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Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege
WASHINGTON - The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. It's a chance for a public accounting and remembrance of the wors...
Feb 06, 2021
Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's...
Feb 06, 2021
UN kicks off selection of next secretary-general
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The United Nations kicked off the selection of its next secretary-general on Friday, asking the 193 U.N. member states to submit candidates to be the world organization's chief di...
Feb 06, 2021
Justices: California can't enforce indoor church service ban
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't bar indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it can keep for now a ban on singing and chanting indoors. The hi...
Feb 06, 2021
Indian farmers plan nationwide 3-hour blockade of highways
NEW DELHI - Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers plan to blockade highways across the country for three hours Saturday to press their demands for the repeal of new agricultural laws. Authori...
Feb 06, 2021
Afghan officials: Separate blasts in Kabul kill 3, wound 4
KABUL - Two separate explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least three people including members of the minority Sikh community and wounding four others, Afghan official...
Feb 06, 2021
India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 days
SRINAGAR, India - India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region's semi-...
Feb 06, 2021
US, China top diplomats discuss key issues, show differences
BEIJING - The top American and Chinese diplomats spoke Saturday in the first major exchange between the countries since President Joe Biden took office and touched on several critical issues that have...
Feb 06, 2021
Ottawa should require banks to share race-related data on services: business groups
OTTAWA - Canadian banks should have to disclose data related to race, gender, income and neighbourhoods to ensure more equitable access to credit and loans, say organizations representing racialized a...
Feb 06, 2021
Siakam has 33 points and Raptors beat Nets for third straight victory
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Pascal Siakam had a season-high 33 points plus 11 rebounds to lift the Toronto Raptors 123-117 over the star-studded Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a thrilling game clouded by a COVID-19 in...
Feb 05, 2021
