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says he will withdraw a legal petition that sought to overturn the victory of President Yoweri Museveni in last month's presidential election. Win...
Feb 22, 2021
The Latest: COVID-19 hospitalizations plummet after jabs
LONDON - Researchers in Scotland say its COVID-19 vaccination program has led to a sharp drop in hospitalizations. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Strathclyde and Public...
Feb 22, 2021
EU slaps sanctions on 19 more Venezuelan officials
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 more officials in Venezuela accused of undermining democracy or rights abuses in the crisis-torn South American country. EU foreign mini...
Feb 22, 2021
EU weighs troubled Russia ties, fresh sanctions
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday will look at options for imposing fresh sanctions against Russia over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as the 27-nation bloc consi...
Feb 22, 2021
Hong Kong leader, other officials receive COVID-19 vaccine
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and other government officials received COVID-19 vaccines on Monday as the city begins its inoculation program. Lam and city's health minister Sophia Chan were among the fi...
Feb 22, 2021
Thousands evacuated amid floods in Indonesia's West Java
BEKASI, Indonesia - Thousands of residents are being evacuated on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital amid flooding after the Citarum River embankment broke, officials said Monday. Bekasi district in...
Feb 22, 2021
